This video brings back many memories. Right after graduating from high school in 1964, I became an apprentice Shipwright at the Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco (later renamed S.F. bay Naval Shipyard). As an apprentice part of my training was at the submarine bay. There were three dry docks there for subs where the shipwrights would put up staging (scaffolding) all along the sides of the boats so repairs and painting could be done. I then moved on to the Dock Shipwrights where I learned how to make the blocks the ships would sit on and lay them out in the dry dock. I spent Four years there as an apprentice. As soon as I got my journeyman papers, I got my draft notice and spent three years in the Army. I never went back to the shipyard as it was closed shortly thereafter.
@@626pingj Hey shipmate. I was aboard the dumpster fish during it's overhaul in 1976. Sea trials, Daso, and patrol. Fun times in the cape. Gold crew if i recall. Road 6 boats. 3 attacks and 3 Boomers from 1975 until 1997. 41 for freedom all the way. If i recall correctly, she is in Charleston as a Nuke prototype. Fair winds and following seas brother of the fin.
For those who are curious about Galvanic Corrosion and Sacrificial Anodes: Galvanic corrosion is when the iron in the steel of the submarine forms a battery with a different kind of metal. Brass for example, when near steel underwater, will form a galvanic connection through the water to draw electrons from the iron to the brass*. By drawing electrons away, the steel becomes susceptible to rusting with oxygen in the water. This accelerates rusting of the steel. The sacrificial anodes mentioned in the video are made of metals that react more easily than the iron in the steel. By the sacrificial anodes reacting more easily, the electron flow from the steel is slowed down, because the electrons come from the anode more easily. Unfortunately, the sacrificial anodes attached to the submarine were made of zinc, which is a good anode in salt water. Since the submarine was a fresh water, different metals should have been used than zinc (he mentions aluminum and another metal).
It’s good to see the Love and attention giving to this old girl. This is our history, this is the home of the brave sailor, it gave all she had, now it’s time to Restore her to original condition. Long live Cod… a piece of our American history.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍👍👍👍
In Pittsburgh, we have the USS Requin, a WWII submarine, and after numerous tours I am still AMAZED at how these things were built, virtually every inch inside is accounted for. The draftsman who drew up these ships-FANTASTIC JOB!!!
What's amazing is the level of detail that was maintained in spite of being built at a break-neck pace. Everyone involved in the design, construction, and fitting out of these boats knew that they were going into harm's way and that lives of people they would never meet relied upon them being meticulous in their work. Truly awe-inspiring workmanship.
And it was all done with slide rulers and drafting tables and actual blue prints. Tons of blue prints. I wish there would be a video on how the Japanese designed their ships but I guess most of that info was burned at the end of the war.
Take good care of her. This boot is a treasure chest full of human stories witch deserves that future generations learn about history and traditions of the US NAVY Submarine Service. USS COD is one on my list of things that I wish to see ,touch and learn about . Maybe one day....
Our director is trying to see if we can do an open house for the people of Erie, but it's just on the drawing board right now. Erie has been very welcoming. Thank you.
Thank you for the excellent tour and explaination of the repairs being made to the Cod. I'm glad she has you and the other volunteers looking after her. She is a valuable piece of Naval history that deserves to be preserved for all to see.
I was on Cleveland 2 years ago and was headed to the Rock & Roll HoF when I saw the Cod, I went there instead. Spent about 2 hours on the old girl, loved every minute! Thank for keeping her alive.
Ditto. Dad went to Cleveland clinic for surgery - and my brother and I were planning on visiting RaRHOF. The day before Dad's surgery, we all came across the Cod and even my 70-something step mom also climbed down the narrow ladder and we all had a great time on this boat. I'll never be able to comprehend the courage of those young boys living in that tiny tube...
I wanted to visit this but didn't, the RRHOF...it's...meh. You gotta be a real music fan to like it. I was just kinda...ok, whatever. The whole inductee thing sours me.
Several years ago we were in Cleveland and friends took us to see the Cod. Great trip and wonderful to see how well the innards of the ship were preserved. Not often one can see sights such as this. Keep up the good work.
thank you for taking care of the old girl, she's one of the few left from that time in our history and im so happy shes still around,considering how many went out and did not make it back to port,again thank you for all your hard work.
@@ninjabearpress2574 there are several WWII memorial subs around the U.S. I've toured them in Buffalo and Charleston SC (as well as the Requin), and there are many others.
She is 312 feet long and weighs around 2,400 tons. In today's standard she is small. Ohio class sub is 560 feet long and weighs 18,750 tons. Wonder what it would feel like to stand next to one of those.... Thanks for watching!!
My late father in law spent many hours working on her, he hand manufactured many of the parts at his metal fabrication shop. My kids loved going and spending time there. So many great memories
you know, wood taken from HMS victory is highly prized by woodworkers to make pieces with historical significance. might be worth putting some of the scrap plating to one side so some people in the blacksmithing community have an opportunity to work with historical steel. stuff as simple as paper weights and knives would be sweet things to make and own with historical steel from the USS cod.
Nice idea..... I'd never thought of a museum doing that: selling the scrap from drydock repairs/maintenance. But hell, as a Texan, (yes, the stereotype about us being big on State pride is true, lol) for example... I'd love to actually have a piece-ANY piece- of the great, historical old BB35 USS Texas Battleship we have here in our state that is removed as scrap during dry dock repairs. We also have the Cavalla here, which is a WWII sub, like the Cod, and I love seeing her when I get the chance, as well as the USS Drum, over in Mobile Alabama, that happens to be amoungst a lot of great museum machines.... you should go to Mobile, see the mighty USS Alabama, the Drum, and the war planes they have there. Here, we have Cavalla that, since she was a later-war, was a Guppy program converversion after the war though, so looks different now, and isn't in her original WWII configuration, sadly. But none the less, other than the sail looking different, the bow having been streamlined for better underwater performance (i assume...) and there being some extra sound gear up front in the torp room, not much is VISIBLE to that conversion that I remember off hand, I havent been there in a few years now, but have visited her several times. I love that boat.... she has a happy feel to her, is very magnetic, as is the USS Drum! OK well I see I have rambled well on too far, my ADD has taken over. Apologies. I like your idea.... I'd love to be able to purchase a piece of history.... even if it were simply an old rusty nut or bolt, ot a ground off rivet or something.... if it were to have been a part of the USS Texas... BB35, the worlds ONLY surviving Dreadnaught Battleship, and one so steeped in history.... saw both world wars.... Launched in 1912, I believe? Was in service come 1914, (just going off memory here, forgive my mistakes if i am wrong but i know i am close) Id be trhilled to have a piece of it, rather it were made into something nice or not :)
@@jackhole7869 I remember reading that scrap metal from sunken ships is actually highly valued because it's the only metal left that doesn't contain radioactive contamination.
My neighbor, CPT Charles Podorian USN Ret. was an officer on the Cod during WWII. When the Cod found the Dutch Sub, Oboe 19, stuck on a reef east of Viet Nam towards the end of the war, they transferred the Dutch crew to the Cod when efforts to pull Oboe 19 off the reef failed. Lt Podorian and a chief went back to the Dutch sub to rig it for explosive destruction. Lt and the chief also found a large stash of hard liquor which the both heavily "sampled". This might explain why when they returned to the Cod to detonate the sub, total fizzle out. The Cod then shelled the Oboe 19. It is still stuck, nose high, on the reef today. Cpt Podorian passed away around April, 2007 while I was in Tikrit Iraq. When I returned to Honolulu, 6/07, we all paddles out on surf boards and spread Cpt Podorian's ashes at Brown's Reef, Kahala Hawaii.
This sub is the same class of sub as the USS Snook, which my Uncle Harold was on when it disappeared in April 1945. I went up to visit the Cod in 2016, and it was a really neat experience getting to see what submarine life used to be like.
Patriots like your uncle are the reason we work so hard to keep her afloat. His sacrifice and the sacrifice of the men and women like him deserve our gratitude and thanks.
I took a tour of the Cod in Cub Scouts early seventies. It started my love of boats. Ended up in the Coast Guard. Glad to see it getting some TLC. Where is it going after drydock? I hope back to Cleveland.
I live 50 miles south of Cleveland and I’ve been through the Cod at least 6 times and it never gets old. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Thanks!
We live South of Cleveland and the "collision" was the talk of the town for a few days. So awesome to see this piece of History being preserved for future generations.
Its amazing, having worked on so many of them myself how these hastily built ships and subs from WWII have stayed strong all these years later. Thanks for keeping shipshape.
Most of the reason she's in such good condition even now is because of the TLC given her by people like amigodiver and the rest of the museum folks. USS Cod is a treasure and, I think one of the best preserved of the WWII fleet boats. There are at least a couple whose condition has deteriorated to the point where the kindest thing that can be done for them is take them out and give them a deep water warship's grave. Love your channel TAO and Gregg's as well. I'm learning a lot from you guys.
Thank you for sharing this. This heritage, the piece of history, needs to be, deserves to be kept in good condition. I'm glad that the museum association is willing to take the steps to keep her in good condition. Are they going to dredge out the docking area before her return?
@@jefffrayer8238, cost might not be the biggest hurtle as I'm sure the EPA has a bunch of hoops that you have to jump through before the first bucket of silt could be moved!
Super excited to see this video, glad you shared your knowledge and experience. I am an airline pilot and visiting the Cod has been on my bucket list to do when I overnight there in the future!!
Mt neighbor in Kahala Hawaii, Cpt Charles Podorian (ret) was a officer on the Cod during WWII. He was onboard when the Cod rescued the Dutch crew of the Obo-19 submarine when it ran aground on a reef east of Viet Nam. Chuck Podorian passed away while I was in Iraq, 2007. We spread his ashes off of Brown's Reef, later in 2007.
This is a lot of work, but hopefully future generations will appreciate the hard work involved now and during WWII to help win the war against a dreadful enemy.
i am a retired marine of over 26yrs, a little over 2 of those years i did guard duty on a navy battle ship then on 2 different subs, on one sub we were under water over 4 months, i was so glad to see the sun and after that i have nothing but respect for all our service members of the silent service
Awesome! Been to Cleveland, and downtown to the R&RHOF..... which was a let down. It's just OK. And that's being generous. The real treat is the Cod, sitting next door. This is a really cool piece of American history, and it is great to see you guys taking such good care of her. My Grandpa was in the Pacific during WWII and he would be so proud to see this. Awesome!
Thank you for your volunteer work as a diver. Once the change to correct anodes and give you a map there will be no more corrosion. I had a diver that changed anodes evey 6 months on a boat I had in salt water. Moved to fresh water & aluminum anodes no problems. Please keep us updated.
Jeff Bezos is going to space in a tin can, and I just wish I could go for a cruise on one of these beauties! Thanks for sharing this video! Absolutely amazing!
I believe the the FLOODS have blanking plates on them, not the vents. The vents are at the top. Ass end? Let's call it the stern. Glad to see this work getting done.
Thank you for showing all of us the Old Girl while she's high and dry. What's scary is when I worked on New York Harbor Tugs we had some boats with sterns in worse shape than the USS Cod is in and we went to sea! If we were lucky they put Band-Aids on the really bad parts in Shipyard but sometimes they just said "sail it"! Thanks for all of the time that you've spent in the water taking care of her. Hopefully, this repair period will give Her live for many many more years!
Thanks for the neat video. Seems amazing that thing still floats with all that damage, strong tribute to those that built her and all our other ships during the war. Wish the audio was better but I know how loud work spaces can be.
Our uncle Frank is on eternal patrol on the USS Herring. Also a gato class sub. Interesting to see her sister ship out of the water. Helps me picture what his life was like aboard the Herring. Thanks
I am also a Clevelander and I also shoot a lot of video around town, I happen to be in Erie Pennsylvania the night the sub got towed in, I went out to the park at the inlet to the bay and it was amazing how many people were out there, I live streamed it there and then I went down to the Erie waterfront and caught a little bit of it there
Thank you for posting this video, Jason. Questions.... Is this truly the first time the Cod has been out of the water since the 1960's when it went to Lorain? When it comes to the galvanic corrosion, why is the corrosion advanced on the sections in close proximity to her pier in Cleveland? Now that you have inspected things out of the water, any thoughts on what these repairs will add to the Cod's life expectancy?
I am no expert when it comes to water corrosion, only speculate that its closest to the ground source, could also be part of the city drain near the bow which is overflow from roadways which if you live in Ohio you know we use a lot of salt. This is the first time she has left the dock since the 60's, yes. We are adding 60-70 sacrificial anodes to her hull in hopes to create a corrosion point which we can change out as needed. also she is getting all new steel around her sides.
I will no longer refer to the back end of a ship or sub as the "stern". After hearing your explanation, I will use the term "ass end". LOL. Great video, man!
Thanks to you and all the dedicated people who are making sure our history is preserved. We have so few of these boats left, and they are deserving of our attention. We also owe a great debt to those who served on them, and especially for those men still on Eternal Patrol.
I have a question for you, or who ever can answer it... If the shell plating is this badly damaged, what about the pressure hull? How are are you inspecting the inner plating? Can you show us some of that as work progresses? As for the galvanic issues, I thought there was a way to ground her to the dock and help mitigate some of that. Is that not an option for her? Why not? Last question... how sustainable is her floating display? At what point will you start considering a dry site for her? Or is this already in the process of? All in all I think you folks are doing awesome! It is so special to see these beautiful old ladies being taken care of. USS Cod deserves it. She brought her crews home safe, now she deserves a safe home from us. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!
I will try to do some updates as I can. Follow it on Facebook if you can. There will be updates there as well. Not that I am an expert in any way, but galvanic corrosion is just an issue that all ships endure will sitting in the water. Our wiring is correct. With exception to the corrosion issues at the belt/waterline, she is in very good condition and we believe after these repairs are done there will be many more years left in her to continue to float and serve as a museum. There is no talks of dry site. Thank you.
I have toured this grand old gal and it has always astounded me at how well preserved she is. To se her high and dry is just as impressive. Would love to see this in person. The only other boat I've seen like this, was my carrier when she was drydocked, and that was awe inspiring, Good luck and hope to see back in Cleveland soon.
Save some of that steel. If you Cod guys are into it, I can make you some knives (I'm a blacksmith, among other things) from the steel plates. Might be a good way for you to help raise funds. I'm pretty sure that even the "outer" steel on those boats has a high carbon content. If not, don't worry. I can case harden mild steel, too. I'm in central Pa., so Erie is probably about 6-8 hours away. I can drive up there to pick it up.
When I was a kid in Cleveland and you were poor, you would say when you returned to school each Fall, “I went to the COD” if you didn’t take a trip on summer vacation. Everybody knew you were unable to travel. HA we had great fun on the “COD” for a quarter!!!
What a grand example of WWII warship! We were recently in Cleveland to go to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and parked near her. Didn’t have the time to go aboard to check her out and saw the Moro Bay docked near her. Too bad she had to “ Navy KISS” he4 on the way out of her dock.
This adds a major item to my travel bucket list! These old vessels fascinate me, but I was unaware of this one. We've had so much excitement here in Texas about moving the battleship Texas to dry dock. Thanks for your dedication and work and preserving the USS Cod. 🌿⭐ 🌿
Man o man. That last view from down under looking up.Down the keel from the bow. Like looking down a kitchen knife. Beautiful lines , Old Girl. Haven't lost your figure, after all these years. My thanks to the Men and to the family's of all who served aboard this Boat. And to all who have come together to Preserve this porthole into the past. For future generations to admire.
Another option is to weld plates at the waterline and bolt a stainless cable to them with a junkyard magnesium rim attached and hanging below water.. Much easier to monitor and to replace.
@@amigodiver once they silt over, they are useless. Especially in still brackish water. One thing. Run a voltmeter between the vessel and a ground when shes back. I got 45 volts off a 48 footer next to a steel dock.
The worst corrosion occurs where the hull is dried and wet repeatedly along the waterline. I noticed the outer doors have tabs welded to them so they can't be opened. Great video tour!
In my city the submarine USS Drum has been home ported as a museum for decades now. Recently she was removed from the water and is now above ground to save her from the relentless corrosion the brackish water creates. It is good to see the U.S.S. Cod is getting some long overdue care and attention. Perhaps she too can be placed on land to protect her from corrosion.
This video brings back many memories. Right after graduating from high school in 1964, I became an apprentice Shipwright at the Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco (later renamed S.F. bay Naval Shipyard). As an apprentice part of my training was at the submarine bay. There were three dry docks there for subs where the shipwrights would put up staging (scaffolding) all along the sides of the boats so repairs and painting could be done. I then moved on to the Dock Shipwrights where I learned how to make the blocks the ships would sit on and lay them out in the dry dock.
I spent Four years there as an apprentice. As soon as I got my journeyman papers, I got my draft notice and spent three years in the Army. I never went back to the shipyard as it was closed shortly thereafter.
The work you all do in preserving these precious artifacts is so important and a significant part of history. Thank You to all involved ❤
I know what big restoration jobs are like, fighting the tin worm. Your work is amzing in restoring this ole gal.
Retired submarine sailor here. Thank you for your work and dedication to preserving history.
Thank you for your service!
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@@FaustoTheBoozehound yes and Maryland and Kentucky.
@@626pingj Hey shipmate. I was aboard the dumpster fish during it's overhaul in 1976. Sea trials, Daso, and patrol. Fun times in the cape. Gold crew if i recall. Road 6 boats. 3 attacks and 3 Boomers from 1975 until 1997. 41 for freedom all the way. If i recall correctly, she is in Charleston as a Nuke prototype. Fair winds and following seas brother of the fin.
For those who are curious about Galvanic Corrosion and Sacrificial Anodes:
Galvanic corrosion is when the iron in the steel of the submarine forms a battery with a different kind of metal. Brass for example, when near steel underwater, will form a galvanic connection through the water to draw electrons from the iron to the brass*. By drawing electrons away, the steel becomes susceptible to rusting with oxygen in the water. This accelerates rusting of the steel.
The sacrificial anodes mentioned in the video are made of metals that react more easily than the iron in the steel. By the sacrificial anodes reacting more easily, the electron flow from the steel is slowed down, because the electrons come from the anode more easily. Unfortunately, the sacrificial anodes attached to the submarine were made of zinc, which is a good anode in salt water. Since the submarine was a fresh water, different metals should have been used than zinc (he mentions aluminum and another metal).
It’s good to see the Love and attention giving to this old girl. This is our history, this is the home of the brave sailor, it gave all she had, now it’s time to Restore her to original condition. Long live Cod… a piece of our American history.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👍👍👍👍👍👍
In Pittsburgh, we have the USS Requin, a WWII submarine, and after numerous tours I am still AMAZED at how these things were built, virtually every inch inside is accounted for. The draftsman who drew up these ships-FANTASTIC JOB!!!
What's amazing is the level of detail that was maintained in spite of being built at a break-neck pace. Everyone involved in the design, construction, and fitting out of these boats knew that they were going into harm's way and that lives of people they would never meet relied upon them being meticulous in their work. Truly awe-inspiring workmanship.
if it's the same one, my dad was on the Requin in the late 50's. he's still alive at 85.
And it was all done with slide rulers and drafting tables and actual blue prints. Tons of blue prints. I wish there would be a video on how the Japanese designed their ships but I guess most of that info was burned at the end of the war.
Wow thankyou for showing us the pride of cleveland getting much needed work. Thanks for your work maintaining her while she is moored. Love the COD!
Take good care of her. This boot is a treasure chest full of human stories witch deserves that future generations learn about history and traditions of the US NAVY Submarine Service. USS COD is one on my list of things that I wish to see ,touch and learn about . Maybe one day....
Your camera work is outstanding. Nice and steady and showing depth of problems, good explanations. Keep it up
I just finished sandblasting and painting the bottom 4' of this sub the metal is very thin in some places
Nice!
Can't be as bad as the Texas
I worked there years ago as a welder ! It’s awesome to see the gate close and water being pumped out !!
Welcome to Erie,PA. This is so cool to see WW2 Submarine in Erie. Can't wait to see it all fixed up before it leaves.
Our director is trying to see if we can do an open house for the people of Erie, but it's just on the drawing board right now. Erie has been very welcoming. Thank you.
@@amigodiver You would get a huge turnout if that happens.
@@dalestoner2928 YES! People here are very excited.
@@amigodiver Please do!!!
Awesome work you guys
God bless America
Thank you for the excellent tour and explaination of the repairs being made to the Cod. I'm glad she has you and the other volunteers looking after her. She is a valuable piece of Naval history that deserves to be preserved for all to see.
She's a beautiful boat. Looking at my USS Cod coffee cup with fond memories of my tour of the boat several years ago.
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I was on Cleveland 2 years ago and was headed to the Rock & Roll HoF when I saw the Cod, I went there instead. Spent about 2 hours on the old girl, loved every minute! Thank for keeping her alive.
You made the right choice. Rrhof is a joke these days.
@@spacecat7247 LOL I was going to say the same thing
Ditto. Dad went to Cleveland clinic for surgery - and my brother and I were planning on visiting RaRHOF. The day before Dad's surgery, we all came across the Cod and even my 70-something step mom also climbed down the narrow ladder and we all had a great time on this boat. I'll never be able to comprehend the courage of those young boys living in that tiny tube...
I wanted to visit this but didn't, the RRHOF...it's...meh. You gotta be a real music fan to like it. I was just kinda...ok, whatever. The whole inductee thing sours me.
@@ashleesue the politics involved?
This is the most detailed video I've seen so far, thanks for posting it! I'm an amateur ww1 and ww2 history buff..I can't get enough!
Thank you!
Several years ago we were in Cleveland and friends took us to see the Cod. Great trip and wonderful to see how well the innards of the ship were preserved. Not often one can see sights such as this. Keep up the good work.
thank you for taking care of the old girl, she's one of the few left from that time in our history and im so happy shes still around,considering how many went out and did not make it back to port,again thank you for all your hard work.
i live in erie. this thing caused quite a commotion when people found out it was coming here. very cool to see this thing in my city
I live on 4th right by Donjon. I didnt even know it was here. Lol. Shows how much I pay attention.
When The Carnegie Science Center brought the Requin to Pittsburgh, it was a pretty big deal.
Glad to see Requin isn't the last of her kind.
I know right? It's all people were talking about lol
@@ninjabearpress2574 there are several WWII memorial subs around the U.S. I've toured them in Buffalo and Charleston SC (as well as the Requin), and there are many others.
@@janedunsworth8728 Many others, and not just submarines, but there's always room for one more.
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Those shipyard workers must be real proud to be working on her!
Great to see the old girl getting some love. Man they were a very long beast!
She is 312 feet long and weighs around 2,400 tons. In today's standard she is small. Ohio class sub is 560 feet long and weighs 18,750 tons. Wonder what it would feel like to stand next to one of those.... Thanks for watching!!
My late father in law spent many hours working on her, he hand manufactured many of the parts at his metal fabrication shop. My kids loved going and spending time there. So many great memories
you know, wood taken from HMS victory is highly prized by woodworkers to make pieces with historical significance. might be worth putting some of the scrap plating to one side so some people in the blacksmithing community have an opportunity to work with historical steel. stuff as simple as paper weights and knives would be sweet things to make and own with historical steel from the USS cod.
Nice idea..... I'd never thought of a museum doing that: selling the scrap from drydock repairs/maintenance. But hell, as a Texan, (yes, the stereotype about us being big on State pride is true, lol) for example... I'd love to actually have a piece-ANY piece- of the great, historical old BB35 USS Texas Battleship we have here in our state that is removed as scrap during dry dock repairs.
We also have the Cavalla here, which is a WWII sub, like the Cod, and I love seeing her when I get the chance, as well as the USS Drum, over in Mobile Alabama, that happens to be amoungst a lot of great museum machines.... you should go to Mobile, see the mighty USS Alabama, the Drum, and the war planes they have there. Here, we have Cavalla that, since she was a later-war, was a Guppy program converversion after the war though, so looks different now, and isn't in her original WWII configuration, sadly. But none the less, other than the sail looking different, the bow having been streamlined for better underwater performance (i assume...) and there being some extra sound gear up front in the torp room, not much is VISIBLE to that conversion that I remember off hand, I havent been there in a few years now, but have visited her several times. I love that boat.... she has a happy feel to her, is very magnetic, as is the USS Drum!
OK well I see I have rambled well on too far, my ADD has taken over. Apologies. I like your idea.... I'd love to be able to purchase a piece of history.... even if it were simply an old rusty nut or bolt, ot a ground off rivet or something.... if it were to have been a part of the USS Texas... BB35, the worlds ONLY surviving Dreadnaught Battleship, and one so steeped in history.... saw both world wars.... Launched in 1912, I believe? Was in service come 1914, (just going off memory here, forgive my mistakes if i am wrong but i know i am close)
Id be trhilled to have a piece of it, rather it were made into something nice or not :)
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Pre-WWII steel has higher value in the scientific and strategic industries
@@jackhole7869 I remember reading that scrap metal from sunken ships is actually highly valued because it's the only metal left that doesn't contain radioactive contamination.
@@ScreaminEmu , You are correct.
I wish I was closer, I love to do old time knot work that would be found on various wheels and rails
My neighbor, CPT Charles Podorian USN Ret. was an officer on the Cod during WWII. When the Cod found the Dutch Sub, Oboe 19, stuck on a reef east of Viet Nam towards the end of the war, they transferred the Dutch crew to the Cod when efforts to pull Oboe 19 off the reef failed. Lt Podorian and a chief went back to the Dutch sub to rig it for explosive destruction. Lt and the chief also found a large stash of hard liquor which the both heavily "sampled". This might explain why when they returned to the Cod to detonate the sub, total fizzle out. The Cod then shelled the Oboe 19. It is still stuck, nose high, on the reef today. Cpt Podorian passed away around April, 2007 while I was in Tikrit Iraq. When I returned to Honolulu, 6/07, we all paddles out on surf boards and spread Cpt Podorian's ashes at Brown's Reef, Kahala Hawaii.
Awesome story. thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you for your service sir
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This sub is the same class of sub as the USS Snook, which my Uncle Harold was on when it disappeared in April 1945. I went up to visit the Cod in 2016, and it was a really neat experience getting to see what submarine life used to be like.
Patriots like your uncle are the reason we work so hard to keep her afloat. His sacrifice and the sacrifice of the men and women like him deserve our gratitude and thanks.
I took a tour of the Cod in Cub Scouts early seventies. It started my love of boats. Ended up in the Coast Guard. Glad to see it getting some TLC. Where is it going after drydock? I hope back to Cleveland.
I live 50 miles south of Cleveland and I’ve been through the Cod at least 6 times and it never gets old. Can’t wait to see the finished product. Thanks!
We live South of Cleveland and the "collision" was the talk of the town for a few days. So awesome to see this piece of History being preserved for future generations.
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Yes it is!!
Supposedly the coast guard weren’t interested in moving their ship. So attack submarine did attack submarine things
Very interesting video. Please keep us posted and thank you for the videos. Stay safe…
Its amazing, having worked on so many of them myself how these hastily built ships and subs from WWII have stayed strong all these years later. Thanks for keeping shipshape.
Sure is
It's simple, the people that built those ships had pride in USA, and loved their country. 🤔
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Agreed -- they don't make em like that anymore.
Following the repairs, I bet she's in Bristol fashion 🤙🏽
GREAT VIDEO! Love it, couldn't look away the whole time.
Ive stared at the Cod so many times from the deck of Hornblower's, now finally seeing what was under the waterline.
I've visited her sister ship, the USS Cobia, in Manitowoc, WI. Keep up the good work!
Fascinating! Amazing it still stayed afloat.
Most of the reason she's in such good condition even now is because of the TLC given her by people like amigodiver and the rest of the museum folks. USS Cod is a treasure and, I think one of the best preserved of the WWII fleet boats. There are at least a couple whose condition has deteriorated to the point where the kindest thing that can be done for them is take them out and give them a deep water warship's grave.
Love your channel TAO and Gregg's as well. I'm learning a lot from you guys.
Crazy to see u here!!!
the great lakes aren't nearly as corrosive as salt water but they also built these gatos tough
Didn't the USS Cod star in the Kelsey Grammer film, Down Periscope?
@@michaelmumby2328 that was the USS Pampanito.
Our hats are off to you all for all the work you do on the boat !👍
Thank you for sharing this. This heritage, the piece of history, needs to be, deserves to be kept in good condition. I'm glad that the museum association is willing to take the steps to keep her in good condition.
Are they going to dredge out the docking area before her return?
Wish they would, but i doubt it unfortunately.
They certainly should as that would be the least expensive part of this operation.
@@jefffrayer8238, cost might not be the biggest hurtle as I'm sure the EPA has a bunch of hoops that you have to jump through before the first bucket of silt could be moved!
@@USMMCE Yeah... You wouldn't want to displace the invasive zebra mussels.
Always willing to take the steps, don't always have the money to make it happen.
Really well done video! We can see how beautiful the design is underwater.
Excellent factual presentation.
I visited this boat as a Cub Scout back in the 1960’s.
Super excited to see this video, glad you shared your knowledge and experience. I am an airline pilot and visiting the Cod has been on my bucket list to do when I overnight there in the future!!
You know, I live in Erie and had no idea this was here. News never reported it. Still neat to see for sure. Such a cool ship.
I live in erie to and had no clue.. so cool
@@harmony5805 it is! Definitely would’ve wanted to see something like this!
I visited the rock and roll hall of Fame last year and next "door" it was there,never knew about it 😒
Of course not, it's not a new tax exempt enterprise, nor a new Scott hotel.
Cough....boat....cough cough
Amazing work! Wow!
I wish the USS Ling could be this fortunate, my fingers are crossed that she gets TLC soon!
Mt neighbor in Kahala Hawaii, Cpt Charles Podorian (ret) was a officer on the Cod during WWII. He was onboard when the Cod rescued the Dutch crew of the Obo-19 submarine when it ran aground on a reef east of Viet Nam. Chuck Podorian passed away while I was in Iraq, 2007. We spread his ashes off of Brown's Reef, later in 2007.
The fact that youtube is telling me about a warship in the city I live in is awesome. Who needs the bunk ass news
This is a lot of work, but hopefully future generations will appreciate the hard work involved now and during WWII to help win the war against a dreadful enemy.
Glad to see her in drydock, getting the loving care she deserves.
Thanks for preserving this piece of history.
i am a retired marine of over 26yrs, a little over 2 of those years i did guard duty on a navy battle ship then on 2 different subs, on one sub we were under water over 4 months, i was so glad to see the sun and after that i have nothing but respect for all our service members of the silent service
Amazing!
Always have been fascinated with submarines. 👍
Great video thanks for sharing, My cousin Lou V was on the ride to Erie on the Cod.
Lou is a great guy, a huge contributor to the subs well being. His sons too.
Very interesting, thanks for the great tour and explanations of what we are seeing!
Awesome! Been to Cleveland, and downtown to the R&RHOF..... which was a let down. It's just OK. And that's being generous. The real treat is the Cod, sitting next door. This is a really cool piece of American history, and it is great to see you guys taking such good care of her. My Grandpa was in the Pacific during WWII and he would be so proud to see this. Awesome!
Thank you for your volunteer work as a diver. Once the change to correct anodes and give you a map there will be no more corrosion.
I had a diver that changed anodes evey 6 months on a boat I had in salt water. Moved to fresh water & aluminum anodes no problems.
Please keep us updated.
Jeff Bezos is going to space in a tin can, and I just wish I could go for a cruise on one of these beauties! Thanks for sharing this video! Absolutely amazing!
Thanks for the details on the hull,it was nice to see her up close below the waterline.
Very neat to see! Glad she’s being repaired and preserved, looking forward to being able to tour once she’s back in the water.
Thank you for a very informative video and an amazing amount of effort by all involved to preserve history.
I hope they don’t JB weld the seams when they pressure test for leaks like they did the barges they built.
I REALLY LOVE TO SEE OLD WAR SHIPS 🚢
I believe the the FLOODS have blanking plates on them, not the vents. The vents are at the top.
Ass end? Let's call it the stern.
Glad to see this work getting done.
Man the USS Texas needs this same treatment. As does the LCI 713 in Portland
Thank you for showing all of us the Old Girl while she's high and dry. What's scary is when I worked on New York Harbor Tugs we had some boats with sterns in worse shape than the USS Cod is in and we went to sea! If we were lucky they put Band-Aids on the really bad parts in Shipyard but sometimes they just said "sail it"! Thanks for all of the time that you've spent in the water taking care of her. Hopefully, this repair period will give Her live for many many more years!
I missed the Cod's departure by over an hour (arguably the ONLY missing ship's movement I've ever done, lol) so TU for posting this video update...
It would be nice to put this inside a building out of the water specially designed for it like the one in Chicago.
There might be space in the of the old aviation high school by Burke, or where the Huellets used to be.
Thanks for the neat video. Seems amazing that thing still floats with all that damage, strong tribute to those that built her and all our other ships during the war. Wish the audio was better but I know how loud work spaces can be.
Thanks for making this video.
Wonderful video. Thank you
Our uncle Frank is on eternal patrol on the USS Herring. Also a gato class sub. Interesting to see her sister ship out of the water. Helps me picture what his life was like aboard the Herring. Thanks
RIP sir!!!
I am also a Clevelander and I also shoot a lot of video around town, I happen to be in Erie Pennsylvania the night the sub got towed in, I went out to the park at the inlet to the bay and it was amazing how many people were out there, I live streamed it there and then I went down to the Erie waterfront and caught a little bit of it there
Thank you for posting this video, Jason. Questions.... Is this truly the first time the Cod has been out of the water since the 1960's when it went to Lorain? When it comes to the galvanic corrosion, why is the corrosion advanced on the sections in close proximity to her pier in Cleveland? Now that you have inspected things out of the water, any thoughts on what these repairs will add to the Cod's life expectancy?
I am no expert when it comes to water corrosion, only speculate that its closest to the ground source, could also be part of the city drain near the bow which is overflow from roadways which if you live in Ohio you know we use a lot of salt. This is the first time she has left the dock since the 60's, yes. We are adding 60-70 sacrificial anodes to her hull in hopes to create a corrosion point which we can change out as needed. also she is getting all new steel around her sides.
I will no longer refer to the back end of a ship or sub as the "stern". After hearing your explanation, I will use the term "ass end". LOL. Great video, man!
LOL....Im a Marine. Expect nothing less.
Thanks to you and all the dedicated people who are making sure our history is preserved. We have so few of these boats left, and they are deserving of our attention. We also owe a great debt to those who served on them, and especially for those men still on Eternal Patrol.
I have a question for you, or who ever can answer it...
If the shell plating is this badly damaged, what about the pressure hull? How are are you inspecting the inner plating? Can you show us some of that as work progresses?
As for the galvanic issues, I thought there was a way to ground her to the dock and help mitigate some of that. Is that not an option for her? Why not?
Last question... how sustainable is her floating display? At what point will you start considering a dry site for her? Or is this already in the process of?
All in all I think you folks are doing awesome! It is so special to see these beautiful old ladies being taken care of. USS Cod deserves it. She brought her crews home safe, now she deserves a safe home from us. Thank you so much for all of your hard work!
I will try to do some updates as I can. Follow it on Facebook if you can. There will be updates there as well. Not that I am an expert in any way, but galvanic corrosion is just an issue that all ships endure will sitting in the water. Our wiring is correct. With exception to the corrosion issues at the belt/waterline, she is in very good condition and we believe after these repairs are done there will be many more years left in her to continue to float and serve as a museum. There is no talks of dry site. Thank you.
@@amigodiver thank you. I will look her up on FB.
I have toured this grand old gal and it has always astounded me at how well preserved she is. To se her high and dry is just as impressive. Would love to see this in person. The only other boat I've seen like this, was my carrier when she was drydocked, and that was awe inspiring, Good luck and hope to see back in Cleveland soon.
im on the crew--we got upclose and personal on a private tour Donjohn did excellent job We were proud to have them do it--a class act from beg to end
Very interesting n cool video!
I also toured this fine lady, what a vessel. I am glad she us getting some much needed TLC. Thanks guys for what you do...
Awesome video. Thanks.
Great job, easy to see the needed repairs , I wonder how many other dry docked ships from our navy are being cked.
Nice dude. Great work.
A guy fromCleveland is glad Port Erie is doing this work .. Erie , one of the great boat building ports on Lake Erie ..💪💪💪
Look up her war record. She really was in the thick of it and saw a lot of action in WWII. I'm glad we have her here in N.E. Ohio
Thank you guys for helping to save this beautiful lady.
Have to compliment you on your camera work and using your hands to point out things. Good work !
Thank you but I have to give my phone some credit on that 1.
Save some of that steel. If you Cod guys are into it, I can make you some knives (I'm a blacksmith, among other things) from the steel plates. Might be a good way for you to help raise funds. I'm pretty sure that even the "outer" steel on those boats has a high carbon content. If not, don't worry. I can case harden mild steel, too. I'm in central Pa., so Erie is probably about 6-8 hours away. I can drive up there to pick it up.
Please contact Paul Farace. He is our director. his contact info is on our website. usscod.org/
When I was a kid in Cleveland and you were poor, you would say when you returned to school each Fall, “I went to the COD” if you didn’t take a trip on summer vacation. Everybody knew you were unable to travel. HA we had great fun on the “COD” for a quarter!!!
We went through her 3 year’s ago and I’m so glad to see you’re keeping her alive ! Thanks for giving her the tlc she needs!! 👍
What a grand example of WWII warship! We were recently in Cleveland to go to the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and parked near her. Didn’t have the time to go aboard to check her out and saw the Moro Bay docked near her. Too bad she had to “ Navy KISS” he4 on the way out of her dock.
This adds a major item to my travel bucket list! These old vessels fascinate me, but I was unaware of this one. We've had so much excitement here in Texas about moving the battleship Texas to dry dock. Thanks for your dedication and work and preserving the USS Cod.
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VERY interesting video....thank you.
Took the tour when I lived in Cleveland. This is a true WWII warship, real history.
Man o man. That last view from down under looking up.Down the keel from the bow. Like looking down a kitchen knife.
Beautiful lines , Old Girl.
Haven't lost your figure, after all these years.
My thanks to the Men and to the family's of all who served aboard this Boat.
And to all who have come together to
Preserve this porthole into the past.
For future generations to admire.
Another option is to weld plates at the waterline and bolt a stainless cable to them with a junkyard magnesium rim attached and hanging below water.. Much easier to monitor and to replace.
we are welding stainless plates to the hull to mount the anodes. I will scuba to replace as needed. thanks
@@amigodiver once they silt over, they are useless. Especially in still brackish water. One thing. Run a voltmeter between the vessel and a ground when shes back. I got 45 volts off a 48 footer next to a steel dock.
I wish I was a billionaire. Id set up an investment trust fund that was designed to keep this boat and some of the other ships in pristine condition.
Cool to see the underside... Having toured many times the upper & insides.
Thx to all who care for this memorial of the cost of freedom. Such meaningful history. Thx for treating her well.
Good to see your group is taking good care of her.
The worst corrosion occurs where the hull is dried and wet repeatedly along the waterline. I noticed the outer doors have tabs welded to them so they can't be opened. Great video tour!
In my city the submarine USS Drum has been home ported as a museum for decades now. Recently she was removed from the water and is now above ground to save her from the relentless corrosion the brackish water creates. It is good to see the U.S.S. Cod is getting some long overdue care and attention. Perhaps she too can be placed on land to protect her from corrosion.
We unfortunately don't have property large enough and the fresh water is much less of a problem as salt or brackish water.