This is the last video while she is in dry dock. Tentative date set to sail 8/14/21. Please watch ending comments, many questions answered there. Thank you for watching.
I made it a point to buy Sherwin-Williams paint for my living room and both of the bedrooms after hearing about their donation to the USS Cod. I've been on several WWII Gato-class subs, and my wife's Grandfather served aboard one. He had the best stories! I hope to make it to the USS Cod once she is back in her home berth!
Every time I see a US fleet boat, the sheer size blows my mind. My father was 3rd watch officer on U-969 in the Med, and he took me through U-995 in Kiel way back in 1975. I got a chance to visit USS Pampanito in San Francisco in 98, so I have a good feel for both. For all the cramped space on a Fleet sub, it's luxury compared to a Type VII C.
You think the Vll was cramped then look at the Russian built in the 70s boats. What junk they were and no thought for crew at all. The US Fleet type boats were cruise liners compared to the Russian boats and the fleet boats were built in the 40s
@@2manycatsforadime This is their philosophy. Numbers, not quality or crew comfort. As a former US tanker, I know their tanks are cramped and the ammo is everywhere. We are seeing their failures in Ukraine. I fully expected, as the Russians did, them to just roll across Ukraine. Their battle tactics are terrible and I wasn't even a sgt.
This is a great chapter in the history of the Cod. I’ve been visiting the Cod since I was a child in the ‘60’s. Not sure when I first went on board but I have been on her many times. What a joy to see her being so well cared for. I remember in the early ‘90’s there was talk of moving her to Buffalo NY. Glad that got scuttled if it was true.
@@mamulcahy I have been to U-505 twice. The 2nd time to bring my father, a WW II veteran. He faced the U-boat peril when he went overseas via a troop transport ship. I haven't been to see it since they enclosed it to protect it from the elements. I look forward to that as I am sure it will be a different experience than when it was out in the fresh air, under a blue sky.
A tremendous symbol for all the young boys that sacrificed their lives for all of us, I congratulate you and your company for an excellent job of taking care of her
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. Some 16,000 submariners served during the war. Fifty-two submarines were lost, with 375 officers and 3,131 enlisted men killed.
My younger son now repairs subs at EB in Connecticut. He retired from the Navy recently and was stationed in Hawaii. We are very proud! Love you my boy!
Fantastic job to the whole team. I visited this fine vessel many years ago and have a very treasured coffee mug from my visit. I use that cup every day. Thanks for saving this wonderful boat.
I really appreciated your videos on preserving this piece of WWII naval history. She looks fantastic and I'm very happy to see this being preserved for future generations. Thanks for all you are personally doing to aid in her preservation.
I'm sure they wrote off the fair market value of the paint on their taxes, but the fact that they even cared enough to go through the trouble to donate is enough to earn my business. You have a very interesting way of making a living. I appreciate you, and all the people that help keep the past alive, especially now when so many just don't seem to care. She's beautiful.
Sherwin Williams has always been a great sponsor for us. The cleveland based company wonderful! Thank you but I am a volunteer, I have a full time job outside of this.
Visited that boat when I was 12, now 62. Thank you for restoring her. Going to take my grandkids without them knowing I may be more excited than them :).
I have had more water under my arse than over my head, and I have to say submarines and me would not get on, BUT,,,,,, what a fantastic job you blokes are doing on this project and I look forward to each video you put out. Congratulations and well done.
The US employed and utilized its submarines ..........and the IJN wasted its submarines. Always a pleasure to see a chapter of history preserved, to remind us of great strategic successes and great strategic blunders.
As a welder and a fabricator( land lubber🤣😂) I must say that those guys did an awesome job of the repairs. Hats off to all and thank you for your service and for the effort that you have put in to keep this piece of history alive. I live in North Carolina and we have the battleship of the same name that I have toured many times. Be careful out there guys.
Rusty old vet here again - SUPERB to see the old lady in her best clothes again. WOW epoxy will sure make a difference! They have a submarine museum in the UK - they put one of their old subs up on the dockside, all restored - could you not do this with USS COD? BLESS YOU and all the hard workers. Thank for sharing chief.🙂👍👏👏👏
Nothing short of a _great_ job! *Cudos* to everyone involved! Hope you will be doing a full walk-around before flooding - footage for an *_awesome_* before-after-comparison video to give proper credit where credit is due. Keep it up!
As much as I would love a piece of that steel as a coin, that is pre atomic steel. It is worth an ungodly amount of money to those who REALLY want it! I would suggest reaching out to electronics companies and seeing how much they want to pay for it.
Thank you all for your hard work during the war my grandfather was a mechanic and help manufactured and build the engines that were on the cod it has a very special meaning for us in our family we have a picture of my grandfather with his coworkers in front of the engines that they made for the submarines once again thank you all for your hard work
I was just in the other side of the dry dock wall in a boat the other day, what a odd visual sensation. I would be glad to buy a piece of scrap of this majestic piece of history so doing some tokens with the steel is wise; lots of old jets are done this way
Thanks for sharing all the great work!! Dad left his destroyer and spent the last year and a half of the war in fleet boats. Glad to see some thorough preservation work being done so she survives for future generations!!!
Thank you so very much for these videos. The transformation Has been fantastic! One and all should be very very proud of everything that has been done! Thank you for your hard work and your service, and your humor is very much appreciated!!
Bravo, sir. Congratulations for pulling all this off. She looks beautiful. If I ever find myself way up in Cleveland I will stop by to get the full tour.
She's gorgeous! That hull form would have had a big impact on her speed and endurance. Donjon normally works on Great Lakes freighters, so probably knows exactly what anodes to use, and where to place them.
As a member of the Gato Class, the USS Cod's surface speed would have been limited to ~21 knots and submerged speed ~7 knots. US Fleet Boats (the US WWII Submarine Force) all was limited to roughly the same standards for speeds on the surface and more importantly, range. One thing is certain, for how unassuming these ships are "on paper" compared to contemporaries, they were instrumental in bringing the Japanese merchant fleet to its knees and their exploits are well known! :)
Way to go Sherwin-Williams!!! 3:49 I'll keep that in mind for my next paint purchase. You've got a store in Suffolk, VA that I've never stepped foot in, but will now.
Great videos about the restauration from the USS Cod. Like to see this great piece of history in real, but I'm from Germany and it's a little longer way..... But never say never, it's a good holiday ride next year!
🔴🦅🇺🇸🦅 God Bless these American working guys on the USS COD the refit ❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️ As Always patriotically inspired, David Staudohar USMC USN SS USCG ret ‼️
First off great vids, I think you should sell the scrap/coins/ mementos to people to raise money almost all the museum and combat ships do. 2nd you guys need an official "USS COD RU-vid" do vids on the sub, etc etc this will bring people to visit it. USS NEW JERSY does it and it works. 3rd Maybe you can partner with the city to reduce costs/dock/funding and partner up with the rock n roll museum down the street I was just in Cleveland that place was packed, also only saw 1 sing for the uss cod Our tank museum gets some county funding and it helps a lot
Thanks for showing the video. My dad was on SS-220 Barb in the North Atlantic in WWII. Never seen the submerged portion of a boat before. Very interesting
The before/after is stunning. I look forwards to the day when I can take a tour of USS Cod. Sincere thanks and kudos to everyone who had a hand in restoration and maintaining.
I remember toweing this sub to Cleveland Ohio from the Welland cannel in Canada & I also worked at this shipyard in Erie Pa for several different company's over the years
I have the pleasure of workin on the current boats so im accustomed to seeing submarines in dry dock. But none of the fleet boats are neeaar as damaged as Cod was. Im really impressed with the work yall have done in such a short time!! Really well done. And thanks for sharing. I have really enjoyed following this whole process. I love to see the similarity and difference of how we do things vs yall. Take care!
I believe this is the Gato class sub and they are the most beautiful boats ever built, in my opinion. Certainly not as functional compared to the modern submarine but certainly beautiful. It is certainly worth preserving far into the future.
Yup, the Cod is a Gato Class! The US had a design language for naval ships in the interwar period between WWI and WWII that is just absolutely gorgeous in how functional they are. Looking at some of the modern refits of ships from WWI which went on to serve in WWII is a perfect example of that. Always loved the look of US Warships from WWII, and the submarines are no different! :) As for being as effective as a modern submarine... well... there is some debate there... I remember watching a documentary in which a US Fleet Boat, I believe a Balao class (class after the Gato's), went against the US Nuclear Navy with a renegade captain at the helm. It was a great documentary and included discussions of important topics such as mutiny, women serving on submarines, preservation and restoration of WWII submarines, and even crew life! There was even discussion in there about the sounds whales make! Great documentary! Of course I'm talking about Down Periscope! You should definitely watch it if you haven't! :D
@@Whiskey11Gaming I love watching "down periscope" having watched it MANY times, at least 15 times. My Dad was in the submarine service WWII and served on two submarines, the King Fish and the Irex SS 234 and SS 482 respectively. On the third patrol for the King Fish, it almost never made it back. A real scary story as my Dad told it. The boat was very badly damaged, one if not thee sub having ever made it back to port.
