81 Personal photos from the USS Pampanito - Page 2

ReallyDedPoet · 02-05-08, 11:04 PM

Nice pics

Thanks for sharing

RDP

hawk2495 · 02-06-08, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATR-42

Coming up from forward torpedo room back topside...

Air Search Radar (i think)

Thats actually the rotating head for the sonic hydrophone. The two on the underside of the hull are classified as supersonic hydrophones..

http://www.maritime.org/fleetsub/sonar/chap1.htm#1A

Awesome pics by the way... I hope I get the chance to get to Frisco to see the old girl myself.

Sailor Steve · 02-06-08, 12:58 AM

I'm pretty sure the safe was to store coded messages and keep the ship's log. Officers always have things enlisted men aren't supposed to see and captains always have things junior officers aren't supposed to see. My destroyer even had one in the radio room, for the code books and such.

Nice tour. Thanks.

Doolittle81 · 02-06-08, 01:00 AM

Thanks for the Pics. Where is this sub?

ATR-42 · 02-06-08, 01:50 AM

Doolittle,
Its in San Fransisco. funny that your in vegas, cause the night before we stayed in SFO we overnighted in LAS. small world.

ATR-42 · 02-06-08, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mush Martin

Five Bladed .... interesting:hmm:

lol i knew someone was gonna say that!

you got me thinking mush, i love these high res shots, i was able to zoom in on that plaque.

the prop shown is from the USS Darter a Tang class, built in 1953. The prop weighed 2000 pounds. was 7' in diameter.

The Prop on the Pampanito was a 4 blade prop, almost 8' in diameter and weighed 3000 pounds

elanaiba · 02-06-08, 04:22 AM

The radars are SJ-1 and SV, so there's no SD onboard.

Fishie · 02-06-08, 09:34 AM

Cool pics dude!

If ya ever make it to Pearl, be sure to go on the Bowfin- she's in just as good condition.

Gawd, I wanna grab a bunch of guys, take one of 'em out, and see if those torpedoes still work!

stuntcow · 02-06-08, 10:26 AM

Thanks for posting the pics. They are all great shots.

sonar732 · 02-06-08, 10:42 AM

So...which one is the sonar station?

Anyhow...this sub was used on Down Periscope.

elanaiba · 02-06-08, 11:16 AM

The sonar - supersonic listening that is - and radar stations are located in the Conning Tower and not accessible to the public AFAIK.

BTW, did I say "very nice shots"

?

The General · 02-06-08, 12:10 PM

Before playing SH4, I knew very little about WWII era American Subs. I'm amazed at the size of the thing, look at all that room! You really don't get a very good sense of scale in SH4. I think someone should try messing with depth of field or something to give a better immpression of scale. I'm not suprsied that Ubi didn't take the time to model all those rooms, I can't believe how many there are. But it would've been great if they had huh?!

Thank you so much for the guided tour.

kylesplanet · 02-06-08, 01:38 PM

Great pics!! Wouldn't you just love to go for a ride in that baby!

claybirdd · 02-06-08, 02:39 PM

Great pics, thanks for sharing them. Did it fel really cramped or slightly spacious. And could you mess with the TDC (I didnt see any pics of this)?

V.C. Sniper · 02-06-08, 06:29 PM

Your pics r so awesomen3$$!!! The USS Pampanito is one of my favorite Balao class sub!!! She looks so beautiful and elegant in those pics! =D You forgot to take pics of the TDC and the big red buttons that fire the torpedoes though, but that's ok. =D

The USS Pampanito's excellent seaworthyness condition got me thinking that maybe one day: all the sub lovers of America (or maybe the world) could join forces to get her back into tip top shape and out to sea again, load her up with fuel and supplies (and 1 or 2 perfect replica of a MRK 14 Torpedo with a live 643 Ib torpex warhead

), sail the world, dive deep (800 FT!!

), and maybe even participate in a constructive ship sinking event where the target ship would be torpedoed by the USS Pampanito to create new reefs. Ahhhh whadda dream. :hmm:

02-05-08, 11:04 PM	#16
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice pics Thanks for sharing RDP __________________ Back in the Day

02-06-08, 12:58 AM	#18
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm pretty sure the safe was to store coded messages and keep the ship's log. Officers always have things enlisted men aren't supposed to see and captains always have things junior officers aren't supposed to see. My destroyer even had one in the radio room, for the code books and such. Nice tour. Thanks. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

02-06-08, 01:00 AM	#19
Doolittle81 Commodore Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 624 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the Pics. Where is this sub? __________________ Flight Sim Movies .............................................. .........................View "Faith, Hope, and Charity" movie Last edited by Doolittle81; 02-06-08 at 04:13 PM.

02-06-08, 01:50 AM	#20
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Doolittle, Its in San Fransisco. funny that your in vegas, cause the night before we stayed in SFO we overnighted in LAS. small world. __________________

02-06-08, 04:22 AM	#22
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	The radars are SJ-1 and SV, so there's no SD onboard. __________________ With strength I burn...

02-06-08, 09:34 AM	#23
Fishie Loader Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 82 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	Cool pics dude! If ya ever make it to Pearl, be sure to go on the Bowfin- she's in just as good condition. Gawd, I wanna grab a bunch of guys, take one of 'em out, and see if those torpedoes still work! __________________ One fish, two fish, three fish, BOOM! Fishie, Commander SS-215 Fear the Growler!

02-06-08, 10:26 AM	#24
stuntcow Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ USA Posts: 113 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting the pics. They are all great shots. __________________ U.S.S. Harder "Hit'em Harder" "How long can you tread water?"

02-06-08, 10:42 AM	#25
sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	So...which one is the sonar station? Anyhow...this sub was used on Down Periscope.

02-06-08, 11:16 AM	#26
elanaiba Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,058 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 3	The sonar - supersonic listening that is - and radar stations are located in the Conning Tower and not accessible to the public AFAIK. BTW, did I say "very nice shots" ? __________________ With strength I burn...

02-06-08, 12:10 PM	#27
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Absoloutely fantastic! Before playing SH4, I knew very little about WWII era American Subs. I'm amazed at the size of the thing, look at all that room! You really don't get a very good sense of scale in SH4. I think someone should try messing with depth of field or something to give a better immpression of scale. I'm not suprsied that Ubi didn't take the time to model all those rooms, I can't believe how many there are. But it would've been great if they had huh?! Thank you so much for the guided tour. __________________ *THE GENERAL*

02-06-08, 01:38 PM	#28
kylesplanet Commodore Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 629 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Great pics!! Wouldn't you just love to go for a ride in that baby! __________________

02-06-08, 02:39 PM	#29
claybirdd Frogman Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pulaski Tennessee Posts: 290 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Great pics, thanks for sharing them. Did it fel really cramped or slightly spacious. And could you mess with the TDC (I didnt see any pics of this)?

02-06-08, 06:29 PM	#30
V.C. Sniper Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Your pics r so awesomen3$$!!! The USS Pampanito is one of my favorite Balao class sub!!! She looks so beautiful and elegant in those pics! =D You forgot to take pics of the TDC and the big red buttons that fire the torpedoes though, but that's ok. =D The USS Pampanito's excellent seaworthyness condition got me thinking that maybe one day: all the sub lovers of America (or maybe the world) could join forces to get her back into tip top shape and out to sea again, load her up with fuel and supplies (and 1 or 2 perfect replica of a MRK 14 Torpedo with a live 643 Ib torpex warhead ), sail the world, dive deep (800 FT!! ), and maybe even participate in a constructive ship sinking event where the target ship would be torpedoed by the USS Pampanito to create new reefs. Ahhhh whadda dream. :hmm: __________________ I only need one torpedo.