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At random: “What wordy praise can one give such men as these; men who … follow unhesitatingly when in the vicinity of minefields so long as there is the possibility of targets … Men who flinch not with the fathometer ticking off two fathoms beneath the keel … Men who will fight to the last bullet and then start throwing the empty shell cases. These are submariners.” - Eugene Fluckey in his final war patrol report aboard USS Barb

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Boomer

Posted 2007-12-04 1:03 PM (#9871)

Mess cooking

Posts: 46

Location: Palm Harbor, Florida

Subject: Ship's Bell

Another question regarding a diesel boat's configuration when submerged. Was the ship's bell or it's clapper stowed below when rigging for dive? If not, would it become a source of noise?

Thanks again. More details concerning the model I'm building.

whalen

Posted 2007-12-05 11:19 AM (#9908 - in reply to #9871)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 606

Location: Citrus County FL

Subject: RE: Ship's Bell

RANKOON? WHAT THE HELL IS A RANKOON?

When I was on the Jallao, I looked, but never found, the ship's bell. (I was a QM it was kinda important.) Then I went to the museum up in Manitowoc, and there it was. I guess if you keep it in a glass case in Wisconsin, you don't have to worry about it making noise while submerged.

TSpoon

Posted 2007-12-05 7:47 PM (#9932 - in reply to #9871)

Great Sage of the Sea

Posts: 561

Subject: RE: Ship's Bell

Aboard the Tirante in the 1960s the cooks were responsible for the bell. It was mounted aft of the sail in port and the cook had to bring it below when setting the maneuvering watch. It was moounted to a short pipe that would slip into a hole on the sail. It was stored in one of the bench seats. I think the mess cooks had to polish it.

Today it resides with an old Tirante mate in Alabama.

T.spoon, DBF

louverhead

Posted 2007-12-06 7:36 AM (#9942 - in reply to #9871)

Mess cooking

Posts: 30

Location: Eddington, Pennsylvania

Subject: RE: Ship's Bell

The bell for the USS Cubera SS-347 is mounted on the forward deck of the USS Cod SS-224. I proudly served on both of these submarines.

Boomer

Posted 2007-12-06 2:48 PM (#9950 - in reply to #9871)

Mess cooking

Posts: 46

Location: Palm Harbor, Florida

Subject: RE: Ship's Bell

Thank you all for your inputs. I think I'll run with TSPoon's comments regarding the cooks being responsible for bringing the bell below when the maneuvering watch was set. Makes the most sense plus now I don't have to build a 1/192 bell!

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