One for the Onkel: Want to load a Mark 14 torp onto a WWII sub? - Page 3

joea · 02-24-07, 10:42 AM

They're gone!! Off to load the fish I suppose.

Nokia · 02-24-07, 12:52 PM

I just had to post some pics.

Nokia · 02-24-07, 05:34 PM

Well i made a video or slideshow for everybody that couldn't be at Seawolf park!
And the video can be found here ----->

It took me like 4 hours to make this video so don't tell me it's bad.

Onkel Neal · 02-24-07, 05:44 PM

I was in the foreward compartment, on the receiving end

Setting up the first fish.

(L-R) MookieMookie, Andy, Chief McMichael (Cavalla curator and Seawolf Park Manager)

It's me

No one lost any fingers, but sure glad we were not at sea. Mookie and I discussed how the subsims should model this in the game. If you are loading external torps, you cannot dive!

Neal

ASWnut101 · 02-24-07, 06:14 PM

Wow, Neal, I always thought you were bald.

Dowly · 02-24-07, 06:39 PM

Thanks for the pics Neal! Tho, makes me kinda sad to see you guys having all the fun!

mookiemookie · 02-24-07, 06:44 PM

I had a blast today. Here's my photo album from the torpedo load, as well as pictures I took of the interior of the Cavalla and some from the DD USS Stewart, which is also at Seawolf Park.

http://public.fotki.com/mookiemookie...-torpedo-load/

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Originally Posted by HunterICX

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Who is neal?

That dashingly handsome man in blue with his hands on his hips is me

02-24-07, 08:16 PM

Handsome? Yeah, right....:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

geetrue · 02-24-07, 08:35 PM

Those bow planes might come in handy for the next hurricane, uh?

I use to work at Four Season's on the Gulf for Mr. Phillips back in 81 there.

02-25-07, 05:51 AM

I see flak guns on the bridge, but do not see deck gun on the deck...

Linton · 02-25-07, 11:59 AM

I never did ask the Onkel why they were loading fish.Has the torpedo room just been renovated or have you just acquired the fish as an exhibit?

geetrue · 02-25-07, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GakunGak

I see flak guns on the bridge, but do not see deck gun on the deck...

Fram II got to her, a update to moderize old fleet boats in the early 50's ...

She was made even more special than other boats with the sonar bow addition.

Still a submarine, just a specialized submarine ... some were even turned into oilers and one was converted to refuel seaplanes.

Trapper · 03-07-07, 01:00 AM

Hey Neil,

I was out there Saturday, things look great on the Cavalla. Its been at least ten years since I had been out to Seawolf. I didn't realise that those Mark-14s were recent additions. I know the one parked aft of her stern tube came from the Texas. I can't say enough how impressed I was how much progress the Cavalla has made since I was last there, but the Stewart still looks rough. Beaching a ship in dirt is not a good idea, I have seen that first hand, on the Texas, where bulkheads have rippled and bowed 6 inches or more out of true.

If you want to volunteer out at the Texas doing honest to god restoration work you can. If your interested I can put you in touch with the person you need to make contact with.

02-24-07, 12:52 PM	#32
Nokia Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suomi Finland Posts: 572 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	I just had to post some pics. __________________

02-24-07, 05:34 PM	#33
Nokia Samurai Navy Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Suomi Finland Posts: 572 Downloads: 131 Uploads: 0	Well i made a video or slideshow for everybody that couldn't be at Seawolf park! And the video can be found here -----> It took me like 4 hours to make this video so don't tell me it's bad. __________________

02-24-07, 05:44 PM	#34
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I was in the foreward compartment, on the receiving end Setting up the first fish. (L-R) MookieMookie, Andy, Chief McMichael (Cavalla curator and Seawolf Park Manager) It's me No one lost any fingers, but sure glad we were not at sea. Mookie and I discussed how the subsims should model this in the game. If you are loading external torps, you cannot dive! Neal __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-24-07, 06:14 PM	#35
ASWnut101 Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: USA Posts: 2,021 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Wow, Neal, I always thought you were bald. __________________

02-24-07, 08:35 PM	#39
geetrue Cold War Boomer Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Walla Walla Posts: 2,837 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Those bow planes might come in handy for the next hurricane, uh? I use to work at Four Season's on the Gulf for Mr. Phillips back in 81 there. __________________

02-24-07, 10:42 AM	#31
joea Silent Hunter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: At periscope depth in Lake Geneva Posts: 3,512 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	They're gone!! Off to load the fish I suppose.

02-24-07, 06:39 PM	#36
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the pics Neal! Tho, makes me kinda sad to see you guys having all the fun!

02-24-07, 08:16 PM	#38
GakunGak Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Handsome? Yeah, right....:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

02-25-07, 05:51 AM	#40
GakunGak Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I see flak guns on the bridge, but do not see deck gun on the deck...

02-25-07, 11:59 AM	#41
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I never did ask the Onkel why they were loading fish.Has the torpedo room just been renovated or have you just acquired the fish as an exhibit? __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

03-07-07, 01:00 AM	#43
Trapper Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hey Neil, I was out there Saturday, things look great on the Cavalla. Its been at least ten years since I had been out to Seawolf. I didn't realise that those Mark-14s were recent additions. I know the one parked aft of her stern tube came from the Texas. I can't say enough how impressed I was how much progress the Cavalla has made since I was last there, but the Stewart still looks rough. Beaching a ship in dirt is not a good idea, I have seen that first hand, on the Texas, where bulkheads have rippled and bowed 6 inches or more out of true. If you want to volunteer out at the Texas doing honest to god restoration work you can. If your interested I can put you in touch with the person you need to make contact with.