So I was on the bridge of a destroyer when I spotted a midget submarine.

TLAM Strike · 04-04-13, 11:19 PM

Seriously...

Well I was at the Buffalo Naval Park and Museum at the time. But their website never mentioned anything about this little jewel:

I was on the bridge wing of the USS The Sullivans when I noticed it, boy was I surprised.

It's a Cos.Mo.S. Sea Horse 1 SDV (who ever wrote the info for the display didn't know that I think, they just called it a one man swimmer vehicle). This apparently was a civilian craft purchased by the SEALs with their discretionary funds and converted it to military use.

(Sorry for the quality of the photos, I had been crawling though the ships at the park for about five hours and I was really tired so the lighting looks a little off).

04-04-13, 11:39 PM

On behalf of the "Little" subs, I object to the turm 'midget'.
I shall henceforth ignore or belittle you.
BIGot.

TarJak · 04-04-13, 11:59 PM

Cool find TLAM.

@Privateer, you should know that size doesn't matter. It's the use it gets put to that makes all the difference.

Red October1984 · 04-05-13, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

Cool find TLAM.

@Privateer, you should know that size doesn't matter. It's the use it gets put to that makes all the difference.

I once heard that it isn't size or usage that matters....its presentation.

Robin Williams said that IIRC....

Jimbuna · 04-05-13, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TarJak

Cool find TLAM.

@Privateer, you should know that size doesn't matter. It's the use it gets put to that makes all the difference.

Never mind the quality, feel the width

ajrimmer42 · 04-06-13, 02:49 AM

wow I actually went there in 2007 when staying with some friends in Akron

Had a look around The Sullivans, Little Rock and the Croaker but didn't even realise all that other stuff was there

fireftr18 · 04-06-13, 01:46 PM

Nice find, good pics. At first I thought it was the craft Germany made to raid Scapa Flow.

04-04-13, 11:19 PM	#1
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	So I was on the bridge of a destroyer when I spotted a midget submarine. Seriously... Well I was at the Buffalo Naval Park and Museum at the time. But their website never mentioned anything about this little jewel: I was on the bridge wing of the USS The Sullivans when I noticed it, boy was I surprised. It's a Cos.Mo.S. Sea Horse 1 SDV (who ever wrote the info for the display didn't know that I think, they just called it a one man swimmer vehicle). This apparently was a civilian craft purchased by the SEALs with their discretionary funds and converted it to military use. (Sorry for the quality of the photos, I had been crawling though the ships at the park for about five hours and I was really tired so the lighting looks a little off). __________________

04-06-13, 02:49 AM	#6
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	wow I actually went there in 2007 when staying with some friends in Akron Had a look around The Sullivans, Little Rock and the Croaker but didn't even realise all that other stuff was there __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

04-06-13, 01:46 PM	#7
fireftr18 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,526 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 0	Nice find, good pics. At first I thought it was the craft Germany made to raid Scapa Flow. __________________ Of all the forms of Martial Arts, Karaoke causes the most pain!

04-04-13, 11:39 PM	#2
Madox58 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	On behalf of the "Little" subs, I object to the turm 'midget'. I shall henceforth ignore or belittle you. BIGot.

04-04-13, 11:59 PM	#3
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Cool find TLAM. @Privateer, you should know that size doesn't matter. It's the use it gets put to that makes all the difference.