What Real Subs have you been on?

Stealth Hunter · 11-27-07, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

USS Torsk....I'm there every Saturday restoring the old girl. Drop on by if you are visiting Baltimore.

Hey, my nephew might be dropping by there come June 2008! I'll have to get him to run by and bug yeh. That boy's obsessed with planes, subs, ships, and destruction (though he's VERY careful around historical items, thank god).

EDIT: I've been on board a couple, including a time that I went diving in a Russian one. Really fun, but goddamn did my ears hurt afterwards. Been a long time since I'd been in one for leisure.

AVGWarhawk · 11-27-07, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter

Quote:

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

USS Torsk....I'm there every Saturday restoring the old girl. Drop on by if you are visiting Baltimore.

Hey, my nephew might be dropping by there come June 2008! I'll have to get him to run by and bug yeh. That boy's obsessed with planes, subs, ships, and destruction (though he's VERY careful around historical items, thank god).

EDIT: I've been on board a couple, including a time that I went diving in a Russian one. Really fun, but goddamn did my ears hurt afterwards. Been a long time since I'd been in one for leisure.

Please tell him to come on by. He can have run of the entire boat. If he stays long enough he will be handed some brass polish and a rag

. But really, I will take him to parts of the boat that tourist are not allowed to go. Such as the conning tower and looking throught the scopes. She has the original WW2 attack scope but the observation scope was replaced.

EAST · 11-27-07, 10:13 AM

USS Cavalla - Galveston

Ah, but next year!

Monica Lewinsky · 11-27-07, 10:24 AM

Cobia: Manitowoc, WI
U-505: Chicago, IL
USS Silversides SS-236: Muskegon, MI

test0r · 11-27-07, 11:04 AM

U 2540, type XXI
Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, in Bremerhaven

U 10, type 205
Deutsches Marine Museum, in Wilhelmshaven.

The U-2540 in Bremerhaven was cool-looking from outside, but as soon as I got inside I got disappointed. The most of the original are removed, for example the hydraulics used to load torpedoes. And the 400m-deep depth-meter was also missing, only the shallow-depth meter were there. Periscope wasn't working its just fake for looks only. The telegraphs got labels over the original "Full flank, 1\3 ahead", etc showing only 1,2,3,4 or something. Why not remove those? The hatch to the conning tower was locked.

Otherwise, it was cool visiting those boats.

JREX53 · 11-27-07, 11:13 AM

Toured a Guppy Class and Fast Attack at the San Diego Sub Base in 1972.
Stationed on the USS Bonefish (SS582) - 6 months
& Abraham Lincon (SSBN602) - 4.5 years

Jim
IC1(SS)

Brenjen · 11-27-07, 11:26 AM

I'm hoping to go aboard the USS Razorback soon. It's a Balao class that saw service in WWII & is currently docked in North Little Rock Arkansas on the Arkansas river at the "Inland Maritime Museum". I missed my chance in Mobile Alabama & when I was in Chicago Illinois to see the subs they have there. My work takes me all over the country but it seems I never have a chance to look around when I'm there.

Hitman · 11-27-07, 01:58 PM

Not aboard, but visited the U-1 in Munich museum. She is cut in half and you can see the interior

In 2002 I went on a cruise to the Norwegean Fjords that started from Kiel, but me idiot did not know that U-995 was in Laboe so I missed the chance to see it

CDR Resser · 11-27-07, 02:27 PM

USS Batfish- Muskogee, OK- several visits, even climbed up into the conning tower before they stopped letting the public climb up there. Too bad the periscope was fogged when I got to look through it-- trees through the periscope, funny.

USS Cobia- Manitowoc, WI- toured with my wife and kids, my son was only 14 months old. It was cold that day.

USS Bowfin- Pearl Harbor, HI- finally got to see Pearl Harbor. Took lots of pictures. I really want to go back!

USS Parche- Pearl Harbor, HI- If you've been to the Bowfin and walked through the conning tower that is displayed on the grounds, you've been aboard the Parche.

I plan to try to visit them all before I can't climb the ladders anymore.
Maybe Onkel Neal could start a tour agency as part of the Subsim business plan.

Respectfully Submitted
CDR Resser

Lible · 11-28-07, 02:28 PM

I've been on one none of you have as it seems.

The Estonian 'Kalev' class WWII submarine 'Lembitu'.

You can read everything about it and its brother Kalev here: http://users.tkk.fi/~andres/models_lembit.html

iratecabbie · 11-27-07, 05:22 PM

I went aboard the HMS Alliance at gosport submarine museum back in 99, very cool diesel electric boat, well worth a visit. there was also an X craft at the museum as well as Holland n1---though that was in a tank for preservation at the time--so not very visible. the X craft was awesome--so small and yet a perfect working sub (least till they cut it into sections for viewing!)

swifty · 11-27-07, 06:12 PM

Here is my list most of them have not been listed yet.

The human-powered wet submarine FAU-Boat.

The USS Miami (SSN-755) Los Angles Class in Ft. Lauderdale.

DSV Alvin

While it is unmanned I did work on it and have touched just about every part...
The Remote Minehunting Vehicle or RMV.

It's not technically a sub but it does have a pressure hull.
NOAA's undersea habitat Aquarius in Key Largo FL.

And Finally Capt. Nemo's Nautilus at Disney World.

odjig292 · 11-27-07, 10:29 PM

I was on the USS Nautilus (SS-168) originally V-6, in August 1943 while it was on its way from the Attu campaign to Mare Island. It was in Esquimalt and was tied up next to my father's ship that had also been at Attu. He had welcomed them on board the "wet" officers wardroom, and after several rounds they wanted to return the hospitality, so I had lunch with the Captain and officers. They served ham and pineaplple - a real treat because meat was rationed during the war and civilians never saw pineapple. The ship was spotless and dry. The crew were really great.

I was also on the U-889 in June 1945. It had surrendered off Halifax at the end of the war. My father took me with him when he visited it. It was still much the way the German crew had left it. The smell, dampness and the filth was overwhelming. The contrast between the Nautilus and the U-889 was like night and day. How anyone could live for six or seven weeks under those conditions is still a mystery to me. Going through the U-505 does not compare. It's been cleaned up.

Thanks for listing where all the subs are. Some day I'm going touring and see more of them. I was disappointed there isn't more of the XXI open in Wilhelmshaven.

11-27-07, 10:13 AM	#3
EAST Sparky Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eugene, OR. USA Posts: 153 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	USS Cavalla - Galveston Ah, but next year! __________________ ENIGMA R.I.P.

11-27-07, 10:24 AM	#4
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Cobia: Manitowoc, WI U-505: Chicago, IL USS Silversides SS-236: Muskegon, MI __________________ Sink them all!

11-27-07, 01:58 PM	#8
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Not aboard, but visited the U-1 in Munich museum. She is cut in half and you can see the interior In 2002 I went on a cruise to the Norwegean Fjords that started from Kiel, but me idiot did not know that U-995 was in Laboe so I missed the chance to see it __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

11-27-07, 02:27 PM	#9
CDR Resser Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Submerged ahead Posts: 252 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	Sub Visits USS Batfish- Muskogee, OK- several visits, even climbed up into the conning tower before they stopped letting the public climb up there. Too bad the periscope was fogged when I got to look through it-- trees through the periscope, funny. USS Cobia- Manitowoc, WI- toured with my wife and kids, my son was only 14 months old. It was cold that day. USS Bowfin- Pearl Harbor, HI- finally got to see Pearl Harbor. Took lots of pictures. I really want to go back! USS Parche- Pearl Harbor, HI- If you've been to the Bowfin and walked through the conning tower that is displayed on the grounds, you've been aboard the Parche. I plan to try to visit them all before I can't climb the ladders anymore. Maybe Onkel Neal could start a tour agency as part of the Subsim business plan. Respectfully Submitted CDR Resser __________________ Holy Equestrian Order of Saint John Moses Sometimes, in war, there is an inverse moral. The greater the performance, the harsher the consequence. R.H. O'Kane

11-27-07, 11:04 AM	#5
test0r Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 5 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	U 2540, type XXI Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, in Bremerhaven U 10, type 205 Deutsches Marine Museum, in Wilhelmshaven. The U-2540 in Bremerhaven was cool-looking from outside, but as soon as I got inside I got disappointed. The most of the original are removed, for example the hydraulics used to load torpedoes. And the 400m-deep depth-meter was also missing, only the shallow-depth meter were there. Periscope wasn't working its just fake for looks only. The telegraphs got labels over the original "Full flank, 1\3 ahead", etc showing only 1,2,3,4 or something. Why not remove those? The hatch to the conning tower was locked. Otherwise, it was cool visiting those boats.

11-27-07, 11:13 AM	#6
JREX53 Frogman Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 300 Downloads: 353 Uploads: 13	Toured a Guppy Class and Fast Attack at the San Diego Sub Base in 1972. Stationed on the USS Bonefish (SS582) - 6 months & Abraham Lincon (SSBN602) - 4.5 years Jim IC1(SS)

11-27-07, 11:26 AM	#7
Brenjen Machinist's Mate Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: I live in The U.S. South Posts: 127 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 0	I'm hoping to go aboard the USS Razorback soon. It's a Balao class that saw service in WWII & is currently docked in North Little Rock Arkansas on the Arkansas river at the "Inland Maritime Museum". I missed my chance in Mobile Alabama & when I was in Chicago Illinois to see the subs they have there. My work takes me all over the country but it seems I never have a chance to look around when I'm there.

11-28-07, 02:28 PM	#10
Lible Mate Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 58 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	I've been on one none of you have as it seems. The Estonian 'Kalev' class WWII submarine 'Lembitu'. You can read everything about it and its brother Kalev here: http://users.tkk.fi/~andres/models_lembit.html

11-27-07, 05:22 PM	#11
iratecabbie Nub Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: uk Posts: 3 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	I went aboard the HMS Alliance at gosport submarine museum back in 99, very cool diesel electric boat, well worth a visit. there was also an X craft at the museum as well as Holland n1---though that was in a tank for preservation at the time--so not very visible. the X craft was awesome--so small and yet a perfect working sub (least till they cut it into sections for viewing!)

11-27-07, 06:12 PM	#12
swifty Soundman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 141 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Here is my list most of them have not been listed yet. The human-powered wet submarine FAU-Boat. The USS Miami (SSN-755) Los Angles Class in Ft. Lauderdale. DSV Alvin While it is unmanned I did work on it and have touched just about every part... The Remote Minehunting Vehicle or RMV. It's not technically a sub but it does have a pressure hull. NOAA's undersea habitat Aquarius in Key Largo FL. And Finally Capt. Nemo's Nautilus at Disney World.

11-27-07, 10:29 PM	#13
odjig292 Mate Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 55 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was on the USS Nautilus (SS-168) originally V-6, in August 1943 while it was on its way from the Attu campaign to Mare Island. It was in Esquimalt and was tied up next to my father's ship that had also been at Attu. He had welcomed them on board the "wet" officers wardroom, and after several rounds they wanted to return the hospitality, so I had lunch with the Captain and officers. They served ham and pineaplple - a real treat because meat was rationed during the war and civilians never saw pineapple. The ship was spotless and dry. The crew were really great. I was also on the U-889 in June 1945. It had surrendered off Halifax at the end of the war. My father took me with him when he visited it. It was still much the way the German crew had left it. The smell, dampness and the filth was overwhelming. The contrast between the Nautilus and the U-889 was like night and day. How anyone could live for six or seven weeks under those conditions is still a mystery to me. Going through the U-505 does not compare. It's been cleaned up. Thanks for listing where all the subs are. Some day I'm going touring and see more of them. I was disappointed there isn't more of the XXI open in Wilhelmshaven.