Wow! Didn't know they drydocked the Pampanito. As a Bay Area native, I've always thought this thing was super cool. Stayed overnight onboard as a cub scout when I was little. I'd heard that it was actually operational (engines could run and it could drive around on the surface) but I never got any confirmation on that. Very cool to see the torpedo tube doors operate.
The number one engine does run, but she has no props. On memorial day they run the engine after the Memorial service and then let the audience tour the boat with the engine running. It gives you a whole new perspective about diesel engines and the enginemen that maintain and operate them! Two engine rooms, two engines each at 1600 horsepower each, gives you 6400 horsepower and 24 miles per hour surfaced.
I remember when I was a kid and I got to camp out inside the Pampanito with my Cub Scout group. It was the coolest thing I've ever done. She's a tough old girl and is probably one of the best kept veteran ships in San Francisco. I always like to keep tabs on her because she's one of my favourite ships, and I was glad to see she was back in the water, standing proud as ever when I went to San Francisco way back in January.
I spent the night on this submarine in the 90’s when I was a Boy Scout. We watched old black and white submarine movies in the torpedo room. Awesome experience.
Joshy Presley If I recall, you could touch some equipment and other equipment was behind plexiglas or ropes. We did crawl up into one of the turrets and could touch most of the stuff. It was my son at the controls instead of me. You don't realize how large the equipment is until you're standing next to it!
Every precaution is taken to make them as quiet as possible but they still make a distinctive sound when opening/closing. Generally not much more than 10-15 seconds between opening the shutter door, outer tube door and launching the weapon. Leaves only enough time to bend over and kiss your keester bye bye :) As a former Submarine SONAR operator I've heard my share of this during training exercises. And it's nowhere near that loud when things are properly maintained.
The loudness of the door might be from the server rust and lack of mantmence seen on the hull in the video. Could still be repaired if you had money and time though
Gary Martin that’s so cool! I’m doing ROTC for either the Navy, Army or Marines (yes I know I gotta decide quick) I’ve always wanted to be a submariner and command one but I’m 6 foot lol. What was your experience? In a small recap lol
@@tommygun2491 Small recap: Tight, cramped conditions (walking down a passageway your shoulders would touch both sides) with absolutely no access to the outside world for up to 90 days at a time. Not enough racks (bunks) to allow each crew member his own, therefore 3 men shared 2 bunks (one was always on watch). It was literally week upon week of sheer boredom, broken by the occasional passing Soviet SSN, SSBN or surface craft (more than that is classified). At 6ft you would not be able to stand up straight without hitting your head. Although the Navy dispensed with the height limits back in the '70s. Until then it was 5ft 9in maximum. But even with all that I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Submarine crews are more family than anything else. "The Hunt for Red October" is considered something of a comedy in the Submarine world.
@@garymartin6987 I work with a guy who was on a sub tender, he said subs are called sewer pipes. What did you think of Crimson Tide? The Navy wanted me to join and try for a reactor tech since I guess they were in short supply. Wish I had joined.
I did a headphone tour of the Pampanito at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco over 20 years ago. I highly recommend it to any history buff if the boat is still docked there.
I did it a couple yrs after you. SF City Council barred the USS Iowa from being permanently docking there. I'm surprised they haven't gotten around to booting this proud, old, little guy out of the bay...and the Jeremiah O'Brien..
Did same back In 86' surprising how many men could be crammed in a tube, it takes a certain breed for that duty. We have the USS IOWA @ San Pedro, haven't toured yet.
@@joekurtz8303 I can remember right after 9-11, walking down Embarcadero along SF waterfront and seeing a "Welcome USS Iowa" banner handing from front of little car named Sinbad's at Pier 2, right where Market St runs into Embarcadero. Five yrs later, as I left town, city council said, "We do not want this city's name associated with a United States ship of war." And, despite Feinstein having obtained 15 mil $$$ in museum refurbishment funds from Congress, SF said "screw you" to the WWII generation due to their hatred of "W." The amount of money lost to SF not having that ship there (right where street cars turn from Market into Embarcadero at the Ferry Bldg) is staggering. But they don't give a shit.
Thanks for posting that. I ALWAYS wondered how that door system worked. Seems like it operates with the opening of the outer cap for the torpedo tube. I always thought it was a separate operation to open the hull door and then the outer torpedo door.
@Johnston Steiner Stern torpedo tubes are highly useful. Generally speaking, you don't want to have to charge your target in a sub. These make sense if you really think about it, because you can line up an attack vector, and fire forwards, then withdraw, while also being able to shoot yet more torpedoes. That's very good unless you intend to use your own submarine as a large torpedo.
I don't profess to be an expert......but im PRETTY SURE the Japanese Destroyers could hear you all the way in Tokyo Bay XD LOL!!!!! But seriously though thats AWESOME!!!! I had no idea the tube doors were still functional!!! Awesome to see them still working! Needs some oil and WD40 though lol
Got to tour the Pampanito a few years ago on a visit to San Francisco. Was so glad I toured her. So glad I never had to serve on a WW2 sub, way too cramped! Staff was super cool, too. Spent some time chatting with a real cool native San Franciscan Asian dude. He was nice enough to let me use the restroom in the maintenance space they have on the pier!
Keep up the good work Steve from Annapolis Maryland love the old diesel submarines they were very well built with a lot of pride Lotto awesome plumbing that's why it still works today do not care for nuclear power
Hey! The USS pampanito balao class submarine. Just visited her about 2 years ago in California. And she's amazing. Too bad I didn't get to see her torpedo tubes opening
Hope they have her out of the water for restoration work. Most of the boats at the S.F. maritime museum were rotting away below the waterline for as long as I remember.
She is not technically from SFMNHP but is owned by the Museum Association. Pampanito is about as original and operational of a WWII sub as you will find. When this was taken they were replacing some corroded parts and doing preventative maintenance. Granted, not perfect but she has engines that work, mostly operational. Her fire control systems were restored by a friend of mine who said it was so cool to run it and have the last firing solution come out. Now the other ships that are part of SFMNHP are in much worse than when I was a volunteer there bu they've been worse. The volunteer program does so little and there is not the money or professionals working on the ships today. Thankfully neither Pampinito or Jeri were hurt when C shed burned down not 50' from them. This brief video was from her last haul out. I got to go on a tour. Pretty cool to see out of the water. CA Thayer was mostly rebuilt below the waterline and above a few years ago, Balcultha's hull plating was replaced below the water line again just a little while ago. That leaves Eppelton Hall, Hercules, Eureka, and Alma for the larger craft. Alma is in fine sailing shape and not rotting as far as I know. Hercules is getting closer to full operational shape though I don't know how she is below the waterline. Eppe will likely never see much restoration. Eureka sadly is in bad shape and it seems like yesterday, on her 100th she was in fine shape but ships really do take almost as much money and work at rest as at sea.
@@alwaysbearded1 thanks, great to know there is more going on than meets the eye. Haven't been back to SF for nearly a decade, but I remember visible wood rot and metal components rusted out of existence. Visited the USS Constitution as well as HMS Victorious several years ago- truly impressive. Hopefully we can value and preserve our history for future generations.
They need to be placed in indoor building. USS Olympia, USS Texas. Basically a over sized house basement would be built, the ships would be moved into them, and a building would be constructed around the basement that would contain the ship. Even if the museum were to be shut down for years they would be out of the elements unlike the ships that sit in water.
@@jmd1743 Might be alright for steel ships but for wood that would not be so good. Wood ships need to maintain constant humidity as in nearly saturated below the waterline and humid above. Pretty easy to achieve in salt water. Fresh water is death to wooden ships though. No, more money and staff who care and are allowed to care, bond and love the ships. All the ships that are capable of being used like Alma and soon Hercules should be used. The best way to preserve them. A dedicated crew and ample funding.
"And which do you think we will use more often sailor?! The coffee or the lard? You think we are all going to jump out of bed and have a big hot steaming cup of PIG FAT?!" "Well it depends on if it's a cold morning si-"
[after blowing two of Sarris' men out the airlock] Fred Kwan: Sorry, I was - door was a little sticky. Did you see that? I'll get one of my boys up here with a can of WD-40. Galaxy Quest
robinmyman , I’m not saying there would be little detectable noise, but the water would give the door some lubrication. About 25 years back on that girl for me. Even then the self-guided tour back then was all I could handle. The Queen Mary is much more comfortable 🤪
At first I thought what and why. Old rickety hunk of junk. Open and close torpedo doors, rusted and noisey, really? Then I watched videos about the history and the men who served aboard this submarine, now I know why and who. I am truly humbled.
I was on board that rusty bucket a few years back. Im 6'3" it felt eerily cramped. Now looking at this video It looks terrifying getting back on board. Glad she seems to be out of the water.
@@jonathanmckeage8222 The round part of the outer door seals the tube when its closed. Once a torpedo is in the tube and the tube is sealed the outer door is opened flooding the tube around the torpedo. After firing the outer door is closed and the flooded tube is pumped out to allow the inner door at the back of the tube in the torpedo compartment to be opened for reloading.
@@jhorn64 that may have been true in WW 2 but these days you flood the tube prior to opening the outer door. This way you avoid the sound event of water rushing in and air leaving the tube. Plus balance/bouyancy is maintained with more precision.
The outer rectangular sliding square door is only to make the shape of the sub as smooth as possible. As you can see from the video, it has no rubber sealing surface and so is obviously not waterproof - it doesn't need to be. Behind the rectangular outer is the circular torpedo tube muzzle door. If you look carefully, you can see for a few seconds that this has a rubber seal around the edge. The muzzle door does make a perfect seal and can withstand the external water pressures well in excess of the submarines crush depth. The torpedo tube also has a breech door that can be opened inside the sub in order for the crew to load a torpedo. To ensure that rust doesn't disturb the perfect seal, the entire tubes plus muzzle/breech door assemblies are all made of non ferrous metal alloys such as bronze and have high tech chemical resistant rubber seals. A complex mechanical interlock prevents the breech door from being openned when the muzzle door is open, since it would not be a good thing if it was possible to open both doors underwater! Here is a closer look at the torpedo tube doors plus photos of the operating mechanism www.thaiwreckdiver.com/lagarto.htm - the seals are still good even after deacades underwater.
They did a fair amount of work on her. They never seem to have enough money for more scheduled haulouts so they cram in as much maintenance as possible. I got to tour her while she was on the floating drydock which, by the way, is a WWII concrete dry dock also owned by the association that owns Pampanito. Wish we had done that with my school or scout troop. I had to grow up to find the time to visit. Spent my volunteer time on the ships at SFMNHP instead but this ship would have been my second choice. If you still live within traveling distance check it out. Did you hear about the fire that took out the historic shed next to the ship? Awful but the ships are safe.
@Matthew Caughey Very true. You can help. The museum association is always willing to take donations and you can help with volunteer labor too, depending on your skills.
Opens torpedo door
Sonar Operator: Ears start bleeding
BC Bob too loud
@BC Bob Not just "too loud", but "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too loud".
That noise would be picked up by sonar operators for hundreds of miles.
WD40 will take care of that
@BC Bob the ship is almost 80 years old, in water sound travels. Normally you wouldn't hear that creaking sound
I doubt it was designed to operate dry
*Torpedo door *
*opens*
*Every Japanese ship within 4 miles*
*HEAVY BREATHING
Possibly 40 miles, talk about transients, that's one loud outer door. Probably hasn't been oiled in several decades.
not with mark 14 torpedos they aren't, yanks might shit their pants though
Came to make a Mark 14 comment, found one already, excellent.
Ehh. Not if he is shooting those duds the US had for almost the whole war
@@mikee9756 by late 43 early 44 the subs got better detonators on the mk14s and they really started to terrorize Japanese cargo ships.
“Better not miss, because everyone within 200 miles knows we’re here now!”
I mean, it's a WW2 sub, they're lucky it hasn't just rusted into one piece.
That thing is loud... I could only imagine what goes through the sonar mans ears
powerstroke0459 it’s because it’s old
@@powerstroke0459 "Must be whale"
well, its almost 80 years old...
That door's machenism is so brilliant.
Nobody:
*RUclips: It's quarantine, they'll watch anything.*
I've always wondered how the mechanism works to open the torpedo tubes on the US WW2 era submarines. Very interesting footage!
Captain: sailor, get some WD-40 on that!
Sailor: sorry, can't cap'n, left the little red straw in port
wait you don't drink it like a caprisun?
“Submarines, stealthiest form of modern warfare”
*Also submarines*
“BLUUUUUURRHHH!”
Give me a ping, Vasili. One ping only, please.
It's too late Vadim, adios.
Stimpy&Ren hilariously true!! 😂🤣😂
Russians dont take a dump without a plan son.
Asked you to speak your mind, Jack, but Jesus-! XD
The man vos a pig! 🐖
Conn-Sonar: Transient, own ship!
Hahaha classic
Crazy Ivan!
Wow! Didn't know they drydocked the Pampanito. As a Bay Area native, I've always thought this thing was super cool. Stayed overnight onboard as a cub scout when I was little. I'd heard that it was actually operational (engines could run and it could drive around on the surface) but I never got any confirmation on that. Very cool to see the torpedo tube doors operate.
The number one engine does run, but she has no props. On memorial day they run the engine after the Memorial service and then let the audience tour the boat with the engine running. It gives you a whole new perspective about diesel engines and the enginemen that maintain and operate them! Two engine rooms, two engines each at 1600 horsepower each, gives you 6400 horsepower and 24 miles per hour surfaced.
sounds like my knees when I get out of bed
I laughed, then my knee said, "Enjoy". I feel your pain too.
I remember when I was a kid and I got to camp out inside the Pampanito with my Cub Scout group. It was the coolest thing I've ever done. She's a tough old girl and is probably one of the best kept veteran ships in San Francisco. I always like to keep tabs on her because she's one of my favourite ships, and I was glad to see she was back in the water, standing proud as ever when I went to San Francisco way back in January.
“She may not be the youngest bell at the bar, but she’ll turn a head or two…”
Cmdr Tom Dodge
Tell him to roll down the windows
Or the sunroof ?!
he left his keys in the ignition
Screen door
I spent the night on this submarine in the 90’s when I was a Boy Scout. We watched old black and white submarine movies in the torpedo room. Awesome experience.
I slept on the battleship New Jersey from scouting. That was great too.
Joshy Presley If I recall, you could touch some equipment and other equipment was behind plexiglas or ropes. We did crawl up into one of the turrets and could touch most of the stuff. It was my son at the controls instead of me. You don't realize how large the equipment is until you're standing next to it!
Cool little video. I toured this sub back in 1984 during my Navy days. Mighty cramped, of course I am 6'4" and was husky even then. 😎
Hunt for Red October: "Has he opened his outer doors yet? No Captain" I always wondered how they knew that. Now I know.
Every precaution is taken to make them as quiet as possible but they still make a distinctive sound when opening/closing. Generally not much more than 10-15 seconds between opening the shutter door, outer tube door and launching the weapon. Leaves only enough time to bend over and kiss your keester bye bye :) As a former Submarine SONAR operator I've heard my share of this during training exercises. And it's nowhere near that loud when things are properly maintained.
The loudness of the door might be from the server rust and lack of mantmence seen on the hull in the video. Could still be repaired if you had money and time though
Gary Martin that’s so cool! I’m doing ROTC for either the Navy, Army or Marines (yes I know I gotta decide quick) I’ve always wanted to be a submariner and command one but I’m 6 foot lol. What was your experience? In a small recap lol
@@tommygun2491 Small recap: Tight, cramped conditions (walking down a passageway your shoulders would touch both sides) with absolutely no access to the outside world for up to 90 days at a time. Not enough racks (bunks) to allow each crew member his own, therefore 3 men shared 2 bunks (one was always on watch). It was literally week upon week of sheer boredom, broken by the occasional passing Soviet SSN, SSBN or surface craft (more than that is classified). At 6ft you would not be able to stand up straight without hitting your head. Although the Navy dispensed with the height limits back in the '70s. Until then it was 5ft 9in maximum. But even with all that I wouldn't trade the experience for anything. Submarine crews are more family than anything else. "The Hunt for Red October" is considered something of a comedy in the Submarine world.
@@garymartin6987 I work with a guy who was on a sub tender, he said subs are called sewer pipes. What did you think of Crimson Tide? The Navy wanted me to join and try for a reactor tech since I guess they were in short supply. Wish I had joined.
I did a headphone tour of the Pampanito at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco over 20 years ago. I highly recommend it to any history buff if the boat is still docked there.
I did it a couple yrs after you. SF City Council barred the USS Iowa from being permanently docking there. I'm surprised they haven't gotten around to booting this proud, old, little guy out of the bay...and the Jeremiah O'Brien..
Did same back In 86' surprising how many men could be crammed in a tube, it takes a certain breed for that duty.
We have the USS IOWA @ San Pedro, haven't toured yet.
@@joekurtz8303 I can remember right after 9-11, walking down Embarcadero along SF waterfront and seeing a "Welcome USS Iowa" banner handing from front of little car named Sinbad's at Pier 2, right where Market St runs into Embarcadero. Five yrs later, as I left town, city council said, "We do not want this city's name associated with a United States ship of war." And, despite Feinstein having obtained 15 mil $$$ in museum refurbishment funds from Congress, SF said "screw you" to the WWII generation due to their hatred of "W." The amount of money lost to SF not having that ship there (right where street cars turn from Market into Embarcadero at the Ferry Bldg) is staggering. But they don't give a shit.
Yes. Still there. Escaped the fire on the pier. The liberty ship was not harmed either. Burned most of the building next to them.
@@williamerdman3349 didn't even know about those close fires.
When you absolutely have to be heard from half-way across the Pacific:
Folks keep commenting on the noise, but remember, how rusty this is vs how she was during war time.
Thanks for posting that. I ALWAYS wondered how that door system worked. Seems like it operates with the opening of the outer cap for the torpedo tube. I always thought it was a separate operation to open the hull door and then the outer torpedo door.
Open fire.
In the open water
Los Los Los!
@Johnston Steiner Stern torpedo tubes are highly useful. Generally speaking, you don't want to have to charge your target in a sub. These make sense if you really think about it, because you can line up an attack vector, and fire forwards, then withdraw, while also being able to shoot yet more torpedoes. That's very good unless you intend to use your own submarine as a large torpedo.
@Johnston Steiner They cab fire it in the back, and then have it turns to the target(s),can't they.
@Johnston Steiner Not necessarily. Just another direction to shoot from.
That door needs a bit of vaseline.
no...that door needs a LOT of vaseline.
That noise is the horn meant to warn fish away from the door as it opens.
Wd-40*
So does hillary
@@bucke6928 wasn't invented till the atlas missile
I don't profess to be an expert......but im PRETTY SURE the Japanese Destroyers could hear you all the way in Tokyo Bay XD LOL!!!!! But seriously though thats AWESOME!!!! I had no idea the tube doors were still functional!!! Awesome to see them still working! Needs some oil and WD40 though lol
Bro she's old, give her a break. In her prime she's pretty stealthy.
Got to tour the Pampanito a few years ago on a visit to San Francisco. Was so glad I toured her. So glad I never had to serve on a WW2 sub, way too cramped! Staff was super cool, too. Spent some time chatting with a real cool native San Franciscan Asian dude. He was nice enough to let me use the restroom in the maintenance space they have on the pier!
Everybody gangsta until the torpedo door shoots the real torpedos
Keep up the good work Steve from Annapolis Maryland love the old diesel submarines they were very well built with a lot of pride Lotto awesome plumbing that's why it still works today do not care for nuclear power
Everybody's gangsters until torpedo tubes start opening up at them lmao
I had the pleasure of touring this sub back in 98/99. It was awesome...and freakin' tiny inside.
Yes, but was the lard on the lower shelf, or the top shelf? And the coffee?
75 years ago...eh
Today...OMG!!! THAT WAS AMAZING!!!
"Alright, someone go find Buckman, launch him out of a torpedo tube..."
Me: I've seen everything on RUclips... RUclips:hold my beer
Hey! The USS pampanito balao class submarine. Just visited her about 2 years ago in California. And she's amazing. Too bad I didn't get to see her torpedo tubes opening
Beautiful machine and a great piece of history. Shame not many being restored or people interested in anymore.
USS Pampanito was used in the movie Down Periscope (1995) as the USS Stingray
I love that movie. Welcome aboard. 😏🤣
One of the very few, if not the last still fully functional BALAO class submarines.
Hope they have her out of the water for restoration work. Most of the boats at the S.F. maritime museum were rotting away below the waterline for as long as I remember.
She is not technically from SFMNHP but is owned by the Museum Association. Pampanito is about as original and operational of a WWII sub as you will find. When this was taken they were replacing some corroded parts and doing preventative maintenance. Granted, not perfect but she has engines that work, mostly operational. Her fire control systems were restored by a friend of mine who said it was so cool to run it and have the last firing solution come out. Now the other ships that are part of SFMNHP are in much worse than when I was a volunteer there bu they've been worse. The volunteer program does so little and there is not the money or professionals working on the ships today. Thankfully neither Pampinito or Jeri were hurt when C shed burned down not 50' from them. This brief video was from her last haul out. I got to go on a tour. Pretty cool to see out of the water. CA Thayer was mostly rebuilt below the waterline and above a few years ago, Balcultha's hull plating was replaced below the water line again just a little while ago. That leaves Eppelton Hall, Hercules, Eureka, and Alma for the larger craft. Alma is in fine sailing shape and not rotting as far as I know. Hercules is getting closer to full operational shape though I don't know how she is below the waterline. Eppe will likely never see much restoration. Eureka sadly is in bad shape and it seems like yesterday, on her 100th she was in fine shape but ships really do take almost as much money and work at rest as at sea.
@@alwaysbearded1 thanks, great to know there is more going on than meets the eye. Haven't been back to SF for nearly a decade, but I remember visible wood rot and metal components rusted out of existence. Visited the USS Constitution as well as HMS Victorious several years ago- truly impressive. Hopefully we can value and preserve our history for future generations.
They need to be placed in indoor building. USS Olympia, USS Texas. Basically a over sized house basement would be built, the ships would be moved into them, and a building would be constructed around the basement that would contain the ship.
Even if the museum were to be shut down for years they would be out of the elements unlike the ships that sit in water.
@@robertgallagher7734 they need to moved out of SF before they are turned into homeless, heroin Adict housing
@@jmd1743 Might be alright for steel ships but for wood that would not be so good. Wood ships need to maintain constant humidity as in nearly saturated below the waterline and humid above. Pretty easy to achieve in salt water. Fresh water is death to wooden ships though. No, more money and staff who care and are allowed to care, bond and love the ships. All the ships that are capable of being used like Alma and soon Hercules should be used. The best way to preserve them. A dedicated crew and ample funding.
I have been on this Sub.
That was a fun day!
I think lower door need some Lubrication.
Awesome thank you for posting!!!!!
That opening door sound simulates humpback singing.
No need for time travel in the future, then.
Pretty neat. Always wondered how the 2 doors worked together.
I still remember sleeping on that thing when I was like 6 years old in the cub scouts. Shit was ass but was still a super cool experience lol
I did too but was in Sea Scouts. Still was a Navy ship then at Mare Island- 1960s.
Amazing it still works and flawlessly. Given the plans and chemicals, I bet the Men of that era could have built the Space Shuttle.
Flawlessly is... maybe a bit generous. The thing can't move under its own power anymore.
"And which do you think we will use more often sailor?! The coffee or the lard?
You think we are all going to jump out of bed and have a big hot steaming cup of PIG FAT?!"
"Well it depends on if it's a cold morning si-"
He might have been better off on the Merrimack!!!
Or on the USS Rustoleum!!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful!
Very cool thank you for sharing that.
I was waiting for the shoot...
*Door Opens*
Sonar Operators within 100 miles radius: *Head explodes*
The door squeaked because it was old dry metal. If it was wet and underwater it wouldn't make such a creak.
@@winstonpoplin :)
That was pretty neat. Barry
I guess this is in my recommendations because of all of the Down Periscope clips I watched today.
[after blowing two of Sarris' men out the airlock]
Fred Kwan: Sorry, I was - door was a little sticky. Did you see that? I'll get one of my boys up here with a can of WD-40.
Galaxy Quest
Such an under rated movie.
Saw it last month. Guess it’s time to see again!
Jeeze...the enemy could hear that 50 miles away!
robinmyman , I’m not saying there would be little detectable noise, but the water would give the door some lubrication. About 25 years back on that girl for me. Even then the self-guided tour back then was all I could handle. The Queen Mary is much more comfortable 🤪
The sound was so loud Sonar probably heard it from his residence in Canada (if you know, you know).
"Match generated bearings and shoot!"
captain, torpedo at 300
: they cant find us in the ice
Very interesting!
It’s cool to do the tour of all the ships parked there.
At first I thought what and why. Old rickety hunk of junk. Open and close torpedo doors, rusted and noisey, really? Then I watched videos about the history and the men who served aboard this submarine, now I know why and who. I am truly humbled.
Does anyone else think that the dude kinda sounds like Steve Buscemi?
yes he does
Everybody be gangsta till they hear the captain say *torpedo away*
The last thing any surface ship ever wants to hear,
I can see the same thing with the USS Croaker here in Buffalo
William Macy loves old submarines!
I was on board that rusty bucket a few years back. Im 6'3" it felt eerily cramped. Now looking at this video It looks terrifying getting back on board. Glad she seems to be out of the water.
Calo Q. Wimp......
Is this where they launch the photon torpedoes?
Reads that with photon torpedo sounds coming out of tubes
Ha ha ha...
That thing has definitely seen better days...
Every sonar in 100 miles heard that torpedo tube door open lol.
USS Stingray SS-161 ^o^
He might have been better off on the Merrimack!!!
@@romangeneral23 😄
I've always wondered how the outer door seals shut
It doesnt
@@jameshunter5899 so when u open the inner door the water is aloud in then
@@jonathanmckeage8222 The round part of the outer door seals the tube when its closed. Once a torpedo is in the tube and the tube is sealed the outer door is opened flooding the tube around the torpedo. After firing the outer door is closed and the flooded tube is pumped out to allow the inner door at the back of the tube in the torpedo compartment to be opened for reloading.
@@jhorn64 that may have been true in WW 2 but these days you flood the tube prior to opening the outer door.
This way you avoid the sound event of water rushing in and air leaving the tube. Plus balance/bouyancy is maintained with more precision.
@@pauld6967 I think even the WW2 boats had flood valves to fill the tubes, as without them it would be very hard to open against the pressure.
*Torpedo tube opens*
HOLY FUCK I GOT THAT, TWO CYCLES!
"Flood stern tube one!"
REEEERRRECKKREEKSREKSLSKJFL;AKJDF!
Enemy hydrophone operator, "Da Faq?"
Is that to be a watertight seal when closed?
@@kuckoo9036 Thanks!
@craig chick kubisz Thks!
The outer rectangular sliding square door is only to make the shape of the sub as smooth as possible. As you can see from the video, it has no rubber sealing surface and so is obviously not waterproof - it doesn't need to be. Behind the rectangular outer is the circular torpedo tube muzzle door. If you look carefully, you can see for a few seconds that this has a rubber seal around the edge. The muzzle door does make a perfect seal and can withstand the external water pressures well in excess of the submarines crush depth. The torpedo tube also has a breech door that can be opened inside the sub in order for the crew to load a torpedo. To ensure that rust doesn't disturb the perfect seal, the entire tubes plus muzzle/breech door assemblies are all made of non ferrous metal alloys such as bronze and have high tech chemical resistant rubber seals. A complex mechanical interlock prevents the breech door from being openned when the muzzle door is open, since it would not be a good thing if it was possible to open both doors underwater! Here is a closer look at the torpedo tube doors plus photos of the operating mechanism www.thaiwreckdiver.com/lagarto.htm - the seals are still good even after deacades underwater.
@@scubaengineering Thks much for the through explanation.
@@scubaengineering Thank you
I love it! History rules
Time to let in some fresh air
This thing looks like it has already seen combat..lol
Well...she actually DID.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pampanito_(SS-383)
Is this sub dry berthed permanently. I remember watching down periscope great movie.
I remember when she was in Stockton ca.
It seems that the weapon system of this old boat are maintained intact and still operational.
Soo if we ducktaped it it wont open and self destruction right
Was this the submarine used in the movie Down Periscope?
"Artyom! I hear loud hedge! I think they are going to shoot!"
Use flex seal or duct tape
WD 40 actualy :D
Someone stick their dick in it...
That is something you won’t see everyday!
"Open the pod bay doors HAL!"
exciting.....
How many reloads would a sub have?
He that’s prettty good
Oh that is what it sounds like.
Sounds like it needs elbow grease 🤣😂🤷🏽♀️💯
That's spooky
Isnt that the sub from down periscope?
Bit of jb weld and a few rattle cans and it'll be good as new.
Insane technology. What is her launch date?
Cool
Simple door opens and shuts yet here we all are. LOL You just don't see that very often...
Very cool.....I have dived HMS Stubbon in Malta @ 58 mts not USA feet lol
Sounds cool...check out Gulf Fleet 31 in Hurghada Egypt....
Got that to work what about the rest
I stayed overnight on the Pampanito when I was a kid, is she under restoration?
she went in for a repair in dry dock. I haven't been toured her since she came back, but she does look good with a new coat of paint on
They did a fair amount of work on her. They never seem to have enough money for more scheduled haulouts so they cram in as much maintenance as possible. I got to tour her while she was on the floating drydock which, by the way, is a WWII concrete dry dock also owned by the association that owns Pampanito. Wish we had done that with my school or scout troop. I had to grow up to find the time to visit. Spent my volunteer time on the ships at SFMNHP instead but this ship would have been my second choice. If you still live within traveling distance check it out. Did you hear about the fire that took out the historic shed next to the ship? Awful but the ships are safe.
@Matthew Caughey Very true. You can help. The museum association is always willing to take donations and you can help with volunteer labor too, depending on your skills.
Next, get some video of the screen door.
Why Is There A Big Hole In The Top Of The Hull?