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USS Ling (SS-297) / Re: USS Ling Status

« on: May 27, 2016, 10:12:49 AM »

Well, some sad news from the sounds of it   It seems this time they have actually been told they have 30 days to vacate... Whole article is here including a video http://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/redevelopment-plans-raise-concerns-uss-ling/

The Submarine Memorial Association was given 30 days to vacate the premises with an out date of May 31. That’s standard for a month-to-month lease. But there’s a snag.

De Laat and Les Altschuler say the USS Ling and many of the museum’s artifacts are on loan from the Navy, meaning they can’t be moved without permission.

The Navy is set to visit the site on June 6 to take inventory. The Submarine Memorial Association says it’s highly unlikely they’ll get permission to move items before that May 31 deadline.

“The very real possibility exists that if we cannot present this situation well to the Navy, they may come in and just say, ‘We’re going to eliminate this entire museum and memorial,’” de Laat said.

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: Uncle Sam is an idiot when it comes to light bulbs!

« on: December 29, 2013, 10:56:50 PM »

Actually, all is not lost.  There is a loophole in the incandescent bulb specs.  Rough duty will still be able to be produced and purchased as incandescent.  There is a small company in New Jersey that is making these now in all of the watt ranges (not sure about 40 though).

Here's there website - http://www.newcandescent.com/store/customer/

They even have the option of Frosted or Clear! And yes they even have 40 watt too!

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USS Ling (SS-297) / Re: USS Ling Status (Pictures)

« on: April 02, 2013, 04:49:37 PM »

This past Saturday while down in New Jersey visiting Family I taked the dad into stoping by the ling to take a look at her condition.

Pictures - http://s853.photobucket.com/user/qaz14595/library/USS%20Ling%20March%202013

The biggest two things I noticed was

1. Her morring lines - I would have thought they would have alteast made sure they where not so loose they where partly under the water. Another thing that surprised me as you saw in one of the pictures they still have a pile morring line or two that seem to be still mostly buried in silt ext. that eventually I think? seem to be tied somewhere. Along with how there was also what appeared to be a good morring line that seems to be semi-covered in moss growing on it.

2. You had to almost continuously watch where you walked to avoid goose droppings, I wonder just how much of Ling herself is covered in droppings. It also seems like there might be geese living in that area under the main deck (Though I could easily be wrong about that!).

All in all still seems like a fair amount of cleanup still needs to be done!

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School of the Boat / Re: School of the Boat 5 Mar 13 (DC POWER)

« on: March 07, 2013, 07:21:07 PM »

Mark,

Contact Tim Rizzuto on the USS Slater because they use their stoves, ovens every month and I believe they are on DC power and they have had to bring her back to life from a WWII DE to a Greek DE back and then back to her US Navy WWII standards... You would be amazed at their online publication "slater signals" as to how far she has come in the last 10 years.

Far from Every Month!! - Every Satuday & Monday which are the two Big Volunteer Days (Exepct for this winter due the forward expansion joint being replaced) they are used for Chow which is just 2 or $3 on Average! And I could easily be wrong but I think they are AC since when they tired to run the 24" Carbon Arc Searchlight in Nov 2012 it was a joint effort with the engineers using the 8 Cyl Ships Service Generator to create the DC power for the Searchlight so based that is why I think they are AC power. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1anYB4cLl3I Video Of the 8 Cyl Generator Running for those intrested by the way.

& This video I put together sums up the progress that we have done since she has returned from Greece with before & affter views of most of the major compartments onboard - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hHgCbRh588


P.S Sorry about Derailing this thread with Slater Stuff! 

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USS Ling (SS-297) / Re: USS Ling Status

« on: March 06, 2013, 11:03:07 PM »

Ahh, Alright. And it seems the ling is not all that popular with the news seeing how this is the only article I cold find in relation to her current status is. http://www.northjersey.com/community/192432821_Navy_museum_remains_closed__seeks_funding_for_repairs_submarine_Ling_site.html?c=y&page=1

If only we had a ling person on the forums to answer all of our questions 

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USS Ling (SS-297) / Re: USS Ling Status

« on: March 06, 2013, 07:06:38 PM »

Jim,

Did they have any idea when they might try to deal with the list? If they have not been able to get to her to blow the water out of the tanks, I wonder what else it is that they may find once they can get to her. And any chance of getting a few picutres of her with the current list?

Thank you!

Thomas, Slater Volunteer

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New Member Introductions / Hello, USS Slater Volunteer

« on: July 08, 2012, 02:50:54 PM »

Hello all,

I have been learking (I guess you can call it that   ) Around hear for a few month's & though I would finally get around to doing my Introduction thing!

I'm Thomas & I'm from upstate New york in Sullivan County. Im 16 (17 in Aug.) going to be senior in High school in September & most of all A volunteer at the USS Slater DE 766 in Albany NY the only Destroyer Escort still afloat in America out of 563 made during the war!

If any of you are intrested here are my collection of Pictures from my time volunteering on board (Theres a Sub-Album off of the main link for every day I have been on board)

http://s853.photobucket.com/albums/ab99/qaz14595/USS%20Slater/