tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post1998435259300257944..comments2024-03-06T09:17:21.385-07:00Comments on Wargames and Railroads: Vacation Travelogue - Pearl Harbor Pt IIHeislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-11500585371330489612018-06-01T10:28:40.900-06:002018-06-01T10:28:40.900-06:00Then spend a lot of time polishing the brass on th...Then spend a lot of time polishing the brass on the Bowfin that's for sure. I'm not sure which class of U-Boat 505 is I should look that up and see where it fits in the timeline.Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-35989565024721981062018-06-01T06:12:37.608-06:002018-06-01T06:12:37.608-06:00Ex Navy (RN), so all familiar apart from how clean...Ex Navy (RN), so all familiar apart from how clean it is. U-505 looked more workmanlike. Only submarine I was ever on was American and only swapping flags for zippos.George Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622222875110390888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-70575578952440293232018-06-01T06:04:51.232-06:002018-06-01T06:04:51.232-06:00There are bunks in the torpedo room, right above t...There are bunks in the torpedo room, right above the torpedoes but there is room to sling hammocks in there too. Interesting thought and obviously there is a lot of hot bunking going on as well.Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-89330507324948021432018-05-31T15:14:33.601-06:002018-05-31T15:14:33.601-06:00As for how they fit 100 men on board... very tight...As for how they fit 100 men on board... very tightly. My uncle was on a Vietnam era boat (conversion of a Balao) and as I recall he had a hammock in the torpedo room, rather than a bunk. Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-36172669809274441342018-05-31T13:46:48.437-06:002018-05-31T13:46:48.437-06:00I bet! The inside of the Missouri is quite a diffe...I bet! The inside of the Missouri is quite a different experience from the Bowfin.Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-80887061104957264362018-05-31T12:12:20.777-06:002018-05-31T12:12:20.777-06:00Awesome pics. I once spent the night on an old Bri...Awesome pics. I once spent the night on an old British naval ship and it was surprising how small the spaces that crew live in. Amazing experience for teenage me. Simon Quinton https://www.blogger.com/profile/18001946192905517180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-84874976058591623252018-05-31T10:04:13.299-06:002018-05-31T10:04:13.299-06:00The French ship that was sunk was one captured and...The French ship that was sunk was one captured and being used by the Japanese. The second one is a Philippine Presidential Unit Citation earned for the first patrol.Heislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825061407797980077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4410167761570537191.post-38184741779856058132018-05-31T09:51:39.817-06:002018-05-31T09:51:39.817-06:00Thanks for all the photos!
Pretty crazy to think...Thanks for all the photos! <br /><br />Pretty crazy to think that the US built over 200 of the Gato/Balao/Tench class boats during the war.<br /><br />Also appreciate the French flags on the Bowfin battle flag! Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.com