USS Torsk WWII Submarine Full Tour
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- Joshua Hanlon is joined by Brian Auer for a tour of the USS Torsk World War II submarine.
Info for visiting can be found on the Historic Ships in Baltimore website: historicships....
This video was recorded in May 2024.
I am glad you mentioned the smell. In the 60s, my dad took me to a WW2 submarine, and that thing stunk to high heaven! Fuel, oil, and body odor permeated the entire submarine. The guy giving the tour said those smells would always be there. That settled it; no sub-duty for me!
There are woman on da boats today so the potpourri and poon will cancel out the barak obummer body odor and other nasty smells.
@@MikeS-vb1bs I don't think anyone really asked for or wanted your shitty comments.
When i was stationed on the port of Pusan, Korea, 01/1969 - 02/1970, in a U.S.Army transportation company, living on a barge built up into 2 decks for quarters, we had those WW2 era diesel subs tie up along us for supplies, mainly food, and to use our showers before going down to the local honky-tonk section known as Texas street, for some adult entertainment. All those guys smelled strongly of engine grease. Also i would pickup classified stuff at the main base’s S2/3/ everyday which included the expected arrival of a submarine coming into port, but the local "business"girls always knew when they’d be coming.
@@MikeS-vb1bsdo you have the slighest clue how spacious and clean modern submarines are? There are even showers in them these days, and ventilation (nuclear ones can extract oxygen from the seawater)
I've been in this submarine in Baltimore twice and it does not smell.
I have toured numerous WWII submarines, and two things stand out. The first is the very tight quarters. I can only imagine it filled with food and 80 people coming and going 24 hours per day. The second is the incredible complexity. There are wires, gauges, switches, plumbing fixtures and much more everywhere. These things were designed by geniuses and crewed by heroes. Brian has an encyclopedic knowledge of this ship and explained everything for the viewers. Thanks for the video, Joshua.
hot-bunking as well.
Thank you, What a great tour.
At time stamp 45:45 you show a Taylor ice cream machine, my dad was a service man for Taylor in the 1970’s / 1980’s and he asked me ( 12 or 13 years old ) if I wanted to help him on a service call.
We went to the sub base in Groton CT and I helped him carry in his equipment the ice cream machine was already installed but he had to bring it online and train the personnel on how to use and maintain it.
The crew served me lunch, lobster ! And one of the officers gave me a tour of the boat.
I am over 60 now and I must admit that afternoon spent on that sub was one of the most incredible afternoons of my entire life.
Thank you dad
Incredible story, thanks for sharing.
This is easily the most detailed, most knowledgeable sub tour I’ve seen, both in person and video.
Thanks for sharing.
Are you the presenter's mother 👩, coworker, or employee of the organization that runs the ship? Because your comment is sooo transparently a reaction to the well-intentioned criticism of the misinformation in the program.
@@paulfarace9595 Sorry, no to all my friend. Just stumbled onto the video thru my recommendations. Likely because I have watched more than a few ship tours here.
My thoughts are genuine and fully mine. I do find it interesting that you find it so easy to attribute ulterior motives to perfect strangers with absolutely zero evidence.
@@paulfarace9595 Oh do tell Paul
@@paulfarace9595 Be quiet, Paul.
I'm just amazed at how complex the submarines were. My hats off to all Submariners, past and present.
This is the most comprehensive tour I have ever seen. Felt like I was there. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much! We record and edit our tours specifically so you'll feel like you're on the ship with our guide.
This is the best 1hr and 10 mins ive had in ages, fascinating stuff, and our tour today, was by far the best ive ever heard
I was able to tour the Torsk when I was 7. It was amazing as a little boy! I will never forget that experience. If you have kids, give them an opportunity like seeing a ship like that in person.
I clicked on this and then realized it was over an hour but definitely worth it. From most of the curators I've watched, they are all very knowledgeable.
Fascinating excursion! Thank you!
My father was on the U-603 for one mission in WW2. They traveled from Kiel to Tokyo Bay and back. This mission is not documented on any U-boat site. He said that on this mission all of the forward torpedo tubes were loaded to make room for three large crates that were delivered to Japan. He said that they only surfaced at night to recharge the batteries. If they could, each crew member had time to puff their smokes but had to shield them with their hands to avoid being detected since the light emitted could be detected for a considerable distance at night. He remembers seeing Mt. Fuji and a Japanese officer with lots of medals. They delivered their cargo and returned to Germany safely. Luckily he got transferred to another ship soon after that. The U-603 was sunk later in the Atlantic Ocean by the USS Bronstein, a Destroyer Escort. Dad was a cook.
I toured the USS Torsk many years ago. I enjoyed this video much more than the actual tour, because during the tour I felt an overwhelming sense of claustrophobia. I truly couldn't get out of that sub fast enough. And the claustrophobia has stayed with me to this day. It took a strong, brave person to be a submariner and we all should be thankful for those who "stepped up to the plate".
U got me hooked , this tour guide is great. He's seen it all a thousand times and still talks enthusiastic about it.
That is really interesting--thanks for the tour,--I could listen to the "tour-guide"-all day,--very "precise"-great-stuff !!
This was a really good tour, the curator (or tour guide, I'm not sure) is very knowledgeable. I loved when he rambled information. I follow the battleship NJ channel (I'm like 20 miles from that ship in NJ) and this was the best ship tour I've seen other then that channel. I'm sure there are others but I haven't discovered those channels yet. Crazy some of that tech is still classified because it's still new to some countries. Think I'll visit this ship in the near future, fascinating tour!
WELL DONE ! Your Tour Guide was Amazing, I learned more from listening to him than reading about Subs and from other Tours. I toured the U.S.S. Lionfish back in the 80's. Located at Battleship Cove, Fall River, MA. She was also a WW-II vessel. Enjoyed this very much, Thank You.
Just an excellent tour guide. Learned soooo much from his explanation. Thank you.
He has a plethora of knowledge and so enjoyable tour and education on subs.❤
This is the first submarine that I have seen that has an anchor!
My home town Burton upon Trent, in the UK has an anchor from HMS Resolution, which is a decommissioned nuclear submarine, on display near our war memorial. So Boats do have anchors even today :-)
I tour US WWII submarines and ships whenever I'm in a city that has one. I can't believe I missed this when I was in Baltimore!
I had a friend that was on the 340 boat USS Entemador. I had the opportunity to visit with him in New London. I got to tour the boat with him. They had a family day and i actually went for a submarine ride. It was amazing all the things that were stuffed in that small space. I give a lot of credit to the guys who served on those boats.
Thank you so much for putting this together and sharing it!!
Took a tour on one in San Francisco back around 2001 happened that day actual veterans who served on that same boat were inside some of the areas shows us what their jobs were how the sub operated. It was really cool to actually speak directly to the men who fought in these subs during WW2. I asked about being depth charged he said it was scary as hell. They were mostly from little later in the war as the US entered in 41 subs were not really deployed by the US in great numbers for few years. They told me that these were really fast on the surface most of the time they traveled above water like a fast attack surface ship only descending to fire a torpedo or avoid enemy ship. I was around 30 years old unfortunately didn't go back again now all of them have passed on.
RIP Men. Thank you for giving the ultimate sacrifice to our country.
Can't believe I watched the entire video. That was a great tour. Thanks
Outstanding Video.Thank You.
They had add on snorkels for the Type VII and Type IX U-Boats. Wasn't just the Type XXI.
I was there in late April 2024. Enjoyed the walk through even though my replacement knees and hips argued. It was well maintained for its age. Worth the tour cost which also included the US Constellation. Another tour thats impressive. History! Love it all.
The carrier Constellation?
@@frednugent2310 No - the tall ship in Baltimore harbor.
@@bogtrottername7001 Okay, thank you. Was just wondering because my brother served on the carrier USS Constellation.
My uncle was a volunteer on the Torsk- maybe still, i know he wears the USS Torsk hat, often. I remember him putting my brother and I inside of that right torpedo tube when we were like 8-10. great times and very cool tour. He showed us some places where most people couldnt see
I remember sleeping in the Torsk on the bottom bunk on the left, just before the mess. I'm 6'3" and it was quite fun getting in there!
I'm a 21 year retired U S Navy Chief Petty Officer and served on surface ships. I find Brian's knowledge of the submarine very very impressive. I'll bet mot of the Sailors who served on this sub didn't know most of the things he knows. I was one of the guys he talked about who did the "Simple" flag signal. It's actually called Semaphore when using the hand signals though. We have a hand position for every letter of the alphabet. Great video though. I watched it a couple of times
Hea surface guy...tell us bubbleheads about all your great liberty ports...fellow chief
I bet all former assigned sailors and crew would know every part of the boat being it was required to qualify to serve on it.
@s.porter8646 those liberty ports were awesome but they are times of the past. The surface Navy has fallen right in with you guys. Just about every deployed surface ship is breaking records for continuous days at sea. I couldn't do it. That's not what surface sailing is about.
@@robertking5701 I'm not bragging about days at sea . BAD..but we did pull in, about to throw the heavey...nope, captain say, back out for another 60 days
@s.porter8646 I heard you guys ate pretty good food though?
I live in Indiana now but was born and raised in Baltimore. I spent 8 years in the Navy. I always wanted to go on that Sub when I was at the inner harbour or at the O's game. Glad you made this video.
The lower torpedo in the aft torpedo room is not a Mk14, its a Mk45, a nuclear armed torpedo from the cold war era, just like the one in the tube. The Navy will neither confirm nor deny that Torsk carried those torpedoes, but we know other submarines of the same type and in the same time frame would have carried them. Air for the diesels is pulled in through the main induction, which is basically just a big air intake in the back of the sail, it can be pulled in through the hatches but it does have its own main intake. Nautilus was laid down, meaning construction began, in 1952, she really wasn't in use till 1954/1955. You can fire the torpedoes from the rooms if you need to, there are manual fire controls on each tube, this is essentially a backup system which you find throughout the boat on most main systems. She was rated and tested to around 400ft, the Tench boats were theoretically rated for 600, this information isn't classified and using that as a continued excuse is kind of silly, I'd take whatever the vets are telling me as accurate especially if its a generally agreed on statement.
Fun fact. Torsk is the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish word for cod and Atlantic cod.
Wow
I also believe the US had a submarine named "USS Cod" So you had two!!
@@formercap54 Yea, I was just surprised to find something american in my native language ;)
Interesting fact !
Fun fact cod is cod there is no difference we don’t need you racism here buck-o just because one came from a better ocean doesn’t mean you can discriminate
I’m convinced some of the best people in American are museum guides. This guy is just great
It's true. All petroleum distillates float. We still use this in our destroyers. They are called, "seawater-compensated tanks." On pure surface ships, it's a matter of stability. If the tanks run dry, the ship sits higher in the water and thus is less stable.
Asphalt doesn't float. (At least, I don't think it does... I may be wrong)
Edit- though it's probably more correctly called 'a product of distillation' rather than a distillate, since it's the heaviest fraction.)
We do not put seawater in our ships fuel tanks today. U.S. ships use distillate fuel, not fuel oil anymore, and that type of fuel must be kept absolutely pure. OSCS(SW) USN RET'D 1978-2002
@@patrickmccrann991 you sure about that? DDGs and CGs still use them. FFGs did not. Don’t know what they do with LCS, but there’s a whole procedure for stripping. I retired two years ago and compensated tanks were still in use on at least those two ship classes.
@EricCoop I spent 24 years on FF, FFGs, and CGs and we never put seawater in our fuel tanks. We may have had that ability; however, we never did it because of fuel purity requirements. I think it was needed more when ships were smaller and carried much less fuel.
@@patrickmccrann991 I operated on pure distilled-ates as possible ( sake, ciders & Guinness ). HMC (AW)
Thank you Josh and Brian for you time snd knowledge. I enjoyed this video. I was glued. Lol
Not a ship....its a boat.
Worked on it in 1990.
Nuclear requirement for positive control was the START treaty, not the Geneva convention. (signed before nuclear weapons were invented)
I was given that tour by an old crew member of the Torsk.
THIS is an absolutely RIVETING essay. Thank you so much. I was a landlocked sailor, 68-74, ETR-2, maintained GCA RADAR and TACAN, NAS Miramar, 70-74
I spent 45 days babysitting the Torsk in MAR_APR '68 in Boston with 2 FN's. we worked 24 on and 48 off and all lived nearby so we went home on our off time. I slept in what you call boys country, yes we were allowed to sleep and walked the boat every 4 hrs. It was kinda eery being alone , no ghosts showed. No log book kept during that time and I was discgarged from the Navy from her, officially from 1st NavDis.
Great tour of this boat
This boat was built in my hometown. The radar might have been installed by my grandmother. That was her job during WW2 at PNS.
I toured this submarine years ago, amazing how little room people had on these boats.
Fantastic tour, thanks Brian for all of your info and Joshua for the channel.
In 1970 - 71 I was a Marine stationed at Marine Barracks 8th & I, with our actual quarters in the Washington Naval Yard. At that time the USS Torsk was moored at the Naval Yard.
One evening while walking around the Navsl Yard I boarded the Torsk. Apparently my footsteps on the deck alerted the watchman that someone was on the sub. I was startled to find I was not alone when a hatch in the foredeck opened and I was asked what I was doing on the sub. After I explained my presence the watchman gave me a very detailed personal tour of the USS Torsk.
To that watchman, Thank You.
I recall doing a tour of a US submarine from the WW2 era when it was on a meet and greet tour of New Zealand in around 1970. The submarine was the USS Menhaden, I was around 10 years old and it was quite a thrill.
Thanks for sharing
Great video enjoyed every minute of it
Snorkel was invented by the Dutch in 1938. The Germans learned of it when they captured the Netherlands' submarines. It took them a couple of years to start integrating it into their fleet.
Modern day warships do not have wood decking. The "floor" is made of STS Armor, or in other words: hardened steel plates. The surface meant to be walked on in modern warships has a grit applied to the surface usually through an epoxy.
What a knowledgeable guy. As a 37 year old guy who grew up in Tampa Bay I love boats and built my own sailboat that I sailed to the islands and Mexico over the course of two years. I find the war ships and really any boat fascinating. Wish I had the ability to become a captain on a cruise ship or something similar. As for now I'll continue taking people on jet skis around the Tampa Bay Clearwater Dunedin area.
Cool video guys keep it up
Excellent videos with this gentleman. Thanks for sharing
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currently serving on an ssgn submarine it’s crazy to see how far these boats have come
As an old Vietnam Vet ( medic ) I found this video incredible . I learned so much about how things were done during my dates of service ( 68-71 ) on board a sub . I "heard " that a sub or subs came into the Saigon area during the war , and was or were , docked there . The only questions I have is . Were there on board CO2 " scrubbers " for oxygen , and how did you maintain the atmospheric pressure on board ?
I rode nuclear submarines during the cold war, and this is an excellent tour with very good information.
The torpedos were fired from both the control room AND the torpedo room.
They fired the torpedo from the control room and the torpedo man in the torpedo room also had a big red button he hit when he heard the order from the control room. this was a backup system just in case damage to the ship knocked out the wireing from the control room to the torpedo room.
this was because there was many feet of wire from the control room to the torpedo room but only about 8 feet of wire from the fire button in the torpedo room fire switch to the air valve. and on old subs the torpedo man opened a fast acting valve that used no electricty.
The torpedoes are fired from the forward and after torpedo room. Ross Rasmussen USS Segundo SS398 1960-1964
@@398segundo Thank you for your service Ross. I spent 1700 hours in the P-3C Orion hunting submariners like yourself :-)
This is one of THE best sub tours, if not ship tours, I've even seen/heard. Thank you Brian for all your info and knowledge and doing what you do. Thanks guys for this amazing video. Damn good stuff!
I'm surprised by the amount of misinformation he gives in his tour.
At 1:00:43, you put your hand on the MK 19 gyro compass and indicated that the main gyro compass was under there, in fact under there is the control cabinet which houses the electronics for the stable element which in fact you touched. Retired USN IC Electrician.
So many other incorrect things as well...
@@paulfarace9595 Like what he said about the Mk14 torpedo as being reliable which it most certainly was not especially at the beginning of the war.
Ive read most of the books on WW2 subs. They say the crew would take the torpedoes apart and make modifications. During the start of the war when they would circle around and sink the sub. Can you confirm this?
What a fantastic tour. Thank you very much. In Germany's Laboe I visited a type 7 and in Hamburg the type 21. It is special to see that the technology on all these boats from that time is more or less the same. Except the boat in Harmburg has a more contemporary design.
58:00 I served aboard HMCS Rainbow SS75 formerly the USS Argonaut SS 475 in the early 70,s Canadian Navy. Test depth was 412 ft. Best of times for a 20 to guy. I completed the qualification course in about 1 year. Very proud of my Submariner badge. Quartmaster department.
This documentary was very nice to watch. 👍❤ I was very surprised how an American submarine looked inside compared to a contemporary German one. I have served on a very old Swedish submarine for a very short time it was built in a way reminiscent of the German ones with all pipes valves visible and accessible also stations placed in a similar order. The problem with diesel emissions is not such a big problem anymore with modern steering engines. In Sweden, we have used steering motors since 1988 Now you can lie in the u-position for more than 10 days without exposing yourself.
What an incredible tour and narration!! Absolutely the best I’ve ever witnessed!!
I toured her in B-more a few years ago I was amazed how tight it was in there . movies did these boats no justice
A very interesting tour. I was surprised that he said that the Mk14 torpedo was reliable, because it was not prior to late 1944. The issues with the Mk14 are well documented. Also, officers interacted constantly with the sub crew. Yes, they had a separate head and ward room. But, in a US Fleet Boat everyone is on top of one another every day.
Actually, problems with the Mk. 14 were solved by late 1943, not 1944.
@@patrickmccrann991 You are right! I should have checked my facts before posting.
Sadly the wide range of torpedo problems carried well into 1944 with erratic runs if Mark 18s and Mark 14s still in inventory. Cod's 4th patrol in late 1944 saw 24 fish fired without any hits, a new load of fish with the same skipper saw a major increase in hits.
@@paulfarace9595 True Paul. The Tang was sunk by its own runaway torpedo in early 1945.
@@patrickmccrann991 Don't forget the detonator problems, I think it was Mk6 detonator.
What a superb presentation. Always great to see someone so passionate about what they do. With this guide it was obvious. I hope his employer appreciates his work.
Yes, he's great!
Great video and tour presentation. I remember years ago when i lived in Baltimore and would come to admire the torsk and think about the life at sea she must of had and the constellation the sister ship to the Constitution another fasinating ship with history it was being reoutfitted many years ago .anyway very fond memories 😊😊
Excellent video and the tour was wonderful and very informative. Back in 1986 I went on a self guided tour of a Fleet Sub in San Francisco. I looked it up and it's the USS Pampanito built in 1943. I guess it's pretty similar to the USS Torsk. One thing I remember is there is almost no space on the sub that wan't being used by something. Also I remember in that sub the crew head didn't have a door on it as I remember. It had a curtain and when you sat on the toilet your legs were sticking out into the aisle. But I will tell you a gained a tremendous respect for the men that had to serve on these sub back in the day. Even on this video it doesn't really show just how small and cramped it all is.
Excellent demonstration!!!
I used to love going to the Inner Harbor and the Baltimore aquarium back in the '80s I've been on that submarine many times
@1:08, the submarine naming convention is States. They went from sea creatures to famous Americans to fish (the Sea Wolf, but that whole class was conflated; Sea Wolf, Connecticut, Jimmy Carter) and with the Virginia Class, it's States.
The first US Submarine SS 1 was named after Philip Holland. Many were also named using Letters and several in the mix after that were also named after peeps. Glenard P Lipscomb/Hyman G Rickover etc. But you got the gist in the naming.
Submarine names depend on the class of the boat. The first 41 SSBN class boats were named for Americans (George Washington, Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, etc) The newer SSBN's are named for states. Most fast attack boats, SSN's, are named for cities, except for the newest Virginia class.
Great tour and video. Anytime you can learn some thing, it’s a bonus. Thanks to you, your camera guy and the guide himself.
Just so you'll know, diesel engines do not have chokes. The throttle only controls fuel. Airflow is not controlled on a diesel. (except maybe in an emergency "
runaway" condition) Thanks for the video.
That is only true on some diesels. On my Mercedes 1964 model W110 200d the throttle butterfly controls airflow and consequently inlet manifold vacuum.
On my two Detroit Diesels, I have a small one (353) and my big boy a (8V-71)
They both have emergency close valves
On the (353) it's a manual wire. On the
(8V-71) It's an electric pressure switch. Button on dash, when I push button the
Black box activated a pressure lever, both block OFF the main AIR into 2 stroke engines.
@@rp1645 Yes sir. I had a 6-71 run away on me back in the Navy. I swear, when I tripped the flapper, the darn thing sped up. The only thing that stopped it was a CO2 fire extinguisher. It was past wore out anyway.
@@39junker
I went back to Virginia on summer camp in the late 1970s when in NG. The Army Base had a huge building full of 6-71 Detroit Diesel for training on. It was amazing to see all those engines just for training and doing a fault check
Crews would do something to a 6-71 and the other group would find trouble shot the problem
Are NG unit was full of LCM-8s, with main engine being the 6-71.
Sounds to me like you might have served on an old pig boat.? Me to Segundo SS398
After 10 years of Navy time, the narration and physical tour was most interesting. All my time was spent aboard Destroyers, and most activities were hunting Submarines even though I was serving during 1057-1967 we were still concerned about Russian subs.
I watched few videos of submarines and visited 2 of them. this is the best submarine video I watched. so very well explained.
Excellent video!! Very informative and very entertaining.
That was most informative , and really helps to understand the type of men that manned these ships. Many thanks.
Thank you guys so much! Would love to see her in person some day. Excellent walk-through in the meantime. 👍🍻💚🇺🇸
Snorkels were built into Dutch submarines in 1940... (although the CSS Hunley had in essence a snorkel for her crew). Some good information from the guide... but sad to say too much wrong information.
The ship was updated with a snorkel and other equipment post war.
Yes, the u-boat snorkels followed the Dutch ideas.
Latterly they could be detected by airborne radar. And depth charged.
The guide really knows how to deliver his information in a fun way. well done. Great video
Quite a lesson in physics, chemistry, hydrology among other things. Thanks!
Wow... I have been studying these old submarines for a while (even read some of the original machine books) seen many educational videos, but this is the best I seen so far. Information comes fast enough to be very interesting, and explained enough that I would have understood it even it I did not know a thing about subs.
Thank you!
I served aboard and qualified in submarines on the USS Grenadier SS525 from 1966 to
1970. Grenadier was aTench class converted to GUPPY ll. It was very similar to this boat.
I think this guide did an excellent job of explaining the basics of serving aboard a diesel/electric submarine in the 1 hr. tour.
Thanks for all the detail. I learned a lot today.
Thanks for the tour
The juke box in the galley is the same kind they have/had at "Johnny Rockets" restaurant. Thats pretty cool!
I hate commenting on RUclips but man. This is so educational. Thank you for your opportunity to share this wisdom & video. I’ve learned alot from this. Not to mention the inspirations!
Keep these tour video coming. Great content. Bryan has done a wonderful job on this video and the previous one.
When I was at Sub School in New London in 1955 she was the school boat.
This instructor evidently doesn’t know about the main induction valve. When at sea the only open hatch is in the sail that leads to conning tower.
Good point...the diesels used a LOT of air, the main induction valve and piping were 36" in diameter.
@@stevepotthast4911 Bingo. You rate your dolfins,
Thank you, Josh & Brian.
Enjoyed the tour.
New subscriber...
Thanks for an excellently narrated sub tour.
Very well done. Thank you, both.
Well done! The museum is always closed whenever I'm able to visit the sub, so this was a treat for me to see a guided tour.
A fantastic tour! I learned quite a few new things. Thank you.
WOW! So many details I never knew or thought of! WOW!
What a great tour guide
Awesome tour. Thank you.
new subscriber. IMO the most impressive sub tour i have ever viewed. TY kindly. Best wishes!
This is a great walk-thru review, and I am curious about like the mess deck area, is all of that shiny metal stainless steel or polished aluminum?
I wish he or you could have shown us more of the kitchen cooking area, that is in a super specialty place onboard any ship of any Era.
What type of "weight's" were used for ejecting garbage from this submarine? Lead?
If there are 6 Forward & 4 Aft firing torpedo buttons, why does the control box have 7+5 buttons? The center of the panel has 3 verticle buttons but no firing red switch, so what were they for?
@01:06:45 the escape hatch was used for letting out dive teams or UDT operators that could go ashore on enemy held territory using inflatable rafts or just swim gear.
Also, the deck guns were not covered nor the enclosed Flying Bridge and Radar topside or the Scullery. The Wardrooms Pantry got more attention than the Galley did :(
But you still get thumbs up & like for this effort.
I served four years abord the USS Segundo SS398 so I have a little Knowledge about subs. And I appreciate what you are doing showcasing the subs of yesterday. However I think the tour guide been misinformed about so much. he needs a tour guide.
I have a WWII-era sub and I totally agree. He propagated so many old myths that we're trying to eradicate.
I was on USS Blenny (SS324), our test depth in the late 1960s was 310 feet and we leaked like a screen door at that depth, near the end of Blenny's life. I'm sure she had a 600 + foot depth when new. Italians we'd sold boats to and they refurbished hatch seals, etc. thought nothing of going to 600 feet.
Been on this boat as a tourist. What always amazes me is that 80+ men live on something so small.
Yup......
Went on the Torsk several years ago when visiting the aquarium.
Being 6'4" and 235 lbs the inside was NOT comfortable.
I couldn't imagine being on there for weeks or months at a time.
Excellent tour. Thank you all.
thank you for this detailed content as I likely will never make it myself!