recent trip to U.S.S. Batfish

shoot-kill-win · 04-16-07, 05:16 PM

Yes they sunk 3enemy subs within 3 days, and their captain won the Navy cross

Torpex752 · 04-16-07, 06:04 PM

Those engines are Fairbanks Morse-twin crank shaft-vertical drive-double piston engines! Very smooth running engines. 2 cycle on top of all that!

Dang near the same emergency engine on modern Nuke boats!

Frank

sunvalleyslim · 04-16-07, 06:41 PM

Great photos Shoot, Thanks

04-16-07, 05:16 PM	#1
shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yes they sunk 3enemy subs within 3 days, and their captain won the Navy cross __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

04-16-07, 06:41 PM	#3
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Great photos Shoot, Thanks __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)

04-16-07, 06:04 PM	#2
Torpex752 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep River, CT Posts: 255 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Those engines are Fairbanks Morse-twin crank shaft-vertical drive-double piston engines! Very smooth running engines. 2 cycle on top of all that! Dang near the same emergency engine on modern Nuke boats! Frank