USS Lionfish - Fall River, MA - Page 2

Sledgehammer427 · 10-06-09, 02:05 PM

I miss being on the Lionfish. that was my favorite part of BB cove. I enjoyed going up to the bridge and imagining what it musta been like to be a captain in WWII....when I got home I bought SHIV

Zilch · 10-12-09, 03:29 PM

Cool pics! Glad to see the boat's in good shape. I visited Battleship Cove a few years ago, it left an impression. I had built a model of the Lionfish as a kid, so it was really cool to walk on the decks that I had painted by hand, in miniature. The cool part was the older gentleman who was sitting in the control room who had served on diesel boats. He was cool to listen to.

Sailor Steve · 10-12-09, 04:56 PM

Great shots! Can never get enough pictures of submerboats.

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Originally Posted by Subnuts

Seriously, do I need to tell you what this is?

Of course not! that's the officers' private diving platform. They need to replace the wood decking, though.

No, wait. Maybe its the place to tie swabs so they can be cleaned. Our destroyer had a railing just for that purpose.

10-06-09, 02:05 PM	#16
Sledgehammer427 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I miss being on the Lionfish. that was my favorite part of BB cove. I enjoyed going up to the bridge and imagining what it musta been like to be a captain in WWII....when I got home I bought SHIV __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

10-12-09, 03:29 PM	#17
Zilch Torpedoman Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 118 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Cool pics! Glad to see the boat's in good shape. I visited Battleship Cove a few years ago, it left an impression. I had built a model of the Lionfish as a kid, so it was really cool to walk on the decks that I had painted by hand, in miniature. The cool part was the older gentleman who was sitting in the control room who had served on diesel boats. He was cool to listen to. __________________ Depth charges pounding your flanges loose? Hedgehogs dislodging your precious bulkheads? Use Beemans Gum! Freshens breath and doubles as an adhesive in a pinch. The gum of choice aboard U-54!