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Master and Commander
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Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: Last who rode a 200 number boat?
Tspoon has stated that the number of us who rode a 200 number boats are a dwindling lot.
Is that true? When you think of it, even many WWII vets rode newer boats. What do Y'all think?
Steamboat sends
Edited by steamboat 2008-06-02 7:50 AM
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WWII Sub Vet
Posts: 135
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I rode the 183. First of the welded hull designs.
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COMSUBBBS
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Location: Alexandria, Virginia | Subject: RE: Last who rode a 200 number boat?
In the late 50's there were a number of 200 boats still in operation....DRUM (SS-228), REDFIN (SS-272)...The GROUPER out of New London...I can't remember them but REQUIN bounced main ballast tanks with several in various nests during my time aboard. The wee-gie board king sent a lot of them up to the scrapyard canibals but they were a long time in dying out. Submarines having two hundred hull numbers and tincans hauling seven hundred numbers (Fletcher Class cans) were like Freddie Kruger and refused to go quietly into the cold paqges of history...You had to shoot em right between the eyes and finish the bastards off with a coal shovel. DEX |
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Great Sage of the Sea
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Yes, Steamboat, we are a dying breed. Except for old WarShot and we know he is older than dirt.
It was a great honor to make that last sojourn aboard the Balao with you. Gitmo seemed a fitting place for her to do her last front line duty. Mobile would have been better for you and I but the weegie board thought differnt.
I am still thrilled whenever I look at the pictures of Balao's sail in the Navy Yard. It is nice she will live on for many a year to come.
Smooth sailing shipmate,
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Mess cooking
Posts: 24
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Rock was a mighty fine Boat. SSR274 I rode her 1957 -- 1959
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Crew
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Location: Naples, Fl | Subject: RE: Last who rode a 200 number boat?
I was on the Croaker SS-246 for about 4 months. I joined the crew out of sub school in July of 62 in Philly and rode her up to New London in September where I had orders to Lafayette at EB. I count myself lucky to have served on a boat that sunk jap shipping in WWII, even if it was only a few months.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1814
Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Last who rode a 200 number boat?
183!!! my hat is off to you, Warshot! Now that is something to brag about! A 100 series boat. That is truely an exclusive club. And just when I thought I had something to crow about.
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1324
Location: Oxnard, CA | Subject: RE: Last who rode a 200 number boat?
This raises other questions re: longevity of the boats.
According to my list, the Cod in Cleveland has the lowest hull number of the museum boats: SS-224.
Cod SS-224
Drum SS-228
Silversides SS-236
Cavalla SS-244
Cobia SS-245
Croaker SS-246
Bowfin SS-278
Ling SS-297
Lionfish SS-298
But the interesting thing is at the other end of the list:
Albacore AGSS-569
Nautilus SSN-571
Growler SSG-577
Blueback SS-581
Does this mean that the Growler and Blueback are "newer" boats than the Nautilus? Or for that matter, how many diesel boats came into this world AFTER the Nautilus?
Edited by JrKrup, Skimmer 2008-06-06 11:12 AM
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Master and Commander
Posts: 1814
Location: Boydton, Virginia | Subject: RE: Last who rode a 200 number boat?
I always wondered why they didn't build the Nautalis on an Albacore hull?
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Last who rode a 200 number boat?
