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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 28, 2008, 10:49:52 AM »
Once you and Bill figure this out, I'll modify the original list to reflect the new data.
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Website Updates and Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Upcoming additions to this forum
« on: February 28, 2008, 09:24:06 AM »
Lance,
I noticed that the forum times out quickly when it tries to load avatars and other graphics on the page. Anyway to change this?
I noticed that the forum times out quickly when it tries to load avatars and other graphics on the page. Anyway to change this?
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Sandblasting the Batfish
« on: February 28, 2008, 09:22:23 AM »
Rick,
Over in the Drum forum they mentioned that they can rent a sandblaster for $550/month and someone was donating the sand to them. They are estimating 2 months to sandblast the whole boat and still being open for visitors.
We have a huge sand bar out in front of the boat. Maybe we can get the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge it or give us some sand that they already have dredged. They recommend sandblasting over scraping, because scraping won't remove as much of the paint - and it takes forever. The sandblasting will take it down to the steel.
They are also sandblasting and painting the inside of fuel tanks. Has anyone been inside the Batfish fuel tanks?
Over in the Drum forum they mentioned that they can rent a sandblaster for $550/month and someone was donating the sand to them. They are estimating 2 months to sandblast the whole boat and still being open for visitors.
We have a huge sand bar out in front of the boat. Maybe we can get the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge it or give us some sand that they already have dredged. They recommend sandblasting over scraping, because scraping won't remove as much of the paint - and it takes forever. The sandblasting will take it down to the steel.
They are also sandblasting and painting the inside of fuel tanks. Has anyone been inside the Batfish fuel tanks?
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USS Drum (SS-228) / Re: Drum progress
« on: February 28, 2008, 09:06:46 AM »
The Batfish is near the Arkansas river in eastern Oklahoma. So, we don't have the salt spray issue to contend with, but we do get a lot of rain.
I like the sand blasting idea. $550/month to rent the machine sounds pretty reasonable. We have a large sand bar on our part of the river. Maybe we could get the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge it and give it to us.
How do you gain access to the fuel tanks?
I like the sand blasting idea. $550/month to rent the machine sounds pretty reasonable. We have a large sand bar on our part of the river. Maybe we could get the Army Corps of Engineers to dredge it and give it to us.
How do you gain access to the fuel tanks?
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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 27, 2008, 03:24:01 PM »
Okay. I have updated some of the list, as well.
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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 27, 2008, 02:26:36 PM »Quote
Mark, the address I have to send magazines to the Batfish is P. O. Box 253
253 or 235?
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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 27, 2008, 01:57:59 PM »
Okay, Bill. I'm waiting to hear from Rick about the right PO Box for the Batfish. I like the picture that you guys used for her on the USSVI Memorial page.
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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 27, 2008, 12:37:01 PM »
I'll ask Rick. One is a typo.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / 1MC/7MC Help & Parts Needed!
« on: February 27, 2008, 12:35:27 PM »
Some of you have already seen this, but for those of you that haven't, this is the current condition of the Batfish's 1MC/7MC inter-communications stack...
http://www.352nd-mlha.com/Batfish%201MC/index.html
We need copies of the blue prints and manuals for the MI-2590 and MI-2845 signal generators and the MI-2877A voltage amplifiers. Also, if anyone has spare parts for a 1MC MI-2181-F2 box, that would help us a lot, too. You can see what is missing in this photo...
http://www.352nd-mlha.com/Batfish%201MC/index.html
We need copies of the blue prints and manuals for the MI-2590 and MI-2845 signal generators and the MI-2877A voltage amplifiers. Also, if anyone has spare parts for a 1MC MI-2181-F2 box, that would help us a lot, too. You can see what is missing in this photo...
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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 27, 2008, 11:35:19 AM »
I remember verifying this info when I put the list together a few months ago. It just lacks phone numbers.
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New Member Introductions / Re: Hello from snakeyez!
« on: February 27, 2008, 11:34:16 AM »
Hi everyone. I've been doing WWII German reenacting since early 2005, but recently got involved with the Batfish when I moved to the Tulsa area in mid-07. We had a good time doing an event for the tourists in December and I'm looking forward to May. Our "Skipper" put together skits for the different compartments and it gave people a better idea of what life was like on a fleet boat. I highly recommend this approach for the other museums and the WWII Navy uniforms are relatively inexpensive compared to other uniforms - you don't need helmets or field equipment, which helps a lot.
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Museum Submarine Discussion / List of WWII Sub Museums
« on: February 27, 2008, 11:28:59 AM »
Snakeyez,
Here's the full list of WWII sub museums in the U.S. with contact info, including the U-505, in case you don't have it:
USS BATFISH (SS-310)
BALAO CLASS
Muskogee War Memorial Park
P.O. Box 253 (Corrected)
Muskogee, OK 74402
http://www.ussbatfish.com
USS BECUNA (SS-319)
BALAO CLASS
Independence Seaport Museum
211 S. Columbus Blvd (Corrected)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7612/becuna.html
USS BOWFIN (SS-287)
BALAO CLASS
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
11 Arizona Memorial Drive
Honolulu, HI 96818
http://www.bowfin.org/website/index.cfm
USS CAVALLA (SS-244)
GATO CLASS
Seawolf Park
Pelican Island
P.O. Box 3306
Galveston, TX 77550
http://www.cavalla.org/
USS CLAMAGORE (SS-343)
BALAO CLASS
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
http://www.patriotspoint.org/exhibits/fleet/clamagore.html
USS COBIA (SS-245)
GATO CLASS
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime Drive
Manitowoc, WI 54220
http://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/
USS COD (SS-224)
GATO CLASS
USS COD Submarine Memorial (Corrected)
c/o: Dr. John Fakan (Added)
661 Lee Ct. (Corrected)
Vermilion, Ohio 44089 (Corrected)
http://www.usscod.org/
USS CROAKER (SSK-246)
GATO CLASS
Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park
1 Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
http://www.ussvibuffalo.org/uss_croaker.html
USS DRUM (SS-228)
GATO CLASS
USS Alabama Battleship Commission
2703 Battleship Parkway, Box 65
Mobile, AL 36601
http://www.ussalabama.com/html/drum/index.php
USS LING (SS-297)
BALAO CLASS
Submarine Memorial Association
78 River St. (Added)
P.O. Box 395
Hackensack, NJ 07602
http://www.njnm.com/exhibits.html#
USS LIONFISH (SS-298)
BALAO CLASS
Battleship Cove
5 Water St. (Added)
Fall River, MA 02721
http://www.battleshipcove.org/ss298-history.htm
USS PAMPANITO (SS-383)
BALAO CLASS
National Maritime Museum Association
Pier 45, P.O. Box 470310 (Changed)
San Francisco, CA 94147-0310
http://www.maritime.org/pamphome.htm
USS RAZORBACK (SS-394)
BALAO CLASS
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
100 Riverfront Rd. (Added)
P.O. Box 5757
North Little Rock, AR 72119
http://www.aimm.museum/index.htm
USS REQUIN (SS-481)
TENCH CLASS
The Carnegie Science Center
1 Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5363
http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=38
USS SILVERSIDES (SS-236)
GATO CLASS
USS Silversides Naval & Maritime Museum
1346 Bluff St. (Added)
P.O. Box1692
Muskegon, MI 49443
http://www.glnmm.org/
USS TORSK (SS-423)
TENCH CLASS
Baltimore Maritime Museum
802 S. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
http://www.usstorsk.org/index.htm
U-505
TYP IX UNTERSEEBOOT
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/index.html
Here's the full list of WWII sub museums in the U.S. with contact info, including the U-505, in case you don't have it:
USS BATFISH (SS-310)
BALAO CLASS
Muskogee War Memorial Park
P.O. Box 253 (Corrected)
Muskogee, OK 74402
http://www.ussbatfish.com
USS BECUNA (SS-319)
BALAO CLASS
Independence Seaport Museum
211 S. Columbus Blvd (Corrected)
Philadelphia, PA 19106
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7612/becuna.html
USS BOWFIN (SS-287)
BALAO CLASS
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park
11 Arizona Memorial Drive
Honolulu, HI 96818
http://www.bowfin.org/website/index.cfm
USS CAVALLA (SS-244)
GATO CLASS
Seawolf Park
Pelican Island
P.O. Box 3306
Galveston, TX 77550
http://www.cavalla.org/
USS CLAMAGORE (SS-343)
BALAO CLASS
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
40 Patriots Point Road
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
http://www.patriotspoint.org/exhibits/fleet/clamagore.html
USS COBIA (SS-245)
GATO CLASS
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
75 Maritime Drive
Manitowoc, WI 54220
http://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/
USS COD (SS-224)
GATO CLASS
USS COD Submarine Memorial (Corrected)
c/o: Dr. John Fakan (Added)
661 Lee Ct. (Corrected)
Vermilion, Ohio 44089 (Corrected)
http://www.usscod.org/
USS CROAKER (SSK-246)
GATO CLASS
Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park
1 Naval Park Cove
Buffalo, NY 14202
http://www.ussvibuffalo.org/uss_croaker.html
USS DRUM (SS-228)
GATO CLASS
USS Alabama Battleship Commission
2703 Battleship Parkway, Box 65
Mobile, AL 36601
http://www.ussalabama.com/html/drum/index.php
USS LING (SS-297)
BALAO CLASS
Submarine Memorial Association
78 River St. (Added)
P.O. Box 395
Hackensack, NJ 07602
http://www.njnm.com/exhibits.html#
USS LIONFISH (SS-298)
BALAO CLASS
Battleship Cove
5 Water St. (Added)
Fall River, MA 02721
http://www.battleshipcove.org/ss298-history.htm
USS PAMPANITO (SS-383)
BALAO CLASS
National Maritime Museum Association
Pier 45, P.O. Box 470310 (Changed)
San Francisco, CA 94147-0310
http://www.maritime.org/pamphome.htm
USS RAZORBACK (SS-394)
BALAO CLASS
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum
100 Riverfront Rd. (Added)
P.O. Box 5757
North Little Rock, AR 72119
http://www.aimm.museum/index.htm
USS REQUIN (SS-481)
TENCH CLASS
The Carnegie Science Center
1 Allegheny Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5363
http://www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/default.aspx?pageId=38
USS SILVERSIDES (SS-236)
GATO CLASS
USS Silversides Naval & Maritime Museum
1346 Bluff St. (Added)
P.O. Box1692
Muskegon, MI 49443
http://www.glnmm.org/
USS TORSK (SS-423)
TENCH CLASS
Baltimore Maritime Museum
802 S. Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
http://www.usstorsk.org/index.htm
U-505
TYP IX UNTERSEEBOOT
Museum of Science and Industry
57th Street and Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60637
http://www.msichicago.org/exhibit/U505/index.html
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USS Drum (SS-228) / Re: Drum progress
« on: February 27, 2008, 11:13:06 AM »
Tom,
Have you come up with a cost estimate for your exterior overhaul?. The Batfish park estimates around $60K for scraping, painting, new deck, etc. We have the same advantage of being land-locked. Saves a lot of money on towing and dry dock fees.
Have you come up with a cost estimate for your exterior overhaul?. The Batfish park estimates around $60K for scraping, painting, new deck, etc. We have the same advantage of being land-locked. Saves a lot of money on towing and dry dock fees.