As a fellow American and a retired Army Infantryman, I’m proud of what all of you have done to preserve the old girl, I pray the next generation continues taking care of her and I think they will. Well done Navy!!
My dad was on SS 222 Bluefish on 8 patrols during WW II so this was a great video to demonstrate some of what he experienced. Thanks so much. BTW I heard so many stories from him about his time in submarines while I was growing up. He passed away at 92 years old but spent all his life in one small town in Oklahoma except for the years in WW II. It was certainly the most eventful time of his life.
In the early 70s I watched torpedoes being loaded into a boomer pretty much the same way. Angled hatch up front, angled framework attached to the hull and torpedo lowered to the boat on our traveling crane. On the framework I believe they still used ropes to lower into torpedo room. Framework must have been stored on the tender as there is no storage below deck. USS Simon Lake AS-33
Word is, those fish go down easier with a properly vociferous application of seafaring epithets and obscure nautical terms, and a few salty TLAs. At least dispensing the fish provides a more entertaining experience for the crew. I prefer the WD-40 too, Paul. Thanks, y'all!
Reminds me, the time, My AS, Sub Tender, dropped a Live "Mk57 subroc" down the loading hatch, on a 638 class attack sub, @ Norfolk, Pier 22, the whole base response team arrived!😵💫😮😰
Somehow it never occurred to me that you go to sea with the tubes loaded. It makes COMPLETE sense now that I think about it. I guess it's because guns DON'T sit loaded the whole time until they are needed and my brain just applied that rule in general. But yeah, torpedoes (and missiles in general) are big and if you don't load the tubes before sailing you are limiting how many shots you have and how quickly you can start firing when needed.
I've always thought they loaded them by putting them in the tubes from the outside and then moving them to the individual trays from there, with the tubes themselves being the last loaded. I can see this way being easier and much less wet if reloading at sea. Glad to be proven wrong.
@@paulfarace9595 Have to add it to the list of design pluses the fleet boats had. And of course when finished loading the torpedos you could have some ice cream or whatever chow came from the refrigerated storage.
I toured the sub first thing on Tues morning (7/9) and loved it all. I got to take my time looking at things and really got the feel of it that I could not get from books/movies/videos. I also mistook one of your deck painters for you, Paul, as he looked like you at a glance. Sorry. :D Regardless, well done to your and your crew. I look forward to coming again.
One of the best sprays for dissolving corrosion is Sea Foam’s Deep Creep. Deep Creep will visibly fizz up on a rusty bolt while PB Blaster sits around on a similarly rusty bolt.
Great job. Loved working on LA class subs. Remember the time we watched a loading and the sailors were beating on the ramp trying to get in place and realized they had it on backwards.😅
PB blaster is good stuff, but it sure does have a strong smell. But thats probably why it works so good ha. I probably wouldnt use it in tight quarters either, perfectly good out in the open tho
At 3:30 tension is when your pulling on something, compression is when you squeeze something. The strong backs ( the white bottle looking thing) goes between the 2 pad eyes and completes the rib that's cut out to let torpedoes fit through. When the strong back is in place and the big screw is tightened up it is in compression.
I can imagine the old boys looking down on these guys trying their best. Good vid. Thanks for sharing. My dad was a tender-diesel mechanic, and step father was 25 years sub engineman, chief! Respect to the silent service.
Pb blast is a joke, wd is only good for installing hoses. If you want the best rusty bolt fixer use marine fogging oil. Omc brand works the best. Been an automotive/marine tech most of my life. I've used it for 20 plus years to loosen everything from rusted stuff to freeing up seized steel bolts in aluminum parts. Great vid guys!!!❤
PB Blaster is great at loosening the rust. It does not keep rust from forming for very long in the weather. Once you get a joint moving freely WD 40 will keep the moisture from getting to the bare metal.
Excellent video. I believe this is the first time I have seen the "penthouse suite" bunk. Perhaps you always have it place on the Cod but, alas, I have not yet visited the Cod.
*FUN FACT!!* Modern Submarines make extensive use of double hatching their holes, with the inner-most hatch being hinged inwards to avoid being sucked out as the hatch lands are indexed from the open position to a locked position against the hull!
Thanks, Paul. Really a great video. I've seen photos of the fish hanging on a crane prior to being loaded into the torpedo room, but never the rest of the process. 🫡
I have a great interest in WWII and am a Brit. I found this very interesting and have subscribed. One question, how long would it take for a torpedo to be loaded from start to finish?
Years ago, I visited the Deutch Museum in Munich....Has a WWII German fleet submarine displayed. Couldn't decide if they built the museum, cut the sub into pieces, reassembled inside, or if the museum was built around the sub. Anyone know ?
I saw that sub in Munich in 1968. It is still there! That is my favorite museum in the world. And that is coming from a guy who lived within a couple of miles of the Smithsonian for ten years. Loved the Smithsonian too, but the museum in Munich, just wow.
Agreed. I have gone to almost every aviation museum in the West....Smithsonian #2 in VA . Gotta love a museum with a B-36 in the lobby. For our honeymoon, my wife took me to a tank museum. Decided she was a keeper.
You can see part two here!
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As a former torpedoman I can assure you that you need a bigger hammer.
Indeed!😂❤
Us KC-135 crew chiefs always had a BFH handy as well!
We used a 10 pound sledge hammer on the old m60a1...standard issue...
"Today on Submarine Cod we get loaded", Like to see Ryan top that!
The battle of New Jersey Cod
Where were you when we were looking for titles??? 😂😂😂😂
@@paulfarace9595 Drinking torpedo juice and eating a curators worth of ice cream
The Battle for the Rock Hall of Fame, boy what a time that was.
I know I'm getting old because the crew keeps looking younger and younger.
As a fellow American and a retired Army Infantryman, I’m proud of what all of you have done to preserve the old girl, I pray the next generation continues taking care of her and I think they will. Well done Navy!!
We're mostly civilians 😊.... but have Army, usmc, and Navy veterans too.
Thank you Paul and thank you to Molly and her parents. Another example of just how much thought went into the care and feeding of a fleet sub.
My dad was on SS 222 Bluefish on 8 patrols during WW II so this was a great video to demonstrate some of what he experienced. Thanks so much. BTW I heard so many stories from him about his time in submarines while I was growing up. He passed away at 92 years old but spent all his life in one small town in Oklahoma except for the years in WW II. It was certainly the most eventful time of his life.
In the early 70s I watched torpedoes being loaded into a boomer pretty much the same way. Angled hatch up front, angled framework attached to the hull and torpedo lowered to the boat on our traveling crane. On the framework I believe they still used ropes to lower into torpedo room. Framework must have been stored on the tender as there is no storage below deck. USS Simon Lake AS-33
It was we did the same- AS-36 L Y Spear.
Hmm - fast attacks load vertically through weapons shipping hatch - all equipment - sans crane - carried on board. ET1 (SS).
Paul, you found your match in Molly - she's not having any of it 😅
The topside loading cradle probably could use some quarterly PM's. You never know when you need to get a set of reloads.
Word is, those fish go down easier with a properly vociferous application of seafaring epithets and obscure nautical terms, and a few salty TLAs. At least dispensing the fish provides a more entertaining experience for the crew.
I prefer the WD-40 too, Paul. Thanks, y'all!
Fascinating!!! Thank you Sir. Bless our Vets 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Reminds me, the time, My AS, Sub Tender, dropped a Live "Mk57 subroc" down the loading hatch, on a 638 class attack sub, @ Norfolk, Pier 22, the whole base response team arrived!😵💫😮😰
Well it was a NUCLEAR WEAPON after all!😮😅😂
What's a 638? I was on a 637
Look at the crew getting the loading skid prepared, video imagery, and load. Great simulation, Paul!
Somehow it never occurred to me that you go to sea with the tubes loaded. It makes COMPLETE sense now that I think about it. I guess it's because guns DON'T sit loaded the whole time until they are needed and my brain just applied that rule in general. But yeah, torpedoes (and missiles in general) are big and if you don't load the tubes before sailing you are limiting how many shots you have and how quickly you can start firing when needed.
In WWII when warships entered the combat area, their guns were loaded ...
@@paulfarace9595 fair, but they didn't sail out of port with loaded guns. 8)
Yep, you need a bigger hammer for percussive maintenance! Fascinating vid!
I've always thought they loaded them by putting them in the tubes from the outside and then moving them to the individual trays from there, with the tubes themselves being the last loaded. I can see this way being easier and much less wet if reloading at sea. Glad to be proven wrong.
Some foreign (Soviet?) SUBS use the system you describe.
@@paulfarace9595 Have to add it to the list of design pluses the fleet boats had. And of course when finished loading the torpedos you could have some ice cream or whatever chow came from the refrigerated storage.
Read a book, lol.
I toured the sub first thing on Tues morning (7/9) and loved it all. I got to take my time looking at things and really got the feel of it that I could not get from books/movies/videos.
I also mistook one of your deck painters for you, Paul, as he looked like you at a glance. Sorry. :D
Regardless, well done to your and your crew. I look forward to coming again.
No wonder Tony gave me "that look!"😂
One of the best sprays for dissolving corrosion is Sea Foam’s Deep Creep. Deep Creep will visibly fizz up on a rusty bolt while PB Blaster sits around on a similarly rusty bolt.
Gotta try this product!😊
Just ordered two cans... if it doesn't work you are walking the plank!😅
@@paulfarace9595 Oh my! Sea foam better not let me down!
Kroil works great too but has a strong odor.
@@dw3897 Thanks. A gun smith friend speaks well of Kroil. It seems not quite as easy to find stocked on the shelf in hardware stores.
Very interesting and well done. BTW, Molly rocks 🤗
Doesn't she gush personality!😅😊❤
One of the most informative videos. Thanks, Paul, Molly, and Crew!
Very interesting! Looking forward to seeing how the torpedo shutters operate and seal! 👏👏👏✌️😃
Pretty good scene showing it in the WW2 film Destination Tokyo.
Good scene in "Run Silent, Run Deep" with a hatch dogs sheard off, leaking water. The crew dogged it down with ropes.
Great job. Loved working on LA class subs. Remember the time we watched a loading and the sailors were beating on the ramp trying to get in place and realized they had it on backwards.😅
that is sure great to see our youth getting involved !
Molly did good
Pb b'laster. Those fellas ought to sponsor you! A Cleveland company, after all!
I guess not after dissed their scent 😢😮😂...
I like Kroil better. Salt water boat mechanic here.
@@dpeter6396 I like Kroil, use it for stuck engines. It is pricey.
PB blaster is good stuff, but it sure does have a strong smell. But thats probably why it works so good ha. I probably wouldnt use it in tight quarters either, perfectly good out in the open tho
At 3:30 tension is when your pulling on something, compression is when you squeeze something. The strong backs ( the white bottle looking thing) goes between the 2 pad eyes and completes the rib that's cut out to let torpedoes fit through. When the strong back is in place and the big screw is tightened up it is in compression.
We
Are
Not
Engineers!😂
Thanks for the clarification 👍
Great video Paul. Never knew quit how they did it.
I can imagine the old boys looking down on these guys trying their best. Good vid. Thanks for sharing. My dad was a tender-diesel mechanic, and step father was 25 years sub engineman, chief! Respect to the silent service.
Shout out to the random DeLorean in the background.
Our friend Mike's car! 😂
so wise , Thank You. to think that ALL fits
Pb blast is a joke, wd is only good for installing hoses. If you want the best rusty bolt fixer use marine fogging oil. Omc brand works the best. Been an automotive/marine tech most of my life. I've used it for 20 plus years to loosen everything from rusted stuff to freeing up seized steel bolts in aluminum parts. Great vid guys!!!❤
Very interesting, Thank You !
PB Blaster is great at loosening the rust. It does not keep rust from forming for very long in the weather. Once you get a joint moving freely WD 40 will keep the moisture from getting to the bare metal.
Excellent video.
I believe this is the first time I have seen the "penthouse suite" bunk.
Perhaps you always have it place on the Cod but, alas, I have not yet visited the Cod.
This is GREAT -- thank you very much !
Molly may just be a submariner yet.
*FUN FACT!!*
Modern Submarines make extensive use of double hatching their holes,
with the inner-most hatch being hinged inwards to avoid being sucked out as the hatch lands are indexed from the open position to a locked position against the hull!
WWII-era fleet subs carried hatch doublers added in the war.
"We don't iron our clothes." 😅
Brilliant commentary, and good educational information.
I have been looking for a video on this exact subject. Thank you
Great footage.
Excellent video, Paul! Keep at it!
Luckily the cod is still living and having a great life 😊
All Hail Paul the Cod Father. 😆
Szimanski needs to get guests on camera.
Very cool! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks, Paul. Really a great video. I've seen photos of the fish hanging on a crane prior to being loaded into the torpedo room, but never the rest of the process. 🫡
50/50 transmission fluid/acetone makes a great penetrating oil.
AND TASTES GREAT OVER ICE 👍 🎉😂❤
It does in a pinch. Read my post about fogging oil.
Guess this begs the question, if you utilize gravity to load them, what’s needed to unload them? Pulling those things out doesn’t sound like fun.
Capstan!
236 has two strong backs (braces) in the ATR and one like this in the FTR.
Interesting... over engineering that they eliminated as construction moved along?
Awesome video!!!
No video of handling the reload inside the f'ard torpedo room?
Sorry we lost that footage in 1998... a curator from a sister sub squatted in front of our remote camera 📷! 😂😂😂
I have a great interest in WWII and am a Brit. I found this very interesting and have subscribed. One question, how long would it take for a torpedo to be loaded from start to finish?
Would depend on experience of the crew.
Well trained crew probably loaded a fish in 15 minutes.
@@dfirth224 I guess so.
@@paulfarace9595 Really! That's fast.
I'm with you on the WD40 thing big time
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If you want something that performs better than PB Blaster, and smells better than WD40, give Kano AeroKroil a try.
Thank you to all the “muscle”. Lol. It’s appreciated. How cool is that?
I absolutely hated loading fish! I'm a Sonarman and it was too much like work!
Thanks for sharing. Curious why a Dutch flag was flying behind you. I understand the US and Ukrainian flags.
Google Dutch sub O19
So, when torpedoes are loaded onto the boat , they do NOT go directly into the torpedo tubes ?
The first in the room go straight into the tubes in a war loadout.
For what it's worth I believe I've seen a candle on the internet that smells like WD40. 😉
Also, how many points are on the sub for fueling the sub?
Keep the candle.... your fuel question is intriguing 😮.
Years ago, I visited the Deutch Museum in Munich....Has a WWII German fleet submarine displayed. Couldn't decide if they built the museum, cut the sub into pieces, reassembled inside, or if the museum was built around the sub. Anyone know ?
I think the sub you saw was the set for the movie Das Boot!
I saw that sub in Munich in 1968. It is still there! That is my favorite museum in the world. And that is coming from a guy who lived within a couple of miles of the Smithsonian for ten years. Loved the Smithsonian too, but the museum in Munich, just wow.
Agreed. I have gone to almost every aviation museum in the West....Smithsonian #2 in VA . Gotta love a museum with a B-36 in the lobby. For our honeymoon, my wife took me to a tank museum. Decided she was a keeper.
Is the Cod in “ running “ order, if so, could she still dive?
Well, no memorial ship is in true running order, but I'm am proud to say that all of them are capable of diving!😂😂😂😂😂
@@paulfarace9595 but coming back up may be a different thing. gravity sucks even in water
Here in Michigan- USS Silversides routinely starts and runs her engines.
@@JLange642 Just watched "Down Periscope" for the tenth time, was that the Silversides they used for the open water shots?
use FREE-ALL over PB Blaster...
WD-40 is not a true lubricant .
Looks like a one man job to me. 😂
Only if Molly helps!😂
@@paulfarace9595 😂
Fluid Film is better than PB
Deep creap from Seafoam smells better
Pb is a Cleveland company.