What Real Subs have you been on? - Page 4

RobUSAF · 11-27-07, 02:11 AM

Does the 48 passenger tourist sub in Hawaii count? Aside from that, I've been on Blueback and Bowfin.

I'm stationed at Wheeler AAF, Oahu... Would really like to get one of the guys at Pearl to show me a modern boat. Any takers?

Brausepaul · 11-27-07, 02:38 AM

U 995, Laboe, Germany and that sub in New York City next to USS Intrepid.

harryt8 · 11-27-07, 02:40 AM

I served on HMS Sealion, Olympus and Resolution during the 60's and 70's operating out of the Clyde Submarine Base in Faslane, Scotland. Lots of Cold War operations..!!

Harryt8

melendir · 11-27-07, 04:05 AM

14-16 years ago our band (not active anymore) was having 3 gigs at Russia and we spend one week there. During our stay in town with naval base, we get to visit some old training submarine. There was newer subs at the harbor too, but we were not allowed the get even close of them (nasty looking guards with guns)

But anyway we get to visit that older training sub, but it was tied to harbor and they didn't take us anywhere from there.

Too bad that at the time I was more interested in guitars and chicks, and not so much in subs

By the way. One gig was at some warship (most interesting place I have played)

Sailors at the warship were very kind and hospitality was excellent all the time.

Rotary Crewman · 11-27-07, 04:52 AM

Does this one count? It went underwater

ParaB · 11-27-07, 05:16 AM

USS Pampanito (Balao-class) in San Francisco, U-2540 (type XXI) in Bremerhaven, U-995 (type VIIc) in Laboe.

The Bandit · 11-27-07, 05:38 AM

sadly I can't say I was ever aboard but, I got a tour of the Halifax Dockyard in 2005 and got to be about 10 feet away from all three of our Atlantic Fleet subs, HMCS Windsor, which was being worked on at the time and became our first operational Victoria class, HMCS Corner Brook, which had a flag up that showed she was under overhaul and not normally manned, and HMCS Chicoutimi, which was still being worked on from the fire. I was there to see the HMCS Sackville (won 2nd in this essay contest back in High School) I will see if I can dig up the pics.

PeKe · 11-27-07, 06:03 AM

I was aboard a Whiskey-class sub about ten years ago. (I think it was some radiostation that owned it...for a while, dont know what happend with that sub, it's no longer in Stockholm anyway...

Papabull · 11-27-07, 06:06 AM

U-505 in Chicago, USS Silversides (SS236) in Muskegeon, Michigan twice - bunked overnight on her both trips

as they were camp-outs (sorta) for my son's cub scout troop. Different perspective waking up on board (aft torpedo bunk).

ssbn627g · 11-27-07, 06:59 AM

USS Cod, in Cleveland. USS Requin when she was in Tampa.
USS Silversides when she was in Chicago.

2 years on USS Patrick Henry, decommissioning crew.
3 years on USS James Madison
1 year on USS Haddock.

klh · 11-27-07, 07:08 AM

Mine is a short list:

U-505
U-534
HMS Onyx

AVGWarhawk · 11-27-07, 08:47 AM

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USS Torsk....I'm there every Saturday restoring the old girl. Drop on by if you are visiting Baltimore.

Hey, my nephew might be dropping by there come June 2008! I'll have to get him to run by and bug yeh. That boy's obsessed with planes, subs, ships, and destruction (though he's VERY careful around historical items, thank god).

EDIT: I've been on board a couple, including a time that I went diving in a Russian one. Really fun, but goddamn did my ears hurt afterwards. Been a long time since I'd been in one for leisure.

Please tell him to come on by. He can have run of the entire boat. If he stays long enough he will be handed some brass polish and a rag

. But really, I will take him to parts of the boat that tourist are not allowed to go. Such as the conning tower and looking throught the scopes. She has the original WW2 attack scope but the observation scope was replaced.

EAST · 11-27-07, 10:13 AM

USS Cavalla - Galveston

Ah, but next year!

Monica Lewinsky · 11-27-07, 10:24 AM

Cobia: Manitowoc, WI
U-505: Chicago, IL
USS Silversides SS-236: Muskegon, MI

test0r · 11-27-07, 11:04 AM

U 2540, type XXI
Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, in Bremerhaven

U 10, type 205
Deutsches Marine Museum, in Wilhelmshaven.

The U-2540 in Bremerhaven was cool-looking from outside, but as soon as I got inside I got disappointed. The most of the original are removed, for example the hydraulics used to load torpedoes. And the 400m-deep depth-meter was also missing, only the shallow-depth meter were there. Periscope wasn't working its just fake for looks only. The telegraphs got labels over the original "Full flank, 1\3 ahead", etc showing only 1,2,3,4 or something. Why not remove those? The hatch to the conning tower was locked.

Otherwise, it was cool visiting those boats.

11-27-07, 02:40 AM	#48
harryt8 Bosun Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 64 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	What subs have you been on? I served on HMS Sealion, Olympus and Resolution during the 60's and 70's operating out of the Clyde Submarine Base in Faslane, Scotland. Lots of Cold War operations..!! Harryt8

11-27-07, 04:05 AM	#49
melendir Machinist's Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 129 Downloads: 82 Uploads: 0	14-16 years ago our band (not active anymore) was having 3 gigs at Russia and we spend one week there. During our stay in town with naval base, we get to visit some old training submarine. There was newer subs at the harbor too, but we were not allowed the get even close of them (nasty looking guards with guns) But anyway we get to visit that older training sub, but it was tied to harbor and they didn't take us anywhere from there. Too bad that at the time I was more interested in guitars and chicks, and not so much in subs By the way. One gig was at some warship (most interesting place I have played) Sailors at the warship were very kind and hospitality was excellent all the time. __________________ ------------ - Melendir - ------------ Last edited by melendir; 11-27-07 at 04:22 AM.

11-27-07, 04:52 AM	#50
Rotary Crewman Sonar Guy Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The cold part of a Helicopter, the back. Posts: 395 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Does this one count? It went underwater __________________

11-27-07, 05:38 AM	#52
The Bandit Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 395 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 1	sadly I can't say I was ever aboard but, I got a tour of the Halifax Dockyard in 2005 and got to be about 10 feet away from all three of our Atlantic Fleet subs, HMCS Windsor, which was being worked on at the time and became our first operational Victoria class, HMCS Corner Brook, which had a flag up that showed she was under overhaul and not normally manned, and HMCS Chicoutimi, which was still being worked on from the fire. I was there to see the HMCS Sackville (won 2nd in this essay contest back in High School) I will see if I can dig up the pics. __________________

11-27-07, 06:03 AM	#53
PeKe Watch Join Date: May 2005 Location: Stockholm / Sweden Posts: 15 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I was aboard a Whiskey-class sub about ten years ago. (I think it was some radiostation that owned it...for a while, dont know what happend with that sub, it's no longer in Stockholm anyway... __________________ PeKe, not just an ordinary man!

11-27-07, 02:11 AM	#46
RobUSAF Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Does the 48 passenger tourist sub in Hawaii count? Aside from that, I've been on Blueback and Bowfin. I'm stationed at Wheeler AAF, Oahu... Would really like to get one of the guys at Pearl to show me a modern boat. Any takers?

11-27-07, 02:38 AM	#47
Brausepaul Seaman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 40 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	U 995, Laboe, Germany and that sub in New York City next to USS Intrepid.

11-27-07, 05:16 AM	#51
ParaB Chief Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 327 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	USS Pampanito (Balao-class) in San Francisco, U-2540 (type XXI) in Bremerhaven, U-995 (type VIIc) in Laboe.

11-27-07, 06:06 AM	#54
Papabull Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Midwest USA Posts: 8 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	U-505 in Chicago, USS Silversides (SS236) in Muskegeon, Michigan twice - bunked overnight on her both trips as they were camp-outs (sorta) for my son's cub scout troop. Different perspective waking up on board (aft torpedo bunk).

11-27-07, 06:59 AM	#55
ssbn627g Watch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 24 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	USS Cod, in Cleveland. USS Requin when she was in Tampa. USS Silversides when she was in Chicago. 2 years on USS Patrick Henry, decommissioning crew. 3 years on USS James Madison 1 year on USS Haddock.

11-27-07, 07:08 AM	#56
klh Ensign Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 221 Downloads: 200 Uploads: 0	Mine is a short list: U-505 U-534 HMS Onyx Last edited by klh; 11-30-07 at 10:58 AM.

11-27-07, 10:13 AM	#58
EAST Sparky Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Eugene, OR. USA Posts: 153 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	USS Cavalla - Galveston Ah, but next year! __________________ ENIGMA R.I.P.

11-27-07, 10:24 AM	#59
Monica Lewinsky Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 845 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Cobia: Manitowoc, WI U-505: Chicago, IL USS Silversides SS-236: Muskegon, MI __________________ Sink them all!

11-27-07, 11:04 AM	#60
test0r Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 5 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	U 2540, type XXI Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, in Bremerhaven U 10, type 205 Deutsches Marine Museum, in Wilhelmshaven. The U-2540 in Bremerhaven was cool-looking from outside, but as soon as I got inside I got disappointed. The most of the original are removed, for example the hydraulics used to load torpedoes. And the 400m-deep depth-meter was also missing, only the shallow-depth meter were there. Periscope wasn't working its just fake for looks only. The telegraphs got labels over the original "Full flank, 1\3 ahead", etc showing only 1,2,3,4 or something. Why not remove those? The hatch to the conning tower was locked. Otherwise, it was cool visiting those boats.