Her final assignment to Ocean Station November was from 19 January to 9 February 1969. Long boring days sitting on station and terrifying nights in storms made for challenging duty that took a very special person to fulfill. The Japanese accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration and agree to surrender, ending World War II. Again from 13 to 22 October 1972 she conducted another Ocean Station Hotel. She is also the only submarine converted in the Fleet Snorkel program that has the original snorkel. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. If you purchase a ticket on-line it is good until used regardless of the date stamp. We have seaman Joseph Grant Snow. She departed Alameda on 26 August and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 1 September, where she refueled before steaming to Honolulu, mooring at Berth 8. Even though she is not, going out to line, there were enough high ranking admirals and officers in the Navy that were serving, aboard here as sort of a strategic headquarters. And taking you on a short tour this morning was a pleasure. After reaching a depth of 400 feet (120m), she launched a Mark 27 torpedo, a passive acoustic torpedo. This entry was posted on May 4, 2010 at 01:19 and is filed under military history. From 28 October to 17 November 1972 she served on Ocean Station Delta. The Torsk actually sunk the last Japanese vessel that was sunk during the war. In January through February 1951 she served on Ocean Station Uncle and the following year, August to September, she served on Ocean Station Uncle. [2] The Taney is located in the historic Baltimore Inner Harbor as part of the Historic Ships in Baltimore collection. In these very crowded conditions, the only way to pass someone was to turn sideways. The vessel remained there only briefly, and on 20 February, she got underway for the Pacific Ocean, passing through the Panama Canal and arriving in Hawaii on 23 March. Upon shifting back to the west coast, Taney was based at Alameda, California until February 1972. She spent the first two days of August at Guam and set her course for the Sea of Japan.She passed through the minefields of Tsushima Strait on 10 August and, on the morning of 11 August, rescued seven Japanese merchant seamen who had survived the sinking of the Koue Maru some four days before. The Torsk was armed with ten 21-inch torpedo tubes - six in the bow and four in stern. For about a dozen years I was a volunteer on this ship. She, too, is supposedly haunted. A 745-ton Kaibokan-class patrol escort vessel accompanied the freighter to seaward, presenting the submarine with a tempting target. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: U.S.C.G.C. On this Day in the Life I continue my Warships tour in Baltimore Harbor with the USS Torsk. 1945. 7 June 1988 [2] WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, originally called USCGC Taney ( / tni / ), is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter notable as the last warship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was also fitted with a 5-inch (127mm) /25 caliber deck gun and a Bofors 40mm and Oerlikon 20mm cannon. Launched: 6 September 1944 He has never been found. She was commissioned at Philadelphia on 24 October 1936. Problem was getting big body through small hatches and not hitting head. The Taney served on Ocean Station November in March and April 1960. Prior to heading for the east coast, the ship received a re-gunning at Mare Island, being fitted with four single-mount 5-inch guns, making her the only ship in her class with this modification. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. She served on Ocean Station November from December 1958 to January 1959, May to June, and October to November 1959. All tickets remain valid until used. The ship got underway at 0546 on 8 December to patrol the harbor approaches making seven sound contacts and dropping depth charges during the patrol that ended on 14 December. The Tench class were virtual copies of the Gato and Balao classes; however, they were more strongly built than the Gato/Balao classes and had a better internal . The ship took on an important role in the waters off Africa. It contains a picture, a letter, some small artifacts, and religious symbols. But the spirits weren't done yet. Because of the history of apparition sightings on the vessel going back to 1863, were going to focus, more on the visual were going to be using infrared cameras structured light system and use thermal, So, well have a direct voice stage, a direct voice stage / experimental stage, and will plug things, into it like a hydrophone, well plug in solar panels you can get electronic voice phenomena from the, demodulation of light. The ship fired on a second and third group of attacking planes, the last of which flew over the Honolulu harbor entrance, perhaps intending to attack the power plant, and was low enough to be engaged by the 50 caliber machine guns. So, we continued further down into the belly of the Constellation and the energy seemed to grow darker. Your IP address is listed in our blacklist and blocked from completing this request. 2 low-speed direct-drive General Electric Well also plug in an electromagnetic sensor basically magnet a coil but the, sensors we have, but the sensors that we have are optimized to listen to voice frequencies.. On January 14, 1986 she was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. She also conducted dedicated law enforcement and search and rescue patrols, or stood on search and rescue standby, when she was not on ocean station duty. During that second deployment she gets her big, claim to fame as a ship. After a tense five minutes, she reached 400 feet (120 m) and there she launched another torpedo, this time the new acoustic Mark 27. Torsk was docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor and opened to the public as a museum. [4], The Coast Guard's task over the ensuing years leading up to the outbreak of war in the Pacific was to supply these isolated way-stations along the transpacific air routes and to relieve the colonists at stated intervals. The USS Torsk SS-423 is docked at the Baltimore Maritime Museum and is one of two Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States. Sadly, he is the only person to ever perish, on this ship. Walking the USS Constellation, one can't help getting caught up in the history of this beautiful ship. Okay, we have one vote for rum. During this metamorphosis, Taney classified as WAGC-37 was fitted with accommodations for an embarked flag officer and his staff, as well as with increased communications and radar facilities. [2], Torsk is 311ft 8in (95.00m) long, with a beam of 27ft 4in (8.33m) and a maximum draft of 17ft 0in (5.18m). The ship returned to New London in the fall for fleet exercises and, the following year, extended her operations into the Caribbean Sea. During World War II, Torsk made two war patrols off the coast of Japan in 1945. Officers not aboard were ordered to return and the ship readied to get underway. Early that afternoon, the submarine entered her patrol area and, on the following morning off Dogo Island, Torsk made a submerged periscope attack which sank a small coastal freighter. Then, she surfaced and headed for the Noto peninsula. She operated there until 1971, and on 15 December she was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Her primary post-war duty was serving as an ocean station weather ship. On 16 November 1982, she rescued seven persons from the disabled ketch Klarwasser off the coast of North Carolina and rescued 19 migrants off the sailboat Apre Dien Ni. This designation indicated a multi-mission ship able to operate at sea for 3045 days without support and Taney was then re-classified as WHEC-37. USS Torsk (SS 423) Crew List. The command ship also conducted combat information center duties, maintaining complete radar and air coverage, receiving and evaluating information on both friendly and enemy activities. In June through July 1949 Taney served on Ocean Station Fox and later in July she served on Ocean Station Able. She is historic in that she fired the last torpedo (a direct hit by the way on a Japanese warship) of WWII. On 16 August 1945, she got under way to support USSPennsylvania(BB-38) as three Japanese planes were detected approaching from the northeast. 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged Commissioned on 16 December 1944, USS Torsk was one of only ten Tench Class fleet type submarines to see service in World War II. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name . Fleet Week 2022 begins Wednesday. The USS Torsk was built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, at the end 1944 and was later deployed to the Pacific for patrol around the coast of Japan during World War II. She arrived at Victor on 22 October, relieving Winnebago. The military benefits which accrued to the United States by its expansion onto some of the more strategic bits of land in the broad Pacific were not lost upon President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who undertook, in the late 1930s, to annex territory in the Pacific. In the afternoon of August 13, 1945, she torpedoed and sunk a small freighter ship as well as two Japanese coastal defense frigates the following day. She made frequent Caribbean voyages and participated in Operation Springboard. In June 1959, she proceeded via the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes, visited various ports on Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan, then returned to the Norfolk operating area in mid-August. Join XPLR CLUB: http://xplrclub.com/Sam and Colby take fans to explore the most haunted military ghost ship, the USS Hornet, in the USA! [6], On 10 August, Torsk passed through the minefields in the Tsushima Strait, and the next day, she found and took aboard seven Japanese sailors from the merchant ship Koue Maru that had been sunk four days earlier. Work continues on the Torsk deck repair project, focusing on the grinding and repainting paint of Torsk's port side. Donation requests should be received at least 30 days prior to the event date, as requests are processed at the end of each month. But something paranormal continued to followed us. [6], Torsk encountered a Japanese coastal minelayer on 2 June between Honshu and Hokkaido. It was a first for the Unexplained Cases team - an EVP where one of our names was said from beyond. Embarking the four colonists at 10:15 that day, Taney shelled the island and destroyed its buildings to prevent them from being used by Japanese forces. She now sported a main battery of a single-mount 5-inch gun, a hedgehog, a twin 40-millimeter mount, and two 20-millimeter guns, in addition to depth charge tracks and projectors and was reclassified once again as WPG-37. Then, the Torsk made its way to Baltimore Harbor to become a museum like its neighbor, the USS Constellation. If you are interested in donating an an object, photograph, or document related to one of the sites that the Historic Ships operates, we would love to hear from you. At that time, they wore harnesses when they were on the, top of the ship to prevent them from falling over. And we are also using a compressor. Deployed to the Pacific in 1945, Torsk made two war patrols off Japan sinking one cargo vessel, and two coastal defense frigates. Sadly, the sailors of the Torsk also had to deal with a tragedy. See all the lists featuring USS Torsk (SS-423), including Paranormal Sights, Haunted Baltimore, JODY & MY TOP CHECK IN'S MD & PA, Ghostly Destinations , and A place in History. The USS Torsk (SS-423) is docked at the Baltimore Maritime Museum and is one of two Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States. One crashed 30 miles (48km) to the north, and two crashed into the sea shortly thereafter. After capturing evid. Are you kidding me?" Im here with paranormal investigator and researcher Marc Coppell and were hopefully going to have some sightings or capture some audio of New Zealands own bigfoot, known as the Moehau Man. The LV116 Chesapeake is located at Pier 3 alongside the USS Torsk and the National Aquarium east of the Inner Harbor.. Battleship Texas - La Porte, Texas. We will get to the ghosts in a minute - but, first we need a history lesson. Were most proud of her service, we also like to say, she worked in our African squadron from 1859 to, 1861. This is a must when you go to Baltimore! I hope to God that was them. The USS Torsk SS-423 is docked at the Baltimore Maritime Museum and is one of two Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States. On 26 September 1972, she was turned over to the state of Maryland to be used as a museum ship in the Inner Harbor at Baltimore, Maryland. In June 1950 she served on Ocean Station Oboe and in September she served on Ocean Station Fox. She again served on Ocean Station November from January to February, June to July, and October to November 1957 and from February to March and August 1958. Amazing a veteran news photographer is not an easy thing, trust me. She departed Honolulu on 3 September en route to Ocean Station Victor via Midway Island, arriving at the latter on 6 September, departing the same day. Her electric motors provided 2,740shp (2,040kW) and a top speed of 8.75 knots (16km/h) submerged. We took the $15 tour that includes 2 ships out of 4 that are on exhibition. "Youre getting electronic voice phenomenonin its purest form so youre not using, a microphone and yet you are getting EVPs.. 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In response to the attack, the United States declared war. [4][11], She was decommissioned on 7 December 1986 and turned over to the city of Baltimore, Maryland, for use as a museum ship. [6], On 14 August, she encountered a medium-sized cargo ship accompanied by a 745 long tons (757t) Kaibkan type escort vessel steaming off Amarube Saki[ja]Battle of Kasumi[ja]. The Fleet Week website is THE BEST way to see, plan, and begin to enjoy how special this is! The top 10 winners in the category Best Museum Ship are as follows: USS Midway - San Diego. The Museums dedicated Maintenance & Restoration staff and corp. of volunteers work to ensure that these national treasures survive for future generations. [5][6], Treasury-class Roger B. Taney, Coast Guard Builders No. When you walk these dusty roads, youre transported back to Arizona in the 19th century. In fact, the Melmeter responds with a variety of tones and sounds before its fresh battery is drained. She departed that Florida port on 20 February, transited the Panama Canal, and reached Hawaii on 23 March.After a repair and training period, she got underway from Pearl Harbor for her first war patrol. Armed with ten torpedo tubes, the Tench-class submarines were incremental developments of the highly-successful Gato-class submarines that formed the backbone of the US Navy's submarine force during the war. "Thats actually the very last time she has any kind of, significant role in the Navy. Toward midnight on 11 May, she set course for her patrol area off the northeastern coast of Honsh. So much going on. [5], The keel for Torsk was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 7 June 1944, and the completed hull was launched on 6 September. Its really amazing," explains Hiram. Soon after, the Constellation's days of fighting on the ocean were done. Hence, Ocean Station Hotel was closed down in 1977 and the Taney gained the distinction of being the last Coast Guard cutter to serve on an ocean station. USS Torsk is a fleet-type submarine of the Tench class. British and French shipswe are just looking for slavers coming out of the Congo river, capture their ships, and return the captives to the continent. Torsk then attempted to torpedo the freighter as it entered the harbor, but the torpedoes missed, possibly because they struck uncharted coral reefs. This one was commissioned, in December of 1944 towards the end of the war. U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. In December 1980 she seized the British-flagged M/V Party Doll which was carrying 10 tons of contraband. The first captain of the Constellation, Captain Charles H. Bell. Saturday March 12, 2022 USS Hornet (CV-12) Now disused and permanently docked in Alameda, California, the USS Hornet remains one of the most successful and decorated ships of the United States Navy. The Torsk Volunteer Association works hand-in-hand with Historic Ships in Baltimore to provide skilled restoration and maintenance activities for the vessel. Get your ticket to walk the decks, learn the ropes, & live the life, Enjoy special programming and signature events on our exhibits, Make the most of your time on the ships with tours, educational programs, & more. 169K 4.4M views 1 year ago #SamandColby #haunted #explore Join XPLR CLUB: http://xplrclub.com/ Sam and Colby take fans to explore the most haunted military ghost ship, the USS Hornet, in. Every board walked upon and stair climbed, there's a good chance you could come in contact with a ghost - remaining on duty and protecting the place they once called home on the sea. Hiram asks questions. While there, she patrolled for American air crews that had to bail out from damaged aircraft during their raids on Japan, but no aircraft went down in the area that day. You can subscribe via RSS 2.0 feed to this post's comments. Eventually, the use of more sophisticated storm-tracking satellites and radars rendered this station obsolete. These were rated at 5,400 shaft horsepower (4,000kW) for a maximum speed of 20.25 knots (38km/h) on the surface. [6], The vessel underwent the Fleet Snorkel conversion in early 1952, after which she went on another Mediterranean deployment in the middle of the year. Also on this date, USS Torsk (SS 423) sinks Coast Defense Vessel (No.13), and Coast Defense Vessel No.47. The team brought aboard an array of high-tech visual and audio equipment. USS Torsk, hull number SS-423, is a Tench -class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II. She sinks two Japanese frigates off the coast. All of us were sitting here earlier in this room. In March 1965 she conducted an Alaskan Patrol and on 29 March she successfully fought a fire on board the disabled fishing vessel Glacier Bear 15 miles (24km) south of Cape Fairweather and then towed her to safety. And for him to say thatIm telling you, he has never done. She also served in the Vietnam War, taking part in Operation Market Time. -- not distant history, but our American history of living memory. / CBS Baltimore. During the ensuing period of conversion, the Coast Guard vessel was reconfigured as a patrol cutter. Torsk was designated a National Historic Landmark on 14 January 1986. sounds that are loud will be lowered. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Shortly thereafter, the hydrophone operator detected a large explosion; this was the Mark 28 striking the Kaibkan, and a minute later the Mark 27 struck the vessel as well. This new version of the majestic ship stretches 199 feet long, 43 feet across. It is also said to be one of the country's most haunted. And it takes a lot for me to say that. It is nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast." In 1945, Torsk made two war patrols off Japan, sinking one cargo vessel and two coastal defense frigates. Entrance fee gets you into 3 ships around inner harbor. On one occasion, Taney's duties took her close inshore close enough to even receive fire close aboard from a Japanese shore battery. Wow! 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Torsk was transferred to Submarine Squadron 6, based at Norfolk, Virginia. He saw it passyou see how the shine is on the floor in there? After arriving on 16 June, she underwent a refit and began her second patrol on 17 July. Their volume balances the dynamic range in between. Our best guess he was not able to get his harness off, in time. Located near the famous Baltimore Aquarium, the Torsk is well-worth a visit. She participated in dozens of naval gunfire support missions, firing more than 3,400 five-inch (127mm) shells at Viet Cong positions. The Itasca was preparing to lend navigational support to Amelia Earhart's flight around the world. On 13 August, she patrolled off Ando Saki and, after sighting a number of fishing boats during the morning, sighted another small freighter which she promptly sank. She launched a spread of six torpedoes, but the minelayer evaded them, prompting Torsk to dive to evade the expected counter-attack that did not occur. The message: "Air Raid, Pearl Harbor. Torsk departed the area on 5 June, bound for Midway Atoll, arriving there on 11 June; from there, she continued on to Pearl Harbor. Fate: Museum ship at Baltimore, Maryland, 26 September 1972 The Roger B. Taney departed Philadelphia on 19 December, transited the Panama Canal from 27 to 29 December, and arrived at her home port, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on 18 January 1937. 1 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Here the crew enjoyed liberty before again heading back to the ocean station. Draft: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) maximum She was launched on September 6, 1944, and was placed in commission on December 16, 1944. A, lot of times, I think people are just imagining it. Our WWII Tench-class submarine here at the Historic Ships of Baltimore. [9] Taney patrolled the waters off Honolulu for the remainder of 1941 and into 1942, conducting many depth charge attacks on suspected submarines in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack. On March 4, 1968, USS Torsk was decommissioned and later arrived to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to serve as a museum and memorial in 1972. In May 1965, off northern California, she kept the Soviet refrigerator ship Chernjakhovsk under close surveillance. What that does is take very quiet sounds and amplifies them and. We also offer reduced prices for groups of ten or more and guided group tours are available by appointment. But she does, see one hammock still swaying in the middle. [4], In 1988, the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), Structure #88001826, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. From 2 September 1972 to 23 September 1972 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. [3][8] The Japanese planes changed course to avoid Taney's fire. I told K2 he was going to be amazed, and he was. And, just like the Constellation, the Torsk is said to be haunted. It is also a Scandinavian term for the Atlantic cod. A random card is pulled from a deck. For the next seven years, she operated out of that port serving as a training ship, participating in exercises and tests, and occasionally making naval reserve training cruises. Taney subsequently escorted her merchantman consort to Jarvis Island, where she evacuated the four Interior Department colonists and burned all structures to the ground before departing. She departed the Marianas on the next day, proceeded via Pearl Harbor and the Canal Zone, and arrived at New London in mid-October. This proved to be the last Japanese warship to be sunk in World War II, as the Japanese government announced it would surrender the next day. On 16 June 1937, she transferred a number of her crew for temporary duty to USCGC Itasca. She is more less a training vessel up until World War II," shares Fulwiler. For news and updates, follow us and subscribe to our newsletter. Following US Navy naming practice for submarines up to the 1950s, Torsk was named for a fish: "Torsk" is the common name in the North American fishery for the Cusk, a cod-like fish in the family Lotidae. In May 1985 she assisted the disabled F/V Northwind 300 miles (480km) off New York. Reaching Palmyra Atoll on 12 February 1942, the ships remained there until 15 February 1942, before Taney headed back for the Hawaiian Islands, arriving at Honolulu on 5 March 1942. Nobody else was up here and he said 'I saw something out of the corner of my eye.' Their primary task was to report meteorological information, which was used in weather forecasts for the burgeoning trans-Pacific commercial air traffic as well as for surface vessels. How can you cram so much stuff into something that is built to sink. What to Do i For one admission you can tour the Constellation, The USCG Cutter 37 which was a hero at Pearl Harbor, The Lightship Chesapeake, and of course "The Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast", the Torsk. they "see it all!". I used our SB-7 Spirit Box to ask questions and listen for responses in the white noise. On 4 November Typhoon Marie passed close aboard Taney, with winds gusting close to 70 knots (130km/h), but she weathered the storm without damage. 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