Post by milspec on Jan 23, 2007 23:22:21 GMT -5
Greetings Gentlemen,
Here are some pictures of the USS Pampanito (SS383). This WWII submarine is on display at the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The USS Pampanito is a fleet type submarine built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire in 1943, She is a BALAO class submarine with a "thick skin"of high tensile steel which offered a greater diving depth than the earlier GATO class submarines. the Pampanito is a survivor of six war patrols in the Pacific during which she sank six enemy ships totaling 27,000 tons.
Pampanito's Battle Flag
The Submarine battle flags were a means of keeping track of enemy vessels sunk on war patrols. The image of the Pampanito fish bearing torpedoes is typical of those found on submarine battle flags. A Japanese warship can be seen at the bottom. The two columns of Japanese flags indicate six ships sunk and four damaged. The red hash marks on the lower right symbolizes Pampanito's six war patrols. The 73 with the red cross underneath signifies the 73 Australian and British POWs rescued by Pampanito on her third patrol.
Mark 14 Torpedo
The steam driven Mark 14 torpedo was the mainstay of the Submarine Service during WWII until the advent of the wake less
Mark 18 electric torpedo in 1944. Approximately 13,000 Mark 14 torpedoes were manufactured during the war and they are credited with sinking 4,000,000 tons of Japanese shipping.
"Still on Patrol"
The Submarine Service of the US Navy suffered the highest percentage of losses of any branch of the military during WWII. Fifty-two of 288 submarines were lost, almost one out of five. 3,505 men died, a casualty rate of almost 22 percent. Submariners paid a high price, and it should be remembered that they were all volunteers.
Milspec
Here are some pictures of the USS Pampanito (SS383). This WWII submarine is on display at the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. The USS Pampanito is a fleet type submarine built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire in 1943, She is a BALAO class submarine with a "thick skin"of high tensile steel which offered a greater diving depth than the earlier GATO class submarines. the Pampanito is a survivor of six war patrols in the Pacific during which she sank six enemy ships totaling 27,000 tons.
Pampanito's Battle Flag
The Submarine battle flags were a means of keeping track of enemy vessels sunk on war patrols. The image of the Pampanito fish bearing torpedoes is typical of those found on submarine battle flags. A Japanese warship can be seen at the bottom. The two columns of Japanese flags indicate six ships sunk and four damaged. The red hash marks on the lower right symbolizes Pampanito's six war patrols. The 73 with the red cross underneath signifies the 73 Australian and British POWs rescued by Pampanito on her third patrol.
Mark 14 Torpedo
The steam driven Mark 14 torpedo was the mainstay of the Submarine Service during WWII until the advent of the wake less
Mark 18 electric torpedo in 1944. Approximately 13,000 Mark 14 torpedoes were manufactured during the war and they are credited with sinking 4,000,000 tons of Japanese shipping.
"Still on Patrol"
The Submarine Service of the US Navy suffered the highest percentage of losses of any branch of the military during WWII. Fifty-two of 288 submarines were lost, almost one out of five. 3,505 men died, a casualty rate of almost 22 percent. Submariners paid a high price, and it should be remembered that they were all volunteers.
Milspec
