So I loaded torpedoes into a Gato-class sub with Neal Stevens today...

mookiemookie · 02-24-07, 06:35 PM

I had a great time today meeting Onkel Neal and the volunteer staff of the USS Cavalla in Galveston! I helped out (actually more or less tried to stay out of the way!) with the loading of a couple torpedoes into the forward torpedo room.

Here's my photo album of the Cavalla and some pictures I took on the DE USS Stewart, which is also at Seawolf Park in Galveston. I didn't get as many as I would have liked of the actual torpedo load, but there's a ton of pictures of the interior of a Gato-class submarine. Enjoy!

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

Sulikate · 02-24-07, 06:39 PM

Nice pics mate

hyperion2206 · 02-24-07, 06:44 PM

Great pics mookiemookie, but you have to admit that Cavala's conning tower looks really awful!

ReallyDedPoet · 02-24-07, 06:51 PM

All I can say is wow

Nice freakin pics

The General · 02-24-07, 07:05 PM

Freud would have a field-day with those photos.

mookiemookie · 02-24-07, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyperion2206

Great pics mookiemookie, but you have to admit that Cavala's conning tower looks really awful!

It's no Type VII, that's for sure

badaboom · 02-24-07, 07:30 PM

Wonderfull shots!!!!!ThankYou for sharing!

Torplexed · 02-24-07, 08:01 PM

Great pics!! Looks like you got aboard the destroyer escort next door too. Where's Neal's cowboy hat?

IRONxMortlock · 02-24-07, 09:03 PM

That's a huge sub!

Sounds like a really interesting day out, I wish I could have been there.
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Ducimus · 02-24-07, 09:11 PM

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing!

Roads88 · 02-24-07, 09:28 PM

Thanks for posting the pics, really enjoyed them.

Anyone know what class the DE is? Don't recall it :hmm:

irish1958 · 02-24-07, 09:40 PM

Great pic MM
Thanks

Torplexed · 02-24-07, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Roads88

Thanks for posting the pics, really enjoyed them.

Anyone know what class the DE is? Don't recall it :hmm:

She's the Edsall Class destroyer escort Stewart (DE.238) Launched in 1942, built in Texas. (Brown Shipbuilding Yards in Houston.)

Onkel Neal · 02-24-07, 10:19 PM

Mookie, great meeting you.

You were a big help. Plus, we left with all our fingers intact.

Here's that pic of Cavalla in the storm I sopke of

Here are some others: http://www.cavalla.org/hurricane.html

cheers
Neal

Gino · 02-25-07, 12:45 AM

Nice pics...

Hey Neal, What about that sign that reads: Do not turn valves etc.
Are you guys afraid Cavalla will sink..? :rotfl:

If I ever get to the neighborhood I'll pay Cavalla a visit...

groetjes,

02-24-07, 06:35 PM	#1
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	So I loaded torpedoes into a Gato-class sub with Neal Stevens today... I had a great time today meeting Onkel Neal and the volunteer staff of the USS Cavalla in Galveston! I helped out (actually more or less tried to stay out of the way!) with the loading of a couple torpedoes into the forward torpedo room. Here's my photo album of the Cavalla and some pictures I took on the DE USS Stewart, which is also at Seawolf Park in Galveston. I didn't get as many as I would have liked of the actual torpedo load, but there's a ton of pictures of the interior of a Gato-class submarine. Enjoy! http://public.fotki.com/mookiemookie...-torpedo-load/ __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here. Last edited by mookiemookie; 02-24-07 at 10:02 PM.

02-24-07, 06:39 PM	#2
Sulikate Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Korea Posts: 834 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Nice pics mate __________________ Se flutua e não fala quack, afunde-o!

02-24-07, 06:44 PM	#3
hyperion2206 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Cologne, Germany Posts: 1,227 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Great pics mookiemookie, but you have to admit that Cavala's conning tower looks really awful! __________________ Career of Captain Jack Shaftoe:

02-24-07, 06:51 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,886 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	All I can say is wow Nice freakin pics __________________ Back in the Day

02-24-07, 08:01 PM	#8
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Great pics!! Looks like you got aboard the destroyer escort next door too. Where's Neal's cowboy hat? __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

02-24-07, 07:05 PM	#5
The General The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mountain Ash, Wales, U.K. Posts: 1,548 Downloads: 179 Uploads: 3	Freud would have a field-day with those photos.

02-24-07, 07:30 PM	#7
badaboom Weps Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 359 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	Wonderfull shots!!!!!ThankYou for sharing!

02-24-07, 09:03 PM	#9
IRONxMortlock Watch Officer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 339 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That's a huge sub! Sounds like a really interesting day out, I wish I could have been there. ________ HOT_MISTRESS4U Last edited by IRONxMortlock; 08-14-11 at 02:52 PM.

02-24-07, 09:11 PM	#10
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Awesome pics, thanks for sharing!

02-24-07, 09:28 PM	#11
Roads88 Sparky Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sacramento CA. Posts: 150 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting the pics, really enjoyed them. Anyone know what class the DE is? Don't recall it :hmm: __________________ It's useless for sheep to pass resolution after resolution in support of vegetarianism, while wolves maintain a separate opinion.---Unknown Author.

02-24-07, 09:40 PM	#12
irish1958 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Carmel, Indiana Posts: 3,250 Downloads: 320 Uploads: 11	Great pic MM Thanks __________________ Irish1958

02-24-07, 10:19 PM	#14
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Mookie, great meeting you. You were a big help. Plus, we left with all our fingers intact. Here's that pic of Cavalla in the storm I sopke of Here are some others: http://www.cavalla.org/hurricane.html cheers Neal __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

02-25-07, 12:45 AM	#15
Gino Pacific Sub Expert Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 148 Downloads: 56 Uploads: 0	Nice pics... Hey Neal, What about that sign that reads: Do not turn valves etc. Are you guys afraid Cavalla will sink..? :rotfl: If I ever get to the neighborhood I'll pay Cavalla a visit... groetjes, __________________ Gino