2 Japanese Subs Are Found in Waters Off Hawaii - Page 2

Platapus · 11-14-09, 09:06 PM

I seriously doubt I can come up with a US sub trivia question you can't noodle out

Jimbuna · 11-15-09, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

I seriously doubt I can come up with a US sub trivia question you can't noodle out

Well unless you have trickery in mind, I'm thinking in terms of a US diesel man of war/military platform with an offensive capability....not that her mission was actually 'offensive'

Platapus · 11-15-09, 09:51 AM

To be accurate, these submarines (there were only two) were refitted and later in their career they were reclassified as attack submarines, but that's not what they were originally built for.

nb Woot 4k posts!

August · 11-15-09, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

To be accurate, these submarines (there were only two) were refitted and later in their career they were reclassified as attack submarines, but that's not what they were originally built for.

nb Woot 4k posts!

USS Sailfish and USS Salmon?

Jimbuna · 11-15-09, 02:01 PM

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You've got me wondering now if the two boats I'm thinking of are the correct vessels

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USS Sailfish and USS Salmon?

Thanks August....was waiting to see if someone else would come in.....you missed the reason for building though....'radar pickets'

August · 11-15-09, 04:29 PM

It was pretty much a wild ass guess based on an hour or so poking around the internet. If it were a test i'd have failed miserably!

Jimbuna · 11-15-09, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by August

It was pretty much a wild ass guess based on an hour or so poking around the internet. If it were a test i'd have failed miserably!

Don't be so hard on yourself.....the correct answer was always the mission objective and in that you succeeded

Let us hope he doesn't ask for the crew lists next

Platapus · 11-15-09, 08:01 PM

No, no crew lists I am afraid.

A few weeks ago I was doing some research and came across the Radar Picket effort, especially in late 45. Pretty interesting stuff

But yes the answer is the SSR-572 Salefish and SSR-573 Salmon. Radar Picket Submarines

They were 110 meters long making them the longest non-nuclear submarine post WWII

They remained the longest submarine in the US inventory until the launching of .........?

Torplexed · 11-15-09, 08:20 PM

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They remained the longest submarine in the US inventory until the launching of .........?

USS Triton? (SSRN-586)

August · 11-15-09, 08:29 PM

I wonder in what shape are these Japanese subs? Can they be raised? Are there pictures?

Platapus · 11-15-09, 08:38 PM

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USS Triton? (SSRN-586)

Righto.

I knew I could not get away with that question.

Torplexed · 11-15-09, 08:40 PM

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I wonder in what shape are these Japanese subs? Can they be raised?

Considering the method of scuttling--torpedo--they gotta be a bit messed up.

August · 11-15-09, 09:20 PM

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Considering the method of scuttling--torpedo--they gotta be a bit messed up.

Yeah I guess so. Pity.

I-25 · 11-16-09, 01:07 AM

humm this ain't new news. i think back on 2006 they were first found.

geetrue · 11-16-09, 04:31 AM

Here's the the biggest and the best USN diesel submarine not another sub was ever designed or finished this big after she was launched in 1956.

USS Salmon SS-573(Sailfish class of two built as SSR)

She was my first boat when I was 19 for two years back in 64 and 65

The way the story goes the USS Sailfish SS-572 was 350' long, but the USS Salmon measured out at 350' plus 6" to be the biggest of the two.

USS Sailfish SS-572

Of course the best came in 65 when Admiral Nitmiz himself awarded us the crew and officers and men of the USS Salmon the 5th Gold E award for battle efficency.

It all boils down to what Japan could've done, but wasn't able to do ... due to supply restrictions, bad commands, indesive behavior, etc.

I never had any doubt in my mind that we would have done our job well if there had of been a war to fight.

The mid sixties in the USN was exciting, because we didn't know where we were going. We just knew we had to get there.

11-14-09, 09:06 PM	#16
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I seriously doubt I can come up with a US sub trivia question you can't noodle out __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	To be accurate, these submarines (there were only two) were refitted and later in their career they were reclassified as attack submarines, but that's not what they were originally built for. nb Woot 4k posts! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It was pretty much a wild ass guess based on an hour or so poking around the internet. If it were a test i'd have failed miserably! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

11-15-09, 08:01 PM	#23
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	No, no crew lists I am afraid. A few weeks ago I was doing some research and came across the Radar Picket effort, especially in late 45. Pretty interesting stuff But yes the answer is the SSR-572 Salefish and SSR-573 Salmon. Radar Picket Submarines They were 110 meters long making them the longest non-nuclear submarine post WWII They remained the longest submarine in the US inventory until the launching of .........? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,197 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I wonder in what shape are these Japanese subs? Can they be raised? Are there pictures? __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

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I-25 Commodore Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Bavaria, Germany Posts: 629 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	humm this ain't new news. i think back on 2006 they were first found.

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geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Here's the the biggest and the best USN diesel submarine not another sub was ever designed or finished this big after she was launched in 1956. USS Salmon SS-573(Sailfish class of two built as SSR) She was my first boat when I was 19 for two years back in 64 and 65 The way the story goes the USS Sailfish SS-572 was 350' long, but the USS Salmon measured out at 350' plus 6" to be the biggest of the two. USS Sailfish SS-572 Of course the best came in 65 when Admiral Nitmiz himself awarded us the crew and officers and men of the USS Salmon the 5th Gold E award for battle efficency. It all boils down to what Japan could've done, but wasn't able to do ... due to supply restrictions, bad commands, indesive behavior, etc. I never had any doubt in my mind that we would have done our job well if there had of been a war to fight. The mid sixties in the USN was exciting, because we didn't know where we were going. We just knew we had to get there. __________________