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School of the Boat / I would like to welcome the new folks to this page

« on: September 29, 2019, 11:57:02 AM »

There are some hopefully new faces here from the USS Ling, hopefully we can help them out in their endeavors

Darrin

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

« on: September 26, 2019, 04:29:53 AM »

There is a group trying to fix her and have been in talks with the local mayor and a waterfront group

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Museum Submarine Discussion / USS Batfish is safe currently

« on: May 28, 2019, 12:44:38 PM »

ALCON:

For those whom have been following the story of her refloating after all of these years and then the entrance of water into the people tank, her crew led by one of our own CTWilley has got the leaks stopped and she is now currently resting on the edge of the bowl and from all reports is safe and dry inside.

One thing that helped them out was this page created by our host Lance Dean and a small rag tag group of Vets who taught the "School of the Boat" if you weren't here at the time for that please review it because there is a lot of information in there

Now for the plans to move her?? That is in the works right now and if the crew and the museum can keep up this momentum it will be as good if not better then it was before.

Darrin

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

« on: September 22, 2018, 11:33:57 PM »

She is still flooded and setting in the mud from what I have seen, sadly I think I maybe too late to save her now due to how long she has been flooded

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: Lessons learned on strip ships and how to get in

« on: September 22, 2018, 11:24:37 PM »

I think that the Ling is sadly done, she still has water in her since she was flooded so I don't see her being saved now

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

« on: August 15, 2018, 05:50:30 AM »

Sadly, I need to report that the USS Ling has been flooded and is now setting on the bottom after vandals got onboard

I truly wish that I had better news however her time is now pretty much over other then the memories unless someone steps in with a big checkbook to save her

Darrin

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: Lessons learned on strip ships and how to get in

« on: August 15, 2018, 05:43:05 AM »

IF anyone is still reading this thread after nearly 10 years I hate to say it but most of the ships if not all of them are gone now and the days of doing a strip ship are long over

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: welding equipment

« on: January 20, 2018, 02:50:41 AM »

Rich,

I honestly have no idea what kind of welding equipment that they carried and honestly I can't remember what we carried on the USS Honolulu SSN 718 from '91-'94 when I was onboard her.

Darrin

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: block and tackle on the WW II boats

« on: January 20, 2018, 02:30:28 AM »

Rich,

I am pretty sure that the Torsk doesn't have her original block and tackle onboard anymore, they may however have a better copy of the drawing that you posted the link for.

Honestly I don't have any idea how much they are onboard her anymore, you may want to post over on the bbs and see if they can help out. www.usstorsk.org

Darrin

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Website Updates and Off-Topic Discussion / Re: Where Did Everyone Go?

« on: September 08, 2017, 06:36:29 PM »

It is a possible track for us next year however due to the storm and a possible new aircraft to us, we haven't gotten that far yet. Please check out our fb page vintageaviationmusem and you can find me there

Darrin

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: Camouflage

« on: September 08, 2017, 05:53:05 PM »

Rich,

I think that Larry Torsk Doc has those same two documents, with everything that is going on here in Florida I am a bit busy right now and haven't been able to call him. We are going to ride out the storm here in North Central Florida.

Darrin

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USS Cobia (SS-245) / Re: Cobia "Up Scope!" - Summer 2017

« on: September 05, 2017, 08:52:52 PM »

I am sure that Lance has a way to make it happen Karen

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Museum Submarine Discussion / Re: Camouflage

« on: September 05, 2017, 01:33:34 AM »

Rich,

I will dig out his phone number tomorrow and give him a call and see what he can do for you

Darrin

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USS Lionfish (SS-298) / Re: Posting my Lionfish picks

« on: September 03, 2017, 11:46:17 PM »

ALL HANDS turn two and conduct field day especially my fellow TM's, damn those historic breech doors need some love... Or NEVRDULL one or the other, those bronze breech doors look like crap

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USS Cobia (SS-245) / Re: Cobia "Up Scope!" - Summer 2017

« on: September 03, 2017, 11:43:42 PM »

Those were tough to read Karen, great job as always to include the spring Up Scope!!