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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: Torpedo pusher photos & dimensions
« on: January 04, 2010, 03:41:09 AM »
This is great for the Batfish too as we made a few discoveries this past year...
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Museum Submarine Discussion / BATFISH Facebook Charity Page
« on: November 22, 2009, 10:03:25 PM »
I had to create a new Batfish page to fir within the Charity guidelines of a new grant program we are hoping to gain funding from. The new page will also help us promote the Batfish as a charity.
I need as many new friends as possible, and then as soon as our charity is listed, I'll provide info on how you can vote for us!
I've added a TON of photos, video, and info to the page and have a lot more to go, so the trip over to the facebook page is worth it. Here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/USS-Batfish-War-Memorial/181675983204?ref=mf
Look forward to seeing you soon!
I need as many new friends as possible, and then as soon as our charity is listed, I'll provide info on how you can vote for us!
I've added a TON of photos, video, and info to the page and have a lot more to go, so the trip over to the facebook page is worth it. Here is the link:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/USS-Batfish-War-Memorial/181675983204?ref=mf
Look forward to seeing you soon!
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Nice find there Rick!
« on: August 14, 2009, 11:19:18 PM »
Here are some other photos. One shows some small parts that we pulled from on eof the cosmoline batches. the parts look incredibly new. But what are they??
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Nice find there Rick!
« on: August 14, 2009, 11:10:00 PM »
So we need to clean the tubes. never done it before. what/how would you reccomend it and we need to pull rollers from at least one but the rollers further in are encased in original grease and they are very difficult to pull out. the tube walls are pretty nasty looking and are showing a lot of greening/corrosion.
THANKS for the IDs on the mysterious pieces too!!
THANKS for the IDs on the mysterious pieces too!!
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Batfish Fundraising
« on: August 14, 2009, 11:02:02 PM »
Maybe we can ask specifically for Ihhoffes help on this request? I can add Mary Fallin too. I know her pretty good as I worked with her detail when I was a cop and she was lt governor. Maybe I can get Keating to put in a word too.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Batfish Fundraising
« on: August 14, 2009, 02:09:57 AM »
I never could get a response from Inhoffe - so kudos on that. I wonder if there is any way we can pull of getting the boat's bell back.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Batfish Deck
« on: August 14, 2009, 02:08:15 AM »
I might also add that when I walked on this amazing deck this past weekend that it felt so solid and right beyond words. I live in OKC and it is extremely hard for me to get down and work on the deck. THESE GUYS ARE A GIFT BEYOND COMPARE. Thank you to all of you - without you the 'Fish would be in a bad place.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: BATFISH 40mm Restoration Update
« on: August 14, 2009, 02:04:18 AM »Just an update...apparently "guests" were up on the forty and broke the rod between the hand crank and the gear box that will allow the 40 to rotate horizontally.
I'm going to call Vaughn and see if I can get him to come out on the 2nd and fix that...and the gun lock mechanism.
Cross your fingers...
Talk with Tim Katzung too as he installed the lock mechanism.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Nice find there Rick!
« on: August 14, 2009, 01:59:52 AM »
OK - last one for now.
We also noticed a cool find INSIDE the tube doors. If you will note inthe photo below, there is a painting of the Rising Sun Flag image on the inner door. At first we got excited as this painting was only on two of the original doors (tubes 1 and 2 doors being retrofitted in the 50's). Numbers 5 and 6 are below the waterline and the ground level. We were unable to open them as we believe the outer doors may be open preventing the inner from being opened. So we couldn't see their inner doors. Our reason for excitment was the question - what if these were the tubes used in the Three Japanese sub kills? But we found the same painting in all of the Aft tube doors too. Correy Twilley (our BLHA Skipper) believes he has seen paintings like this before but on the outside of the doors and they represented Japanese kills. By the way - the sailor in the image captured by Monte is fellow Re-Enactor, Travis Franklin. He really busted his ass on all of the finds. THANKS TRAVIS!
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We also noticed a cool find INSIDE the tube doors. If you will note inthe photo below, there is a painting of the Rising Sun Flag image on the inner door. At first we got excited as this painting was only on two of the original doors (tubes 1 and 2 doors being retrofitted in the 50's). Numbers 5 and 6 are below the waterline and the ground level. We were unable to open them as we believe the outer doors may be open preventing the inner from being opened. So we couldn't see their inner doors. Our reason for excitment was the question - what if these were the tubes used in the Three Japanese sub kills? But we found the same painting in all of the Aft tube doors too. Correy Twilley (our BLHA Skipper) believes he has seen paintings like this before but on the outside of the doors and they represented Japanese kills. By the way - the sailor in the image captured by Monte is fellow Re-Enactor, Travis Franklin. He really busted his ass on all of the finds. THANKS TRAVIS!
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Nice find there Rick!
« on: August 14, 2009, 01:54:34 AM »
And yet another. This image is of two of the same part. One has been exposed and has deteriorated pretty bad through the decades, the other we found in the tube and it is in PRISTINE condition. The protective covering really did a great job. We replaced most of the objects we took out back into the original tube so that they would stay protected. We took only a few to the museum. The Cutie sled was the real knockout. There was a second sled but it had been under all the pieces we discovered in the Starboard tube and had been crushed by their weight throuh the decades. The good thing is that we now have the pieces from which replicas could be made. I would love to find someone to volunteer for that 
So - what are these pieces?
So - what are these pieces?
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Nice find there Rick!
« on: August 14, 2009, 01:46:21 AM »
Here is another photo with a mystery piece. It looks real familiar but I just can't put my finger on it. The piece is a diamond shape [very heavy] with a hole on either end. The suggestion was made that it might be used in manually adjusting the dive planes or lowering/raising the anchor. Again, any help would be appreciated. Thanks again to Monte Wilson for the pics.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: Nice find there Rick!
« on: August 14, 2009, 01:43:32 AM »
OK - I am geting in on this topic very late. Also - sorry I haven't been around in awhile. Been a tough year.
SO - We need help identifying some of our finds and I hope you might help us. Here is a photo taken by our 1945 Life Magazine War Correspondent [Re-Enactor] Monte Wilson of www.wilsonartmedia.com. I need to identify the long four pronged piece in the photo. We are assuming it is used in loading torpedos (makes sense as we found it in a torpedo tube). But the four prongs would not have fit the curent torps we have onboard, including the cutie. Can you help idnetify it and how it would be used? This is one of two we have onboard. The other is in pristine shape.
SO - We need help identifying some of our finds and I hope you might help us. Here is a photo taken by our 1945 Life Magazine War Correspondent [Re-Enactor] Monte Wilson of www.wilsonartmedia.com. I need to identify the long four pronged piece in the photo. We are assuming it is used in loading torpedos (makes sense as we found it in a torpedo tube). But the four prongs would not have fit the curent torps we have onboard, including the cutie. Can you help idnetify it and how it would be used? This is one of two we have onboard. The other is in pristine shape.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Batfish Bell
« on: November 20, 2008, 07:39:30 PM »
So, I have a design for a new memorial eternal patrol walk and would love to incorporate the Batfish bell in it. I don't think we have it. Where is the bell?
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How/who would be a good place to start looking/asking?
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How/who would be a good place to start looking/asking?
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: BATFISH DECK PLANS
« on: November 20, 2008, 02:15:20 AM »
Thanks!
BTW I have a director friend - the one who shot THE LAST DIVE aboard the Batfish who also did a doc on the John Brown. If any of you would want copies, he may have them available.
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BTW I have a director friend - the one who shot THE LAST DIVE aboard the Batfish who also did a doc on the John Brown. If any of you would want copies, he may have them available.
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USS Batfish (SS-310) / Re: BATFISH DECK PLANS
« on: November 19, 2008, 02:02:02 AM »
if yo can pass along his info to me again? bradley@scriptfolio.net