Monday, July 19, 2010

USS Batfish - SS 310






The ever browsing Andy loves to read about history and when he found out there was a Baleo Class submarine in Muskogee he had to go see it. The USS Batfish is famous for sinking 3 enemy submarines in one patrol. Being the only ship in history to claim this distinction sinking all three over just 4 days. It turns out the Batfish wasn't even supposed to end up in Muskogee but the folks picking up the ship simply made an illegal switch when they picked it up instead of getting the weenie USS Piranha. Since we were the only two there that day we also got to go into restricted parts of the ship and see actual electrical bus systems and the electric motors. Turns out in 1986 the area flooded and the boat began to float away. By the time they got it back into positioned it settled at a 1.5 degree list which makes the experience just a bit cooler.

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