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Individual Submarine Boards => USS Batfish (SS-310) => Topic started by: Mark Sarsfield on June 09, 2008, 10:56:03 PM
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I took these photos for a game modder that is working on a radar mod for Silent Hunter IV, but I figured that you guys would enjoy them as well. This is one of the last SS-2 radar sets in the world...
www.352nd-mlha.com/Batfish%20SS-2/SS2%20Radar.html
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Batfish got a lot of post-war upgrades! Do CAVALLA and CROAKER have similar sets? I think so, but can't say for sure.
Great photos!
PF
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Didn't SS radar start replacing SJ-1 radar in 1945? I'm sure that they didn't put it on Batfish until 1946 or even when she was recommissioned. My point is that it's still WWII technology.
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Not an expert on radars, but COD has an SD-5 air and SJ-5 surface search.... so Mod 5s were the rage in March, 1945.
PF
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I remember someone on the subsim.com boards saying that SV air radar and SS surface radar started replacing SD and SJ, respectively, in 1945. I thought that we had something from the 50's or 60's, but it's nice to know that it's almost original equipment. It's funny how some boats have been modified 100 times and others have gone almost untouched. Batfish has had a lot of external mods, but the interior was practically left alone. I'm glad that the Guppy mods got too expensive for the Navy. They unwittingly left us some history to preserve. On the other hand, the poor slobs that went to sea in Batfish in the late 50's/early 60's were probably wondering when they'd get a better assignment and why they were stuck still working with old vacuum tube electronics.
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Batfish was using both the SD and SJ radars during the 7th patrol. The ST radar was installed between patrols 6 and 7.
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So, they're post-war upgrades. The technology was available during her 6th and 7th patrols, but it's just a matter of priority as to what boats were in line to get the next upgrade. I'm told that the boats that had not gone through refit the longest (usually the oldest boats) were first in line to receive the latest goodies that came in to the docks. It was a leap frog system and was a good idea, since the oldest boats would have the most out-dated equipment and would sorely need an overhaul by next refit.
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just a matter of priority as to what boats were in line to get the next upgrade
could be that or maybe a victim of location...Batfish went to SF after her 6th patrol. Maybe all the upgrades were sent to forward bases. Just guessing. The patrol reports say that structural modifications were made for the future installation of the SV radar during the refit in SF.
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Drum got her SV and the SJ moved at hunters point in June of 45 after her thirtenth patrol, thats when she got the 5", hydraulic periscope hoists, the washing machine and a bunch of other things.
Tom Bowser
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The SV radar used a radar dish similar to the SJ radar, correct? I know that SD radar was just two small horizonatl antennas at the top of the mast in the shape of a U. I don't think Batfish has either air radar antenna installed, right now.
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Yes. The SV radar used a larger size version of what I believe is called a "parabolic reflector" or curvy slotted dish thingy.
Fred
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curvy slotted dish thingy
... that must be what the school kids call it. :2funny: