15 JohnnyO777 Members 51 posts 1,325 battles Report post #1 Posted October 14, 2017 The courage of these divers to enter a 1/2 sunken ship is amazing. Grateful for the folks who shared this on YouTube. Pass this kind of video around so they never are lost. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,820 Wulfgarn Members 5,575 posts 7,121 battles Report post #2 Posted October 14, 2017 Thanks for posting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15 JohnnyO777 Members 51 posts 1,325 battles Report post #3 Posted October 14, 2017 32 minutes ago, Wulfgarn said: Thanks for posting! My pleasure! One thing I'm appreciating about WoWS is that it evokes the desire to learn more about the history of ships I play, and play against. It's amazing how much video is out there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,880 [HINON] Doomlock Modder, Privateers 6,798 posts 4,815 battles Report post #4 Posted October 14, 2017 I currently have a video on the wreck of the Musashi sitting in my watch later list. Thanks OP. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,411 [HINON] RipNuN2 Members 11,946 posts Report post #5 Posted October 14, 2017 Nice find, I imagine those old dive suits were exhausting to use and it looked like they barely fit through the doorways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
235 Jazzyblaster -Members- 1,266 posts 13 battles Report post #6 Posted October 14, 2017 Thanks for sharing, definitely an interesting video. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15 JohnnyO777 Members 51 posts 1,325 battles Report post #7 Posted October 14, 2017 30 minutes ago, Doomlock said: I currently have a video on the wreck of the Musashi sitting in my watch later list. Thanks OP. I'm about half way through that now. Chilling and thought provoking. When they center in on the Imperial Seal on the bow, you just have to pause, and reflect. My pleasure \o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
137 Strachwitz666 Members 948 posts 4,337 battles Report post #8 Posted October 14, 2017 59 minutes ago, RipNuN2 said: Nice find, I imagine those old dive suits were exhausting to use and it looked like they barely fit through the doorways. Awesome book, "Descent into Darkness" buy it. Written by a US diver salvaging the BB's at Pearl Harbor. will scare the crap out of you on several pages. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
137 Strachwitz666 Members 948 posts 4,337 battles Report post #9 Posted October 14, 2017 31 minutes ago, JohnnyO777 said: I'm about half way through that now. Chilling and thought provoking. When they center in on the Imperial Seal on the bow, you just have to pause, and reflect. My pleasure \o ???? , The Imperial seal was gone, and I have my suspicions it is sitting in some vault in one of Paul Allen's mansions. LOL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
413 [JFSOC] Murotsu Members 1,315 posts 4,161 battles Report post #10 Posted October 14, 2017 A great book on salvage is Under the Red Sea Sun Capt. Edward Ellsburg, USN (ret.) It's a making chicken soup out of chicken [edited] story... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
15 JohnnyO777 Members 51 posts 1,325 battles Report post #11 Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) 21 hours ago, Strachwitz666 said: ???? , The Imperial seal was gone, and I have my suspicions it is sitting in some vault in one of Paul Allen's mansions. LOL It was made out of wood, you can see its remains on it's mount on the bow (starting around 12:15 on the video). Edited October 15, 2017 by JohnnyO777 Additional information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
137 Strachwitz666 Members 948 posts 4,337 battles Report post #12 Posted October 15, 2017 (edited) I know , I have seen the video before and looked at again from your note. It is just a couple of the areas look "fresher" than the others. Possible, but unlikely, I know. I have been pushing for raising the USS Tecumseh, and it is frustrating to see these billionaires, diving the Musashi , Bismark, Princeton, et al and not focusing more on a possible recovery of a US ship in extremly shallow water (20-30 feet). With the money, clout and influence that people like Allen, Cameron, Cussler have , it could happen. I have bene "trying" over the years, but i need to be more systematic, need some help and $$$ to do so. And I really plan to get serious abouti it. need some family to keel over , and/or a settlement to come through. I want to see it through before I die myself. Personally i think some of the dodging is that it a Civil War ship , so there are PC issues, plus seems these guys aint "historians" as much just seeking publicity outside of a "hobby" not something serious or seeing a permanent memorial/monument/museum of naval warfare/American history . Must be nice, but i am looking at a deeper level than that, so to speak. a dentist form Vickburg , saw the USS Cairo raised , and it is something to see, he died raising the Cairo, but the ship in Vicksburg for all to see. Edited October 15, 2017 by Strachwitz666 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
515 [REVY] Lord_Slayer Members 1,668 posts 10,552 battles Report post #13 Posted October 17, 2017 On 10/14/2017 at 11:23 AM, RipNuN2 said: Nice find, I imagine those old dive suits were exhausting to use and it looked like they barely fit through the doorways. On 10/14/2017 at 0:25 PM, Strachwitz666 said: Awesome book, "Descent into Darkness" buy it. Written by a US diver salvaging the BB's at Pearl Harbor. will scare the crap out of you on several pages. On 10/14/2017 at 1:53 PM, Murotsu said: A great book on salvage is Under the Red Sea Sun Capt. Edward Ellsburg, USN (ret.) It's a making chicken soup out of chicken $h!+ story... as long as we are talking books on US Navy salvage, try this: https://www.amazon.com/Bottom-Raising-U-S-Navy-Submarine/dp/0451211510 'On the Bottom' also by Cpt Edward Ellsburg originally published in 1929, and talks about the raising of the sunken submarine S-51 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
