Not only was the USS Pampanito a famous WW2 boat, it was use in the 1996 movie "Down Periscope".
@ianallerton8512
Жыл бұрын
😅😅
@valentinvorobiov2765
Жыл бұрын
USS "Stingray" by captain Tomas Dodge
@spankyharland9845
Жыл бұрын
@@valentinvorobiov2765 who has "welcome aboard" tattooed on his.....
@paavobergmann4920
11 ай бұрын
balls to the walls, guys, balls to the walls! @@spankyharland9845
@michaelflorez4194
10 ай бұрын
@@valentinvorobiov2765that pirate
@johnbutler6883
5 жыл бұрын
My father served on the Pampanito in the engine room: Stanley Freemont Butler. He passed in 1982 but I remember him telling me as a boy about picking up the POW's.
@johnmccue9798
4 жыл бұрын
Your Dad had balls, i'm nuc sub stewburner retired
@London2362
4 жыл бұрын
John Butler...Your father and mine must have known each other... Maybe they shared a cup of coffee together and talked about home (while playing cards) in between very long and stressful days.
@johnbutler6883
4 жыл бұрын
@@London2362 According to the ships crew log my dad was on the fourth, fifth, and sixth war patrols listed as F1c. Yes, your father is listed also as MoMM2c so they more than likely crossed paths. John Butler
@ericrolland9092
4 жыл бұрын
That is amazing. You 2 should get together and have a cup of coffee in the mess! I think that would be so cool
@williammarkhart7047
3 жыл бұрын
You must be very Proud! May he RIP.
@yes_head
4 жыл бұрын
Many years back I got to tour the Pampanito with my dad when he came to the Bay Area for a visit (he's since passed away.) He served as an officer on the diesel submarines Argonaut and Tench in the 1950s, right after the Korean War. These were direct descendants of the fleet subs like the Pampanito. The main differences were things like the radar and electronics. As one of the officers he had to know every inch of the boat and I was amazed that he could still remember every detail of the machinery and systems. As we were going through the sub he'd be pointing to various pipes and knobs and describing how this was turned to open such and such which let air into that thing over there, etc. We were moving through the sub with a bunch of other people, most of whom were listening to this audio tour. But by about the time we reached the galley a number of them stopped paying attention to the audio tour because they realized here was someone who had actually served on one of these things! By the time we reached the forward torpedo room Dad had a gaggle of people following him, listening with rapt attention. Happy Veteran's Day, Dad!
@counciousstream
4 жыл бұрын
Great story!
@monsterman2960
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@London2362
4 жыл бұрын
Yeshead Thank You and rest in peace, sir.
@justbrowsing8482
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome story and what a memory for you to retain of your father. 🙌👍😃❤️
@showcasecharlie11
Жыл бұрын
Yes.. that is awesome to hear that. My dad had literally done the same thing with me and my mother on a tour of a sub in Groton, Connecticut. He served as Yeoman Chief Petty Officer Y1C on the SS350 Dogfish. People had stopped listening to a young lady reading of a piece of paper and started listening my dad..who was wearing his dolphins at the time. Everyone was literally enthralled and listening to him intensely about the sub, the workings of it, his life aboard, some war stories, actual sea stories ..the young lady asked if he could still run it, he said sweetheart, with a small skeleton crew I could probably fire this up and head out to sea..You were lucky to come back from a patrol when the survival rate for a submarine sailor was grim. WWII submarine vets have a special place in my heart coming from a military family. I care about all military but sub guys especially. I just wish he had lived long enough to write a book. I had him almost convinced to do such a thing. His stories about being in the Navy were something I always enjoyed listening to whenever he would decide to open up and actually talk about it. He lied about his age to get in the Navy when his dad died when he was 16. His uncle had to "verify" his age..lol By the time he was 18, he had made rank very quickly...not bad for a orphaned boy from Iowa/Missouri. I only wish I could have actually seen and boarded his boat, but it was one of many that were decommissioned and sold for scrap 😮💨 I had always wished I could have somehow obtained that boat and restored it to a museum piece.... wishful dreaming I know...but something I would have been happy to do.
@London2362
7 жыл бұрын
My father; John E. (Jack) Wilson served in the Navy, and USS Pampanito 1941-1945...He was a Torpedoman's Mate, and a Motor Machinist's Mate....His nickname was "The Fuel (or Oil) King" by his shipmates because oversaw the refueling at sea, and also was charged with "starting the boat." He served on all six War Patrols... I still remember his accounts of when they were being depth charged, and also rescuing those men from the sea....They truly are "The Greatest Generation"...
@michaelmika2995
6 жыл бұрын
God bless those brave men. We owe them our lives, freedom and more.
@nitetrane98
5 жыл бұрын
The "Oil King" is a rotating position designating who is in charge of transferring fuel oil and keeping the ship's trim level. There would be a different one every 4 hours.
@russwentz3957
5 жыл бұрын
@Big Bill O'Reilly Some Generations just LIVE of the accomplishments of the Preceding Generation, taking more than giving.
@bobdinovo6889
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service sir.
@motomark9736
4 жыл бұрын
They were the greatest generation . 😁🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@mikekaup5252
Жыл бұрын
My father trained on the R15, and did one patrol in the Caribbean on the R17, two patrols on the USS Halibut in the Aleutians, the first four patrols on the USS Pampanito, one patrol in the USS Barb, one patrol on the USS Spot and one on the USS Piranha. I have his Dolphin medal with nine stars. He was stone dead in one ear from serving as a motor machinist. He enlisted in 1942 and got out when the war ended.
@HodgdonH110
4 жыл бұрын
I had the honor of being aboard on the tour - I was awed and overwhelmed at the bravery of the crews that manned these subs - not a venture for the claustrophobic - then add on top you were a target of the Japanese Navy - yes indeed brave men who deserve our endless gratitude
@chriscraven33
2 жыл бұрын
DANGEROUS,,,, drowning, smoke, runaway torpedo in the sub, circle back around torpedo after leaving the sub, depth charges, crashing into a uncharted underwater mountain,,,
@Ivy-kb9xe
5 жыл бұрын
I did the walk through. You can feel the energy of the people that were there. Thank you for your service to all vets, past and present
@SEEININFRARED
3 жыл бұрын
All I can say is thank you all, for your brave service. Today's military stand upon your shoulders. You were truly our greatest generation. With that we are eternally grateful.
@PeterNebelung
Ай бұрын
Toured the boat in December 1997, and was impressed with the sheer size. My father has served on two different German Type VIICs, one a C, the other a C/41. His last boat was U-969, sunk in Toulon in 1944. He took me through U-995 at Laboe in Germany, a pretty detailed tour, we ended up with several others who joined us as he spoke. He was 3rd watch officer on U-995. I'd love to donate, being retired on peanuts puts paid to that. But I'll do what I can to spread the word.
@BecksHobbyProductions
Ай бұрын
As soon as I am edible to add a donate button, I will also do so 😊 And thanks for sharing your family's history
@PeterNebelung
Ай бұрын
@@BecksHobbyProductions He heh heh. Not sure anyone would eat you so you could add a donate button. I believe the word you wanted was eligible. :)
@BecksHobbyProductions
Ай бұрын
LOL !
@donibritts2911
5 жыл бұрын
Damn...I love seeing such great, historic vessels being well taken care of. A bit of trivia....This sub was also the sub used in the 1996 move "Down Periscope".
@alwaysbearded1
4 жыл бұрын
You can see the leg of one of the association members in the movie as they had to have some staff on board when they towed her and he was on deck. This is the guy that restored the fire control system he said it was a thrill to see the computer solve the last firing equation entered when they got it running! Navy was still a bit worried when they turned her over to civilians so there are a number of changes made so she can't be fully operational. The hatch you enter at the beginning of this tour is one reason you can't submerge anymore. At that time the some navies had just stopped using these subs! So their fears were well founded.
@Ronclown
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting tour. I have toured the USS Cobia in Manitowoc, WI and will admit the subs of World War 2 were very claustophobic. On one tour, being the only person on it, the tour guide let me climb the ladder to view the control room inside the conning tower. Gee, imagine getting 8 guys in that 8 foot cylinder. The narrator, and the voices of those that served on this boat , really made the tour worthwhile. Thanks to our veterans and God protect those still on eternal patrol.
@lancerevell5979
2 жыл бұрын
And to think these US fleet subs were large and spacious compared to the German TypeVII boats!
@morganwalker9636
4 жыл бұрын
When on a field trip with my daughters class to this sub We were blessed to spend the night on board, watched run silent run deep in the forward torpedo room. Good time
@alwaysbearded1
4 жыл бұрын
Was this recently? Such a good program. The same group also runs the living history program at Hyde St. pier AKA San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park. I have friends in the association that owns this ship and until recently ran the program at the pier. Alice invited me to help out a few times but never got to do the overnight program on Pampinito. Who enjoyed the experience more, you or your daughters?
@bujmoose3992
4 жыл бұрын
I've been intrigued by subs since I was young. I had the pleasure of touring the Pampanito when I was in San Francisco years ago. My respect for all the men who served submarines will never be diminished.
@well-blazeredman6187
11 ай бұрын
Quite luxurious. And I'm always surprised by the technical sophistication of the electronics in the USN boats.
@BecksHobbyProductions
11 ай бұрын
It's pretty amazing that both the US and German navies has target computers which helped with calculations for the torpedo solutions
@well-blazeredman6187
11 ай бұрын
@@BecksHobbyProductions Yep - the British were far behind, though they entered the way with a torpedo (the Mk 8) that was up-to-the-job.
@ashcarrier6606
Жыл бұрын
I visited the Pampanito like 10 years ago. San Francisco Bay is a bit on the "choppy" side. After 10 minutes aboard, my green colored self was left in no doubt as to why we are a traditionally "Army" family.
@56Spookdog
5 жыл бұрын
I’ve been on Pampanito years ago, as often as I see her I’m amazed at the personal that were and are submariner’s. Thanks for the awesome video.
@johneveridge3714
4 жыл бұрын
I have had the privilege of touring the Pampanito twice. The last with my departed Father. He was in the Royal Navy after WW11. First time I ever heard him say he had it good in Destroyers after touring the boat. Very well done video and quite frankly I gleaned more of its history from this video than when I was on her. I'm sure it is due to the physical presence I had being there because it's a surreal experience. Thank you. Well done.
@bernardwozny1193
4 жыл бұрын
I did this tour and highly recommend it, even if you are a pacifist (towards which I often lean). Both the tour and this video illustrates the struggle that common men endured. Many were lost in such endeavours but they did it for reasons they held to be noble.
@cbbeats260
2 жыл бұрын
Also the german submarine navy had a high casualty rate.. 40.000 sailors went out, 30.000 never returned. The submariners were a different breed. May them all rest in peace.
@ShakespeareCafe
5 жыл бұрын
Tight quarters...Das Boot is still the best submarine movie ever made
@stephensmith4480
5 жыл бұрын
I agree,one superb Movie. My Father Served in the Merchant Navy during the war,he was on North Atlantic Convoy Duty,up to Murmansk And Archangel in Russia. He said that the one thing that terrified them,was the threat of U boats.
@Eppirt
4 жыл бұрын
Great Movie but the Silent Service series in the 1950's showed more detail about the Amazing Us Navy at the time.. Silent Service
@captasparagus6908
4 жыл бұрын
It's a bigger sub with a larger crew but the German type VII in Das Boot seems much more cramped.
@eking4962
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent movie, we would never burn that flick under way, considered bad luck
@pikapiciu
4 жыл бұрын
@@captasparagus6908 Indeed, the large size of the Gato and Balao class boats allowed for many luxuries German Submariners couldn't afford. In my opinion they had it much harder.
@williamerdman3349
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent! as a 6'4" guy well past 200 lbs I have a lot of respect for the sailors on this and other boats like it. Not easy at all for me to negotiate my way through. A couple times there were docents who were submarine sailors, really glad I had a chance to chat with them.
@allenevans6478
5 жыл бұрын
I salute the Greatest generation and their service to freedom. My father, My Uncles and all the rest who fought in WW2. Thank You.
@MrCharlieCom
5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. The narration and sounds and music made it exceptional!
@michaeldundee8300
5 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@johnj3360
2 жыл бұрын
Great video. My dad was on the USS Runner as a motor machinist mate. The Runner was part of the Tokyo Bay Occupation Force.
@nomadnametab
5 жыл бұрын
i met a guy once, he was pushing 95 at the time, wearing a navy submarine service vet ball cap. i asked him about when he was in. NINE TEEN TWENTY FIVE to 1950! he told some stories. knew half the men in the service in those years. name a boat he could tell you names of people he knew on them. their skippers. i told him my last name. seems the first commander of one had the same as me. it was quite an impressive career . i have been on a couple of subs. surfaced. don't think i would volunteer for that. i don't like close spaces . best wishes and respects for the squids :)
@eddy2561
Жыл бұрын
Around the mid-1990's we took our Scout troop from Auburn, CA to SF and stayed the night aboard the Pampanito...a wonderful experience for the boys!! But, the big hit with the kids was breakfast at McDonald's the next morning....nice memories!
@JD-vv7tq
5 жыл бұрын
My Pop served in the U.S. Army, he kept our aircraft in Top condition, sure miss him !
@alwaysbearded1
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for encouraging people to visit Pampanito. I loved crawling around this ship back before things were cordoned off. Such a complete original ship. I'm proud of my friends that fix/restore this ship and run the association that owns it. My wife was on duty at the ticket booth when the Loma Prieta quake hit. She stayed on until relieved all the while sirens wailed and a burst water pipe was roaring under the pier. She said there were some people aboard who had the audacity to ask for their money back because of the earthquake. They were in fact in one of the safest places to be! I had a chance to tour the Pampanito during her last dry dock. Very cool to see her out of the water on a WWII era floating dry dock at Bay Ship and Yacht. Such a different perspective.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Please extend my thanks to those who spend their time keeping this submarine in good working order. I have visited it twice and loved both. The first time I had the pleasure to talk to one of the veterans. I wish I lived nearby so I could spend time helping...
@alwaysbearded1
4 жыл бұрын
@@BecksHobbyProductions I wish I were not such an adult that I have family, home, car, work, boat to keep up. I always say when I retire I'll do more volunteer work and this would be one of my choices, also back to SFMNHP to work on those ships again (I spent 10+ years volunteering there. But now the communte to do the work is insane, not like 88-98.
@reggierico
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you to all the submariners that served aboard these boats during WW2. These were dangerous, vital combat patrols that played a pivotal role in our victory over Japan. If you'd like to read a harrowing account of just what these guys went through, read 'Clear the Bridge', by Cdr. Richard O'Kane, USN. He was the Commanding Officer of the Tang, and during their five war patrols, the Tang sank more tonnage of enemy shipping than any other ship, except one, during the war. Dick O'Kane was awarded the Medal of Honor shortly after the war for his amazing accomplishments and leadership. My father was a Annapolis graduate and served as a nuclear submariner for nearly 26 years. He served as a navigator, a weapons officer, an executive officer and twice as a commanding officer. He was a division commander and a squadron commander before retiring.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
The stories of the USS Barb is also a great read :)
@golferroyce
5 жыл бұрын
Spent 2 years on a Balao class Sub, the Sea Owl SS-405 in the early 60's. Qualifying for my dolphins on that submarine was the most difficult thing I've ever done. College was a cake walk compared to qualifying. My late wife and I toured the Pampanito in 1999, she couldn't believe how small the galley was. When we came back on deck through what was originally the forward torpedo loading hatch she turned to me and said, "Well that explains a lot!"
@carolbell8008
4 жыл бұрын
golferroyce hi, that is great!!
@s.porter8646
8 ай бұрын
Qualifying on boats now is easy, the smoke boat guys could do everything, now...were skarewed
@HarryFlashmanVC
2 ай бұрын
Women!! Great story, thanks for sharing.
@tomstur119
Жыл бұрын
I love the acted voice overs during the stories - very unique method.
@Travelinmatt1976
6 жыл бұрын
one of the best audio tours I've ever heard, I'd like to visit sometime.
@PerfectTommy81
4 жыл бұрын
This was a good video!! I served aboard a nuclear missile boat in the '67-68, made three missile patrols!! After that, in Feb. 69, I made a patrol on a boat just like the one in the video, SS 569 USS Wahoo, operated off the Sea of Japan and into the Yellow Sea!! The diesel-electric Wahoo was really, really different than the nuc boat, it was like the WWII boats of old!!
@thomassteenburg7220
4 жыл бұрын
I give all respect to these men---USN DD931 USS FORREST SHERMAN 1970--74
@timsindt5245
6 жыл бұрын
Pampanito was known for the lives she saved, not the ships she sunk. She’s a museum to the guys who lived and died fighting a war in which the surface navy was knocked out the first day. Let us never forget
@nigelwright5172
5 жыл бұрын
YES am a Australian thanks to all you guys that pulled the guys from the sea Thank you very much ,many familys went on because of this act cheers
@VegasCyclingFreak
5 жыл бұрын
I toured that on my honeymoon in 2000. Was very cool to be able to see an old WWII sub in person. I still remember how small some of those areas felt.
@1337penguinman
3 жыл бұрын
The new ones still feel small. More room but more people on board, too.
@twinturbo8304
4 ай бұрын
I have visited Pampa need to three times. This is a great video. I learned more from this video, then visiting it.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 ай бұрын
Well, that's interesting. The audio in this video is from the audio tour of the Pampanito . Maybe they changed it.
@constantdarkfog49
4 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how cramped the inside of the submarines are, amazing how the sailors lived on them.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
You think the Baleo class is cramped? Have a look at the 2 other submarines on my channel! :)
@alihasanabdullah7586
3 жыл бұрын
This submarine is luxarious compared to a german type VII
@BecksHobbyProductions
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's got way better accomodations
@rapth0r
3 жыл бұрын
The type VII is a lot smaller (around half the displacement) and kinda an unfair comparison. The type IX was closer in capability to a Balao in terms of range, speed, and torpedo-carrying capacity.
@BecksHobbyProductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@rapth0r Agreed, the type IX is a better comparison on the size, that being said it still didnt have the crew comfort accommodations the Gato/Baleo classes had. I dont think that was even thought into designs until the type XXI, where there was a fridge for cold storage and other things. I have seen it in the plans for the XXI, but dont know for sure of the contruction included it.
@craftpaint1644
3 жыл бұрын
A crews bunk room and mess deck with dinning booths. Kriegsmariners would be shocked 😳
@BecksHobbyProductions
3 жыл бұрын
@@craftpaint1644 Yup - a regular luxury from their point of view :)
@gsm1021
4 жыл бұрын
It was a poor weather day when I took the tour for this sub many years ago. My daughter was very young at this time. Since the tour only had a few people that day the guide talked to us and made the tour special. Thank you for your help.
@agwhitaker
4 жыл бұрын
I wonder how much shorter the Pacific war would have been if American submarines had gone into action with reliable, thoroughly tested torpedoes.
@lancerevell5979
2 жыл бұрын
In 1984, during my Navy service, I attended a couple tech schools at Mare Island, Cal. While there, I toured the USS Pampanito at San Francisco.
@hunterventures2101
5 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed this alot, i have gained a new appreciation for what these submariners went thru
@travislogerwell2675
4 жыл бұрын
The Pampanito was and is my favorite attraction at San Francisco’s fishermen’s worf. I still remember when I first went onboard as a kid the audio tour was different with a man and sounds I would really like to hear that one again.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe check with the museum if they have a copy?
@Sojourning_
6 жыл бұрын
of all ww11 video's this has to be one of the best. God Bless those men.
@billlombard9911
4 жыл бұрын
No one will forget , nothing is forgotten
@williamerdman3349
5 жыл бұрын
As an interesting contrast I also went on the USS Growler at NYC. Being much more modern by WWII standards it was more roomy for a big guy like me. The Growler was commissioned in 1958
@stantaylor3350
4 жыл бұрын
I've toured the WW2 SUB USS COBIA in Manitawac WI. & the Nautilus in Groton Connecticut. What a contrast of tech jump in about 12 yrs. The Nautilus had a lighted stair well, two full stand up levels. I wondered if there might have been an officer who would have served starting in the second world war & was still in to serve on this beauty. The cafeteria was like a small college size.. serving line with glass sneeze shield, choice of antree, veggies, milk cooler, soda fountain machine. There was a great museum on shore. Didn't get to spend as much time as I'd have like to. Hope to visit there again some day.
@cloudsrain8753
2 ай бұрын
Huge Salute to your services. The Silent!
@gunsaway1
2 жыл бұрын
That was the best video tour I have seen on a submarine. Fascinating
@BecksHobbyProductions
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, however credit does go to the museum, as they created the audio tour :)
@paultrusten6205
4 жыл бұрын
Greetings from a former long-time resident.and worker in Portsmouth NH (1980s)!!
@jackmarks2176
2 жыл бұрын
My father was the XO on the USS Sailfish in the late fifty's. He would always make me walk through the enlisted areas of the boat so I knew what happens to boys who don't study hard and go to college.
@BecksHobbyProductions
2 жыл бұрын
For the enlisted men's accommodations were not great on US submarines, but if you compare it the to WWII German submarines, the US versions were luxury yacht :D
@haraldpettersen3649
5 жыл бұрын
Nice to see someone who knows how to walk the right way down a leader
@alwaysbearded1
4 жыл бұрын
First thing I noticed too.
@chuffpup
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed that. It's strange how you can be taken back to another time. What an amazing trip.
@Phineas_Freak
5 жыл бұрын
That is the beauty of Museums dude.
@rikijett310
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video!!! Thank you so very much for making and sharing this!! Being disabled and not able to go to these places in person, these videos are priceless to people like me. Also, endless thanks to the brave heroes that served and are still serving to preserve our safety and freedom!! May God bless you all endlessly!!!
@BecksHobbyProductions
3 жыл бұрын
A great part of the praise should go to the Pampanito museum as the audio you hear is from they audio tour, however I am very happy that my video makes the tour available to people who are not able to go on the actual tour :)
@mikekaup5252
9 ай бұрын
My father served in the USS Pampanito in her first four war patrols as a motor machinist mate. His first war patrols was on the USS R-17. Hie second and third patrol was in the USS Halibut in the Aleutians. The. He was in the Pampanito. He than served on the USS Piranha. He then served on the USs Spot. He made bibe war patrol he served three maintenance duty in between war patrols
@vchildband
5 жыл бұрын
I took the tour of this submarine when I was in SF about 15 years ago. So it was really cool to find this video. The one think I remember from my visit was as big as it looks from the outside it's really tight quarters inside. The men that manned these during the war were some brave men, my hats off to them. I tried to imagine what it might have been like to be submerged under the sea with depth charges being dropped on you. Must have been the scariest shit ever. God bless all the men who served our country...
@counciousstream
4 жыл бұрын
It's bigger on the outside due to the ballast and compressed air tanks. The ballast tanks contained more weight in water than the weight of the entire boat otherwise it wouldn't float or submerge.
@Gizmologist1
5 жыл бұрын
Years ago, I went on board the Pampanito to take the tour. It was incredible.I was going to enlist in the navy and volunteer for sub duty. Unfortunately, circumstances changed for me and I had to pass on enlisting.
@rja1702
2 жыл бұрын
Pampanito's third war patrol, from 17 August to 28 September, a wolfpack operation with submarines Growler and Sealion, was conducted in the South China Sea. On 12 September, she sank 9,419 ton SS Rakuyō Maru, which unfortunately was transporting 1,350 British and Australian POWs, also the 5,135 ton tanker Zuihō Maru, and she damaged a third ship. The Japanese survivors were rescued by an escort vessel, leaving POWs in the water with rafts and some abandoned boats. A total of 1,159 POWs died, of whom some 350 in lifeboats were bombarded and killed by a Japanese naval vessel the next day when they were rowing towards land.[9] On 15 September, Pampanito moved back to the area of the original attack and found men clinging to makeshift rafts. As the sub moved closer, the men were heard to be shouting in English. Pampanito was able to pick up 73 British and Australian survivors and called in three other subs, Sealion, Barb and Queenfish, to assist with the rescue. She then set course for Saipan, disembarked the survivors, and continued on to Pearl Harbor.
@varminter6
3 жыл бұрын
Just happened to watch a episode of Silent Service here on KZitem last night about the USS Pampanito.
@hotrodbob6573
5 жыл бұрын
She was built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth set a record on January 27 1944 four subs were launched in one day!
@306champion
4 жыл бұрын
My ex wifes uncle Max was an Aussie POW of the Nips, he survived the camps and was sent to Nipon as forced labor. On the way he was sunk by allied subs. Again he was sunk and saved by the Nips. He made it to Japan and watched the bombing raids by the B29s over Nagasaki until he saw a big flash from the other side of a hill. He survived into the nineties with multiple cancers. He was a great old bloke who suffered much more than anyone should have to.
@ron5935
4 жыл бұрын
I did a walk through USS Silversides when it was in Chicago in 1950. I had clostiphobia and it was tied to the dock. I went to work for GM and the superintendent was a sub captain in WW2 , USNA Annapolis class 1936. James Martin. These were all tough people.
@jeffcalabrese3134
4 жыл бұрын
I took this tour back in 1998. Loved it!
@scottacton173
4 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather was a US Army surgeon in the pacific also
@miguelsalami
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure it took a special breed of men to be on a sub and my special Thanks to them all ❗🇺🇸 ❤
@hongchang9370
Жыл бұрын
I am amazed,we had much better subs than the Germans. Thanks Bearhunter5
@BecksHobbyProductions
Жыл бұрын
The US submarines clearly had better crew accomodations 🙂
@jefferyz100
4 жыл бұрын
The USS COD is docked in Cleveland harbor in Lake Erie. In the shadow of the Rock and Roll hall of fame.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
One of the submarines I hope to visit
@adamskinner5868
5 жыл бұрын
that was great but I wish the film was better aligned to the narration so that we could see what was being talked about as they were talking. It also could have had a little extra narration about the different things we were seeing that weren't covered by the official narration, extra info or stories etc. Still grateful I got to see it but could always be a little better. Cheers for putting it out there, wish there were more vids like this.
@paulgrimm7842
6 жыл бұрын
Love the WW11 era music
@Ramash440
4 жыл бұрын
World War 11 ? Now that's a very pessimistic view of the future if I've ever seen one.
@kevinbarletta7741
5 жыл бұрын
All I can say is Thank You to the men that fought in WW2 and the Woman that worked in the factories that built the weapons and machines.This was one of the greatest accomplishments in U S history 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@vinnielangdonshow
6 жыл бұрын
Did an over nighter on this submarine when I was a child in Boy Scouts. With San Francisco being foggy I feared being on the deck I couldn't see anything in front of me. I thought I was going to die. Plus how small it was inside. Nice video to remember my memories. That red light control room scared the crap out of me too how dark it really is. Ha!
@CocoaBeachLiving
Жыл бұрын
Great tour. I did have trouble, at times, with the voices, not be sure who was speaking and about what. Still, really good stuff, thank you.
@BecksHobbyProductions
Жыл бұрын
That's because the audio is in fact from the audio tour on the submarine, which I just paired with my GoPro recording. If you watch my video of the U995, the experience will be better 😊
@electron4784
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this. I did this tour many years ago. Great refresher.
@thebonesaw..4634
4 жыл бұрын
As a former submariner, I always liked learning about Navy terms, for instance... Why do they call the place where you eat the mess or mess deck? Mes was an old French word that meant "a dish". Later it came to mean an area where four or more people shared a meal. Later still, an area or room where any number or people shared a meal. Galley was another interesting one. In the days of the old British sailing ships, the "gallery" was a standard structure within a ship, so named because, architecturally, that's what it was, and the gallery was predominately where the ship's kitchen was placed. Overtime, sailor's shortened the word to galley, and saying you were going to the galley became shipboard code for, "I'm going to the kitchen". British sailors all talked like they had marbles in their mouths for some reason... look no further than the forecastle, which is crunched together and pronounced foc'sul for some damned reason. And don't even get me started on how to pronounce Gloucester.
@counciousstream
4 жыл бұрын
And the head or toilet was on sailing ships was placed at the head or downwind end of the ship.
@servicarrider
5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this. Well done. What a great format from the greatest generation.
@whatwedoin6784
4 жыл бұрын
In 1983 I got a private tour and my girlfriend's dad let me in the conning tower. It was nice to see, to bad the periscope was locked in place but I could look through it.
@MrMenefrego1
4 жыл бұрын
God Bless the (truly) Greatest Generation! We, of the following generations, owe these amazing men, and many women too, of all Allied nations a debt of gratitude that we will never be able to repay. It breaks my heart that there aren't too many of these heroic men and women still with us. Thank you ALL!
@Rostov_red_beard
Жыл бұрын
first rate production well done Beck
@BecksHobbyProductions
Жыл бұрын
Thanks, but the credit goes to the museums audio tour 😊
@derekteevan7077
3 жыл бұрын
We enjoyed our visit, when on our cruise, great that these subs and ships are kept around for future generations. Keep up the great work. 👍
@johnmilonas6158
6 жыл бұрын
Great restoration, looked like hell when SF Museum got it.
@skyden24195
3 жыл бұрын
Being that the 1996 film, "Down Periscope" is on KZitem movies right now, and I've been watching it nearly every day since it started on KZitem, I absolutely had to watch this great video about the USS Pampanito, which served as a stand in/set piece of the fictional, "USS Stingray," the primary submarine of the film. Seeing inside the sub via an actual walk through gives a lot of context to what is shown in the movie. Very awesome. Funny, too, to see the parts of the real deal that actually contradict what is "fixed" to serve the film and/or production process. (i.e. the scenes that couldn't be on the real boat because there's no way a camera and lighting crew are sharing space with the actors. lol)
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
Terrible movie
@larryzigler6812
2 жыл бұрын
@@skyden24195 And I didn't ask for yours.
@chuckm869
3 жыл бұрын
THE GREATEST GENERATION....WE SALUTE YOU
@CAphotos
4 жыл бұрын
My first ship in the Navy was a modernized Balao Class submarine. It was almost identical to this one on the inside.
@ms1535
4 жыл бұрын
@CAphotos Was it in the war?
@nicknicolae2831
5 жыл бұрын
Made a contact with the Pamanito from the Radio room on SS Lane Victory in San Pedro, back in 1997.73/K7NIK
@alwaysbearded1
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! Saw you guys when you came up to welcome Jerri back! I'll never for get that day. You were firing a lot of rounds from the 50s and looking great. I took a whole roll of film (remember film) that day from the deck of Alma (1891 Hay Scow) but when I reached #38 went what! I had forgotten to replace the roll so missed any of my own photos of most of the event. Never had too much time for photos anyway as I was also crew working ship as well.
@ScottDLR
5 жыл бұрын
That was excellent. Thx for posting.
@donmiles6176
3 жыл бұрын
A realistic view of the silent service, What a great video!! Thanks
@BecksHobbyProductions
3 жыл бұрын
The thanks goes to the museum for their excellent tour ☺️
@jamesjames3525
4 жыл бұрын
We think today that we so advanced when we power EV's. The science for electric propolsion has been around for decades. So advanced back in the early forties. Today we have electronics instead of analog technology, which gives the option to stack more technology into small areas, but for it's time this thing is amazing. well done, very informative.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
And it even had a computer to calculate the solution for the torpedoes. Look up TDC 👍
@jamesjames3525
4 жыл бұрын
@@BecksHobbyProductions These things never cease to amaze me. It's sad that most tech is only here because of military applications. Incredible never the less,and lucky we are not involved in big war.😐😏😐😏😐😏
@thirdmajor4076
Жыл бұрын
I lived in San Francisco for 3 month's studying music in 1990 an was on this sub about once a week !
@BecksHobbyProductions
Жыл бұрын
Such a great museum to visit.
@andrewmiller6344
3 жыл бұрын
my dads brother was on the kachidoki maru pow ship sunk by pampanito on 12 th sept 1944 one of the 400 who died ,not many comments about this disaster and other pow ships sunk 11th 12th September 1944
@johnholzhey8149
4 жыл бұрын
Went through it the first time we visited SF.
@kingpiccolo1nzl
4 жыл бұрын
Another Great Video Tour Mate & the Stories behind her. 💗👌👌
@wifeand3cats
4 жыл бұрын
This was excellent - thank you. Those of us with severe claustrophobia can not tour a sub (at least I can't), so this was invaluable information and footage. This gave me great insight into living and working conditions - the sacrifices (there were many) these brave men made is beyond words to thank them. I am in awe that such men lived and am that much more grateful for their bravery under unimaginable stress in such an environment. All for their country - such amazing unselfishness - we could learn a lot from them.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
If you have not done it already, I would suggest you to have a look at the other submarines videos I have. The Pampanito is the most spacious one :)
@corymalik1324
5 жыл бұрын
Been in the tower of the pap in San Francisco. Fleetweek 98 I was on board the Ogden went to visit got invited to the tower when I took the tour...
@thermalreboot
5 жыл бұрын
I've been aboard the Pampanito, it's worth the visit.
@tonnywildweasel8138
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic vid on a fantastic boat! Thanks for sharing man! T.
@BecksHobbyProductions
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching :)
@davenoi
4 жыл бұрын
You bloody Yanks! Love from Australia.
@russellh8702
4 жыл бұрын
Huckel David right back at ya
@Ed-ty1kr
2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was intersting to see. Its almost as if there is more room in these boats than some of the modern ones. Then again I have never actually been in any sumbarine, Im just judging by camera footage. Needless to say they all look extremely cramped, I'd rather grab a rifle than stuff myself in any of those boats.
@BecksHobbyProductions
2 жыл бұрын
If you think this is cramped, have a look at my video of the German uboat
@dcwarner
5 жыл бұрын
Glad I took the tour in 1985.
@ronniel5941
2 жыл бұрын
Pampanito was visited in 2008 as an honoured guest by Alistair Urquhart, who only just survived being torpedoed by her. His book “Forgotten Highlander “ is worth a look.
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