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. During this time, the ship received the classification WPG-37. The USS Torsk is a historic submarine in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The Torsk was armed with ten 21-inch torpedo tubes - six in the bow and four in stern. [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. Lewellen) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. Home to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall - where the Declaration of Independence and Constitution were signed. She did not waste any time getting up there.. The team conducted an experiment that they've done before. Theyve all, been staying in the hammocks down here. In December 1980 she seized the British-flagged M/V Party Doll which was carrying 10 tons of contraband. 2 low-speed direct-drive General Electric [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. We spend a night exploring these allegedly haunted original and reconstructed homes for people who settled out west. And we are also using a compressor. On 15 January 1980, she seized the M/V Ameila Isle 425 miles (684km) east of Fort Pierce, Florida, carrying 4 tons of contraband. 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. 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. So, we run overnights with Boy Scouts on the weekend and we wake them up around 6 AM. Class and type: Tench-class diesel-electric submarine During the ensuing period of conversion, the Coast Guard vessel was reconfigured as a patrol cutter. The Taney served on Ocean Station November in March and April 1960. It is also a Scandinavian term for the Atlantic cod. Torsk was docked at Baltimore's Inner Harbor and opened to the public as a museum. And it takes a lot for me to say that. 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged After arriving on 16 June, she underwent a refit and began her second patrol on 17 July. She served on Victor until relieved by USCGC Winnebago (WHEC-40) on 1 October, then steamed towards Yokosuka, Japan. Aboard the USS Torsk, a WWII era Navy submarine, Where's Marty? So, below deck we went to search out the unexplained. She joined their patrols on the east coast of the island, but found no Japanese vessels in the area. She is off the coast of Okinawa a few days prior to VJ day really an end to the, Pacific. We also offer reduced prices for groups of ten or more and guided group tours are available by appointment. She arrived back in Norfolk in mid-August. While the team monitored their machines - one investigator possible saw a ghostly sailor. Located near the famous Baltimore Aquarium, the Torsk is well-worth a visit. The Japanese accept the terms of the Potsdam Declaration and agree to surrender, ending World War II. Such raids took place on 18 out of 30 days that month. For more than a fortnight, their careful coverage of the east coast of Honsh turned up nothing more interesting than naval mines. She very promptly ran, up to the top deck and did not see anything else. I had felt a vibration of the decklike there were footsteps right next to us. So much history and some say a lot of ghosts. Outside another "line island cruise" in the late summer, Taney operated locally out of Honolulu into the critical fall of 1941. 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. This was her home port for the next seven years, during which time she served primarily as a training ship. 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. Taney was also used in drug interdiction and fisheries protection work. "How the hell. During her tour of duty, Taney steamed for over 52,000 miles (84,000km) and inspected over 1,000 vessels. Top ways to experience USS Torsk and nearby attractions Platinum Package - Helicopter Tour with Dinner at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grille 5 Adventure Tours from $450.79 per adult LIKELY TO SELL OUT* Baltimore Inner Harbor Sightseeing Tour 29 City Tours from $26.58 per adult Signature Spirit of Baltimore Dinner Cruise with Buffet 52 Coffee Cruises (six forward, four aft) Indeed, the card was the Jack of Clubs. [12], Taney is the subject of a 1/300 plastic scale model kit by Revell, released to the market in 1984.[13]. On 10 January 1980, while underway on drug enforcement patrol duty, she was diverted to a Search and Rescue mission involving a lost Cessna 441 jet with two passengers. 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. Description. USS Torsk (SS 423) Crew List. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury-class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. The second wave of German torpedo planes hit the SS Stephen F. Austin and SS Royal Star. She then surfaced and proceeded toward the Noto Peninsula. The CBS Baltimore Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSBaltimore.com. USS Torsk, hull number SS-423, is a Tench-class submarine built for the United States Navy during World War II. Additional patrol vessels arrived in the area, and their presence, coupled with that of patrol aircraft, compelled Torsk to remain submerged for more than seven hours. Divided by the Pacific Ocean, the two countries relied on maritime . Traversing the boat from stern to bow, visitors have the opportunity to view the torpedo rooms, the navigation station, the operation station, the engine room, the crews mess and crew berthing areas. How can you cram so much stuff into something that is built to sink. Many believe the ship is haunted. In our first of three investigations, we visit the world-famous Mummers Museum. From 30 August to 20 September 1970 and from 3 to 24 January 1971 she served on Ocean Station November. When the two ships approached Kasumi Ko at 10:35, Torsk launched a new, experimental Mark 28 torpedo, an acoustic homing torpedo, at the Kaibkan. This happened moments after we began a full sweep of the Constellation. Commissioned on 16 December 1944, USS Torsk was one of only ten Tench Class fleet type submarines to see service in World War II. 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. The next person in charge of the Constellation - Captain Thomas Dornin. With the work completed in early January 1945, Taney departed Boston on 19 January 1945, bound for Norfolk, Virginia. One of the most essential functions of Historic Ships in Baltimore is the ongoing maintenance and restoration work. Theyre not significant targets at the time, but they end up being the very last two ships that any U.S. naval vessel fires on and sinks during WWII.. Commissioned on 16 December 1944, USS Torsk was one of only ten Tench Class fleet type submarines to see service in World War II. On 31 August, what was thought to be a torpedo wake was sighted, an indicator that not everyone had heard the news of the wars ending..The submarine set her course for the Mariana Islands on 1 September, passed through Tsushima Straits on 3 September, and arrived at Guam on 9 September, successfully completing her second war patrol. Visit USS Torsk. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Departing Wakayama on 14 October 1945, Taney returned to the west coast of the United States, via Midway, and arrived at San Francisco on 29 October 1945. In December 1979 Taney helped seize the F/V Eneida for narcotics violations. In fact, the Melmeter responds with a variety of tones and sounds before its fresh battery is drained. She is historic in that she fired the last torpedo (a direct hit by the way on a Japanese warship) of WWII. Do you need to book in advance to visit USS Torsk? B.E. She conducted regular harbor entrance and channel patrols, alternating often with one of the four old destroyers of Destroyer Division 80: USSAllen, Schley, Chew, and Ward. The integration of all that equipment - the mix of it all - I think enables you to hear pretty realistic. The eighth, and final, USS Hornet set a number of Naval records, including plucking the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 crews out of the sea upon their splashdown returns to earth - before being moored near San Francisco as a maritime museum. All of the damaged vessels save Paul Hamilton and Lansdale reached Bizerte, Tunisia, on 21 April 1944. [4], Two such places were Kanton and Enderbury Islands. www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/uss-torsk-ss-423/, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/103.0.0.0 Safari/537.36. Her electric motors provided 2,740shp (2,040kW) and a top speed of 8.75 knots (16km/h) submerged. She is currently part of the Baltimore Maritime Museum. The Torsk Volunteer Association works hand-in-hand with Historic Ships in Baltimore to provide skilled restoration and maintenance activities for the vessel. [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. Length: 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) Torsk then attempted to torpedo the freighter as it entered the harbor, but the torpedoes missed, possibly because they struck uncharted coral reefs. 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! No results on either device. The following day, she set her course homeward, stopped at Midway Island on 11 June, and returned to Pearl Harbor on 16 June.After refitting and the installation of new equipment, the submarine got underway for her second war patrol on 17 July. Detached as a unit of TF 66 on 9 October 1944, she sailed for the Boston Navy Yard soon thereafter for extensive yard work to convert her to an amphibious command ship. In fact, too much to just simply blog about. 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. On 12 November 1966 Taney was relieved again by Winnebago and she then steamed to Midway Island to refuel before heading back to Alameda, arriving there on 20 November. Aboard the ship is a memorial. From there, she served as a training submarine for anti-submarine aircraft and surface ships to practice detecting and targeting. From 26 January to 15 February. On 2 June, while patrolling between Honsh and Hokkaid, Torsk came upon a small coastal minelayer. In May 1985 she assisted the disabled F/V Northwind 300 miles (480km) off New York. 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. (LogOut/ A food fish of the North Atlantic, also known as the cusk or tusk. The LV116 Chesapeake is located at Pier 3 alongside the USS Torsk and the National Aquarium east of the Inner Harbor.. Some of it seems to respond to me. Held down by enemy planes and patrol vessels, the submarine remained submerged more than seven hours. Test depth: 400 ft (120 m) In 1951, her training operations took her to the Caribbean Sea. Ouch! He and his family made a visit a few years ago. She participated in the blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. Including a patrol break in San Juan, Puerto Rico. heart attack if nothing else. Additionally, she earned the Navy Commendation Medal for participating in the Cuban Blockade. This last ocean station had been established to track storms threatening the middle states on the east coast which had often struck without warning. I hope you had a fun and relaxed Labor Day holiday weekend, but I'm here to tell you the party isn't over yet! On 30 September 1984, she seized the P/C Thriller in the Yucatn Channel, carrying 1,000 pounds of marijuana. 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. In the New Zealand bush, Ive heard a strange whooping sound. Someone said rum. Yeah, Rum! Reported Haunts: A sailor died aboard the submarine during one of the skirmishes it took part in during the end of WWII. [4], The mid-1970s were a period of transition for the Coast Guard with the passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act and the nation's shift towards increased interdiction of narcotics smugglers. [4], She was decommissioned in 1986, and has since served as a museum ship in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland. 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. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: U.S.C.G.C. Lewellen) ended her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor. Battleship USS Iowa - Los Angeles. 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. She could carry enough provisions for her crew of ten officers and 71enlisted men for 75days of operations. This new version of the majestic ship stretches 199 feet long, 43 feet across. Change). She, too, is supposedly haunted. Her class of Submarine was named after fish, and a Torsk is part of the Cod family. / CBS Baltimore. From 4 to 25 October 1953 she served on Ocean Station Uncle and from June to July 1954 she served on Ocean Station Nan. There are so many things to see. She conducted local operations out of Honolulu through the summer of 1937. 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. It contains a picture, a letter, some small artifacts, and religious symbols. Someone else takes his place down below and they are unable to see that he didnt make it, By the time they came back up to surface he was lost to the waters in the bay in the, mouth of the Atlantic. She is also the only submarine converted in the Fleet Snorkel program that has the original snorkel. Commissioned for the United States Navy on December 16, 1944, the USS Torsk was the only submarine out of its Tench Class fleet of ten to see service during World War II. The logo is visible today on the sail. [2] The Taney is located in the historic Baltimore Inner Harbor as part of the Historic Ships in Baltimore collection. Staff and visitors claim to see vanishing bloodstains and apparitions, including a sailor in dress whites. The Mummers Parade is held every New Year's Day in Philadelphia. Speed: 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced But the spirits weren't done yet. On August 14, 1945, USS Torsk sunk the last enemy ship defeated by the United States Navy during World War II. 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. A, lot of times, I think people are just imagining it. Over the course of 14 and 15 May, she attempted to contact the submarine wolfpack operating in the area, and she finally rendezvoused with the submarines Sand Lance and Cero the next day. During that time, while she is up in Rode Island - at that time at a different, Naval Training facility - she is made the Vice Flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. In the early 1960s, she made Mediterranean deployments; joined Commonwealth countries in Exercise New Broom X, and continued her duties in training antisubmarine forces in the Atlantic. Nobody else was up here and he said 'I saw something out of the corner of my eye.' Are you kidding me?" Decommissioned: 4 March 1968 We setup a Melmeter which measures changes in the electromagnetic field. She continued south for additional drug enforcement patrol throughout the Caribbean region. 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. I just put this in.". Complement: 10 officers, 71 enlisted From there, she proceeded to the Panama Canal, sailed into the Atlantic and ultimately arrived in New London, Connecticut in mid-October. [4], In 1988, the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), Structure #88001826, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Over her distinguished career, Taney received three battle stars for World War II service and numerous theater ribbons for service in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. Were most proud of her service, we also like to say, she worked in our African squadron from 1859 to, 1861. She served on Ocean Station November from 22 August to 12 September and again from 24 October to 14 November 1971. After reaching a depth of 400 feet (120m), she launched a Mark 27 torpedo, a passive acoustic torpedo. In these very crowded conditions, the only way to pass someone was to turn sideways. (LogOut/ Preserving history while documenting the strange, paranormal, and unexplained. On 25 June 1945, at 01:20, a float seaplane passed near Taney, provoking return fire from the command ship and batteries ashore which combined to splash the intruder. She was assigned to Submarine Squadron 2 in June 1949 and in mid-1950 she was sent on a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. Was stuffy and hot in summer. He is the only person who ever passed away during the. During one raid, her antiaircraft gunners achieved at least three hits on a Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber which crossed the ship's bow 1,200 yards (1,100m) away, and later during her first day at Okinawa experienced four more "red alerts". document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 4 Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8- 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators, (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h). We also let one of our cameras run to try and capture evidence. There, her duties included services to aircraft and surface ships to help them hone their skills in antisubmarine warfare. 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. The Torsk is part of the Historic Ships of Baltimore. 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Designation: Built in 1944, the USS Torsk is a fleet-style submarine designed specifically for World War II. Conflict erupted after December 7, 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, an American naval base in Hawaii. If you arrive at the right time, you may have the chance to meet a former crew member. USS Torsk is a fleet-type submarine of the Tench class. In June 1950 she served on Ocean Station Oboe and in September she served on Ocean Station Fox. Battleship Texas - La Porte, Texas. The Unexplained Cases team traveled to the City of Brotherly Love, to investigate several paranormal hotspots known to be haunted by the spirits from the Revolutionary Warof famous business owners and politicianssome really crazy dressed apparitionsand possibly a pirate, too! Torsk (SS-423) (AGSS-423) (IXSS-423) (AGSS-423) in May 1968; Reclassified Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS-423) in June 1971; Placed out of service and simultaneously struck for the Naval Register, 15 December 1971; Final Disposition, turned over to the state of Maryland to be used as a museum in the Inner Harbor at Baltimore, 26 September 1972. 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. Fleet Week 2022 begins Wednesday. On one occasion, Taney's duties took her close inshore close enough to even receive fire close aboard from a Japanese shore battery. Getting a behind-the-scenes look of an Inner Harbor staple - the USS Torsk submarine, Where's Marty? Armament: 10 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 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. She participated in dozens of naval gunfire support missions, firing more than 3,400 five-inch (127mm) shells at Viet Cong positions. 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged The torpedo struck the ship and blew a hole in the stern, bending it up at a 30-degree angle and causing it to rapidly sink. Within her entire career, Torsk has completed over 10,600 career dives during times of peace and war. Walking the USS Constellation, one can't help getting caught up in the history of this beautiful ship. Nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast," the vessel is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the torsk, a food fish of the North Atlantic. they "see it all!". She conducted shakedown and training in her new configuration before departing the east coast and sailing, via the Panama Canal and San Diego, to Hawaii. Now, the real weird stuff that I'm picking up are voices that mimic wha. Gain access to many intriguing areas, including the torpedo room, while aboard this United States Navy tench-class submarine in Baltimore. Work was completed by the end of the year, and she was commissioned on 16 December. The submarine fired six torpedoeswhich the small vessel avoided by maneuveringand then dove and rigged for depth charges which did not materialize. The Constellation was armed with 16 cannons and more than a dozen large pounder-mounted guns that could sink an enemy vessel on command from the Captain. We will get to the ghosts in a minute - but, first we need a history lesson. [6], Torsk encountered a Japanese coastal minelayer on 2 June between Honshu and Hokkaido. 16 Jun 1945 USS Torsk (Cdr. [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. USS Torsk (Cdr. Two days later, she located a 700 long tons (710t) freighter off Kobe Saki; she fired four torpedoes but again missed her target. 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 ship returned to New London in the fall for fleet exercises and, the following year, extended her operations into the Caribbean Sea. Supposedly she has some ghostly sailors who are still aboard. 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 . For her service, the government of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) awarded Taney the Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm and the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal with palm. During this month-long period, at least 288 enemy planes attacked the ships in Taney's vicinity, and at least 96 of these were destroyed. are using amplifiers and mixers. [3][4], The submarine was armed with ten 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes, six of which were in the bow, with the other four located in her stern. After World War II, USS Torsk alternated between duties as a training boat at the Navy's Submarine School in New London, CT and active deployments in the Altantic and Mediterranean. The Taney played a role in their colonization by the United States. So, a few months back last summer, my girlfriend at the time. The Torsk is part of the Historic Ships of Baltimore . 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. Work continues on the Torsk deck repair project, focusing on the grinding and repainting paint of Torsk's port side. In June 1949, she was assigned to Submarine Squadron 2; and; in the summer of 1950, she was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea. 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. On 22 January 1942, the cutter departed Honolulu in company with USAT Barbara Olson,[10] and arrived at Kanton Island on 28 January 1942. 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