Have you ever been inside a real wwii sub ? - Page 3

James31278 · 08-27-05, 12:46 AM

Just the USS Torsk in Baltimore.

Evil Duckie · 08-27-05, 02:51 AM

USS Pampanito in SF and USS Becuna in Philly. Also the USS Hornet in Alameda and the Belfast in London (but obviously they're not subs).

By the way, the USS Cod rescued the crew of the O19, not O1. It's quite an interesting read actually:
http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_o19.htm

LukeFF · 08-27-05, 07:08 AM

U-2540 in Bremerhaven, Germany and the USS Bowfin at Pearl Harbor.

Dowly · 08-27-05, 07:34 AM

Too bad there are so few U-boats left today.... DAMN YOU OPERATION DEADLIGHT!!!!

andy_311 · 08-27-05, 08:30 AM

U-534 in Birkinhead

hakkikt · 08-27-05, 10:36 AM

USS Pampanito in San Francisco
And U-1, the very first sub of the Kriegsmarine (pre-WW1) in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Ok you cannot enter it, but it is cut open and you stand a meter or two away from the interior.

Cpt.Nautilus · 08-30-05, 03:18 PM

USS Pampanito, 2x. And a few other more modern subs in US and France.

And the CV Hornet in Alameda, twice too.

But the best of all times is the "Victory" in Portsmouth, UK: Nelson's ship at Trafalgar. A great visit, you have to see this.

By the ways, the correct quote is "Mobilis in mobile", not "mobili".

StdDev · 08-30-05, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Crow

didn't you sound the dive alarm on the USS CAVALLA

thats a WWII sub too , no

Wasn't me

SUUUuuuuuuuuure it wasnt you Dreb.......

Nalcrom99 · 08-30-05, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by wetgoat

Been on the uss Razorback (late ww2 sub) in Little Rock Ar. right after it arrived , from being towed all the way from Turkey.

I have the pleasure of working in the City that the Razorback is docked in. Please note that's NORTH Little Rock, Arkansas (which is a separate municipality from LR).

I am a firefighter in NLR; we escorted the 394 upriver with our fireboat and saw it to dock on the north bank of the river. We also had the pleasure of spending about 16 hours practicing on how to remove a 300-pound fat girl with a broken hip from inside the boat by winching her up through the deck hatches.

The torpedo loading hatches, we decided, were not an option. They have braces installed across them.

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lesrae · 08-31-05, 01:26 AM

HMS Alliance at Gosport nearly counts (launched 1947) and the Holland 1. Intend visiting U534 soon.

Cpt.Nautilus · 08-31-05, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Nalcrom99

We also had the pleasure of spending about 16 hours practicing on how to remove a 300-pound fat girl with a broken hip from inside the boat by winching her up through the deck hatches.

The torpedo loading hatches, we decided, were not an option. They have braces installed across them.

Mixed pleasure...

What about using the torpedo tubes to actually launch her with compressed air?

Woof1701 · 08-31-05, 03:16 AM

No real WW2 boats I'm afraid.

Only seen the "Das Boot" prop in Bavaria Studios Munich which is a 1:1 scale interior model that cannot be opened and can only be accessed through the aft torpedo room, the bow torpedo room and an access halfway through. Therefore the experience to a real sub is similar. Also had a look into U-1 in the "Deutsches Museum" also in Munich. It's been cut open, so you can't go inside but get a good impression on how damned crowded it was.

The only real boats I was inside were a Typ 206A class German uboat (U-9) in Speyer, Germany, which is much smaller than a Typ VII C.

http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/images/a_U-9.jpg

http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/i..._zentrale2.jpg

http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/i..._zentrale1.jpg

They also have a German Mini uboat there which is hardly larger, than a torpedo.

http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/images/a_04.jpg

And then there was a visit to a Russian Foxtrott in Greenwich, UK.

http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/London/L_sub.jpg

Nalcrom99 · 08-31-05, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Cpt.Nautilus

Mixed pleasure...

What about using the torpedo tubes to actually launch her with compressed air?

Who knows. I'd have thought a 300-pound gal wouldn't fit in the tubes. During the training exercise, we got to wondering how someone that large would manage to get inside the boat in the first place. The tour starts by going into the bow hatch, and end coming out of the stern hatch. It's not exactly "disability friendly".

wetgoat · 08-31-05, 05:20 PM

Sorry about the Little Rock, North Little Rock thing. I just heap all the metro together. Meant no offense. Never had this problem, since Hot Springs isn't half of a twin cities.

Zepheron · 08-31-05, 07:17 PM

USS Lionfish: http://www.battleshipcove.org/index.htm

08-27-05, 02:51 AM	#32
Evil Duckie Watch Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 30 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	USS Pampanito in SF and USS Becuna in Philly. Also the USS Hornet in Alameda and the Belfast in London (but obviously they're not subs). By the way, the USS Cod rescued the crew of the O19, not O1. It's quite an interesting read actually: http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/boats/boat_o19.htm __________________ Quack!

08-27-05, 10:36 AM	#36
hakkikt Bosun Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 62 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	USS Pampanito in San Francisco And U-1, the very first sub of the Kriegsmarine (pre-WW1) in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. Ok you cannot enter it, but it is cut open and you stand a meter or two away from the interior. __________________ mobilis in mobili

08-30-05, 03:18 PM	#37
Cpt.Nautilus Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Patrolling Lake Geneva Posts: 29 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	USS Pampanito, 2x. And a few other more modern subs in US and France. And the CV Hornet in Alameda, twice too. But the best of all times is the "Victory" in Portsmouth, UK: Nelson's ship at Trafalgar. A great visit, you have to see this. By the ways, the correct quote is "Mobilis in mobile", not "mobili". __________________ "I sink therefore I am"

08-31-05, 01:26 AM	#40
lesrae Grey Wolf Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 932 Downloads: 31 Uploads: 0	HMS Alliance at Gosport nearly counts (launched 1947) and the Holland 1. Intend visiting U534 soon. __________________ DOLPHIN 38

08-27-05, 12:46 AM	#31
James31278 Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 6 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just the USS Torsk in Baltimore.

08-27-05, 07:08 AM	#33
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	U-2540 in Bremerhaven, Germany and the USS Bowfin at Pearl Harbor.

08-27-05, 07:34 AM	#34
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Too bad there are so few U-boats left today.... DAMN YOU OPERATION DEADLIGHT!!!!

08-27-05, 08:30 AM	#35
andy_311 The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Oldham, Lancs,England Posts: 1,312 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	U-534 in Birkinhead

08-31-05, 03:16 AM	#42
Woof1701 Commodore Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Munich, Germany, Home of U-96 Posts: 633 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	No real WW2 boats I'm afraid. Only seen the "Das Boot" prop in Bavaria Studios Munich which is a 1:1 scale interior model that cannot be opened and can only be accessed through the aft torpedo room, the bow torpedo room and an access halfway through. Therefore the experience to a real sub is similar. Also had a look into U-1 in the "Deutsches Museum" also in Munich. It's been cut open, so you can't go inside but get a good impression on how damned crowded it was. The only real boats I was inside were a Typ 206A class German uboat (U-9) in Speyer, Germany, which is much smaller than a Typ VII C. http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/images/a_U-9.jpg http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/i..._zentrale2.jpg http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/i..._zentrale1.jpg They also have a German Mini uboat there which is hardly larger, than a torpedo. http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/Speyer/images/a_04.jpg And then there was a visit to a Russian Foxtrott in Greenwich, UK. http://www.mx-5-roadster.de/London/L_sub.jpg

08-31-05, 05:20 PM	#44
wetgoat Loader Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 87 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	Sorry about the Little Rock, North Little Rock thing. I just heap all the metro together. Meant no offense. Never had this problem, since Hot Springs isn't half of a twin cities.

08-31-05, 07:17 PM	#45
Zepheron Seaman Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 33 Downloads: 170 Uploads: 0	USS Lionfish: http://www.battleshipcove.org/index.htm