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.
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).
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.
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
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.
@@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.
Wouldnt dream of negative comments for a vessel that served the country and did superb service. Thank you for all you are doing to preserve the past :)
you would be surprised the idiots that our country has. They complain about these "death machines" but don't realize that this machine is the reason they have the right to speak free without consequence. 111 thumbs down. Sad world.
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.
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.
@@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.
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....
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.
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.
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 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!
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.
Thank you for posting and caring about our history, especially navy history. If we never forget why these machines were built maybe we might never have to build them (something like them) again! USMC 1986-1993.
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.
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!
Thanks for sharing, I visited USS Cod in 2014 or 2016 when my qual boat, USS Nautilus SSN 571 had our reunion in Cleveland. Thank you for preserving this piece of history!
I'm in the Laborers Union 603 Erie Local and worked on the Concrete of the Drydock the Cod is on with Austin const. Man,the amount of pride l feel in a sense with the benefits to the results that Don Jon and Erie are producing!
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.
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.
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.
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.
Take good care of this old girl!! I think you will. I detect a certain "love" in your tone that I can appreciate!! Thank you for the tour. I enjoyed it very much. Your dedication is inspirational..
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. 🌿⭐ 🌿
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!!
Wow after the video of her giving the Morrow Bay a love tap I was curious about what all would be done to her so this was very cool to see! It's Great she's in loving hands cause she's a beautiful old girl and a piece of history, great job you all are doing!
Good to see the USS Code being restored. I took my son Steven on a tour of that sub some years back. He really got a kick seeing to torpedo room with the tubes open. He really had a good time walking through the sub that day.
Great video! I'm a retired submariner (post WWII). It was very cool to see this boat out of the water. Thank you for taking care of her! (PS Not sure why there'd be any negative comments.)
Kinda jealous. That's a very cool gig man. I did hull cleanings, inspections and repairs on cruise ships for years, and thought I had the best diving job.
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
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
Absolutely fantastic tour, video, and explanations! Jason, PLEASE keep us all up to date with more videos of the restoration work. A piece of history that needs to be kept 'alive'. This kind of video is better than most anything on TV!
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.
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!
thank you for sharing this. Cudo's to the museum association for understanding and reacting to taking care of thier charge. To those of you who volunteer, I thank you for taking care of this beautiful piece of history.
Thanks for the tour. I'm hoping ACE or the City of Cleveland will do some dredging of her docking area prior to her return so we don't have some of these issues below the waterline persisting.
I rode boats for 7 years. Really glad to see you saving this proud ol girl. A lot of tidbits I didn’t know about WW2 boats. Nice job thanks for the post.
I’ve always loved the Gato class dubs. Beautiful submarines. I own just about every WWII submarine movie they made during the war and after. Quite interesting how they trimmed down the conning towers as the war proceeded.
Jason, I will say that the way you explained and spoke of the job on hand and what you do and that little bit of history of the Cod was tops. I will stay tuned. Kev in San Francisco
Thank you so much for doing this video, I have watched the move videos, and shared with my pals in Cleveland, but this is the good stuff. I hope you plan on doing more updates on the Rehab. Ass a weldor, I really appreciate what the crew is doing, I sure hope Lincoln Electric is helping out with the weld expense.....would be good PR for them. Cheers and keep up the great work, Paul
This is a pleasent surprise! I was earlier catching up with the status of The Sullivans, and TH-cam algorithams threw this vid at me. Thanks for all your efforts to preserve this old lady, it is unlikely I'll ever get across the pond to visit her but just knowing she is being attended to is enough.
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.
This is wonderful that y'all are going to put some life back in this beautiful fighting lady. Mother Nature certainly takes her toll on these old ships and I look forward to seeing the progress on the USS Cod soon. Btw, great t-shirt Jason! Thank you for explaining her condition & other info.
Don't wait for 6 to 8 weeks to give us an update Might I suggest every 3 to 4 weeks show us how she's coming along and any new developments. Thanks, I enjoyed.
How about since he isn't getting paid to do these updates, and he doesn't work for you, you just thank him for taking his own time to make the video and work on the sub? You are the perfect example of how selfish people are nowadays!
@@ironnads7975 If he wants to have a following on TH-cam and about the sub then kept us up to date, 6 to 8 weeks the project will be done, it supposedly will be back in Cleveland for the Labor Day festivities
@@davidschwartz5127 I really doubt that is his priority. I am sure his priority is the Submarine, and NOT keeping up with your selfish demands. He does all this for free, and you are a selfish jerk for saying all that.
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!!
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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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).
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’m 53 and born and raised in Erie. Very cool to see the USS Cod up close and personal. 👍
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?
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
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.
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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Wouldnt dream of negative comments for a vessel that served the country and did superb service. Thank you for all you are doing to preserve the past :)
you would be surprised the idiots that our country has. They complain about these "death machines" but don't realize that this machine is the reason they have the right to speak free without consequence. 111 thumbs down. Sad world.
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
What a beautiful transformation to the finished job. Outstanding
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.
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.
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....
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 🤙🏽
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!!!
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 know what big restoration jobs are like, fighting the tin worm. Your work is amzing in restoring this ole gal.
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.
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!
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...
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!
Your camera work is outstanding. Nice and steady and showing depth of problems, good explanations. Keep it up
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.
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 posting and caring about our history, especially navy history. If we never forget why these machines were built maybe we might never have to build them (something like them) again! USMC 1986-1993.
Semper Fi. Devil dog myself.
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.
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!
I visited this boat as a Cub Scout back in the 1960’s.
I worked there years ago as a welder ! It’s awesome to see the gate close and water being pumped out !!
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
I've been on the USS Cod a couple of times as a kid. Thank you for repairing her so future generations can enjoy her.
Thanks for sharing, I visited USS Cod in 2014 or 2016 when my qual boat, USS Nautilus SSN 571 had our reunion in Cleveland. Thank you for preserving this piece of history!
Fantastic video, thank you for sharing. such a gorgeous vessel and amazing piece of history.
Thank you guys for helping to save this beautiful lady.
I'm in the Laborers Union 603 Erie Local and worked on the Concrete of the Drydock the Cod is on with Austin const. Man,the amount of pride l feel in a sense with the benefits to the results that Don Jon and Erie are producing!
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.
What an awesome project! It's great that she's going to be kept alive instead of going to scrap.
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 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
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.
Take good care of this old girl!! I think you will. I detect a certain "love" in your tone that I can appreciate!! Thank you for the tour. I enjoyed it very much. Your dedication is inspirational..
Thank you sir, we have A very dedicated crew that all feel that way. She is in good hands.
Wow, what an artefact. Thank you for looking after her and preserving her for future generations.
Very interesting video. Please keep us posted and thank you for the videos. Stay safe…
Very cool. Excellent explanation by a skilled volunteer. Thank you for your commitment to this warship and project.
Thx to all who care for this memorial of the cost of freedom. Such meaningful history. Thx for treating her well.
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!! 👍
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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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 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
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.
A guy fromCleveland is glad Port Erie is doing this work .. Erie , one of the great boat building ports on Lake Erie ..💪💪💪
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!
I live in Erie and am glad the USS Cod is here for repairs.
Amazing shape for just sitting in water for many years! You guys are doing a great job in preserving it in/out of water!!
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!
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!!
Thank you Sir for your dedication to keeping Old 224 afloat. I’m looking forward to seeing her back in Cleveland.
Ive stared at the Cod so many times from the deck of Hornblower's, now finally seeing what was under the waterline.
Wow after the video of her giving the Morrow Bay a love tap I was curious about what all would be done to her so this was very cool to see! It's Great she's in loving hands cause she's a beautiful old girl and a piece of history, great job you all are doing!
Good to see the USS Code being restored. I took my son Steven on a tour of that sub some years back. He really got a kick seeing to torpedo room with the tubes open. He really had a good time walking through the sub that day.
Great video! I'm a retired submariner (post WWII). It was very cool to see this boat out of the water. Thank you for taking care of her! (PS Not sure why there'd be any negative comments.)
The lines of the Gato and Balao class are just the most beautiful of the fleet boat designs. DBF!
Kinda jealous. That's a very cool gig man. I did hull cleanings, inspections and repairs on cruise ships for years, and thought I had the best diving job.
Thx for the up close walk around!! She’s a beautiful national treasure for sure 🇺🇸
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
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!!!
Nice job on video. Thanks for taking the time to produce, in addition to the actual work on preserving the Cod.
Absolutely fantastic tour, video, and explanations! Jason, PLEASE keep us all up to date with more videos of the restoration work. A piece of history that needs to be kept 'alive'. This kind of video is better than most anything on TV!
Thank you sir, I will have more videos soon.
My father and I performed electrical work back in 1978 and as my father who is a navy vet I joined the Navy also and love every minute of it!
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.
Many thanks for preserving our American heritage!
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.
Great video, thanks for sharing. I recently visited the USS COD and she is indeed a beautiful lady
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.
Really well done video! We can see how beautiful the design is underwater.
Excellent factual presentation.
You are brave being down there with the weather we've been having!
thank you for sharing this. Cudo's to the museum association for understanding and reacting to taking care of thier charge. To those of you who volunteer, I thank you for taking care of this beautiful piece of history.
Thanks Jason for posting this, this is awesome, do hope to see it in person, but this was cool.
Thats great that you are restoring this piece of American history .
Thanks for the tour. I'm hoping ACE or the City of Cleveland will do some dredging of her docking area prior to her return so we don't have some of these issues below the waterline persisting.
Not likely.....What Ive heard is ACE is 5 months out for that
City of Cleveland............. $$$.............HAHAHAHA
@@amigodiver Have you heard an estimate on what it might cost?
@@mattwilliams3456 I have not.
@@amigodiver I know…what was I thinking.
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!
I wish the USS Ling could be this fortunate, my fingers are crossed that she gets TLC soon!
In 2011 I reenlisted on USS Cod. My son's Cub Scout troop received a private tour. What a wonderful memory. Glad to see the restoration project.
Thank you for your service!!!
I live in Erie and this is real cool to have here 😊
I rode boats for 7 years. Really glad to see you saving this proud ol girl. A lot of tidbits I didn’t know about WW2 boats. Nice job thanks for the post.
I’ve always loved the Gato class dubs. Beautiful submarines. I own just about every WWII submarine movie they made during the war and after. Quite interesting how they trimmed down the conning towers as the war proceeded.
Jason, I will say that the way you explained and spoke of the job on hand and what you do and that little bit of history of the Cod was tops. I will stay tuned. Kev in San Francisco
thank you
Fascinating update, thank you
That is some crazy science right there with those bars of metal they bolt on there. The bar gets eaten up instead of the ship. Cool. 😎
Thank you so much for doing this video, I have watched the move videos, and shared with my pals in Cleveland, but this is the good stuff. I hope you plan on doing more updates on the Rehab. Ass a weldor, I really appreciate what the crew is doing, I sure hope Lincoln Electric is helping out with the weld expense.....would be good PR for them. Cheers and keep up the great work, Paul
This is a pleasent surprise! I was earlier catching up with the status of The Sullivans, and TH-cam algorithams threw this vid at me. Thanks for all your efforts to preserve this old lady, it is unlikely I'll ever get across the pond to visit her but just knowing she is being attended to is enough.
Glad to see her in drydock, getting the loving care she deserves.
Great tour. Keep on filming and posting. I want to follow the repairs. Nice job
certainly will.
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.
This is wonderful that y'all are going to put some life back in this beautiful fighting lady. Mother Nature certainly takes her toll on these old ships and I look forward to seeing the progress on the USS Cod soon. Btw, great t-shirt Jason! Thank you for explaining her condition & other info.
Don't wait for 6 to 8 weeks to give us an update Might I suggest every 3 to 4 weeks show us how she's coming along and any new developments. Thanks, I enjoyed.
agree 100% nice to see the old girl getting a face lift we need to preserve and remember why and what she was fabricated for Thank you and god bless
How about since he isn't getting paid to do these updates, and he doesn't work for you, you just thank him for taking his own time to make the video and work on the sub?
You are the perfect example of how selfish people are nowadays!
@@ironnads7975 If he wants to have a following on TH-cam and about the sub then kept us up to date, 6 to 8 weeks the project will be done, it supposedly will be back in Cleveland for the Labor Day festivities
@@davidschwartz5127 I really doubt that is his priority. I am sure his priority is the Submarine, and NOT keeping up with your selfish demands.
He does all this for free, and you are a selfish jerk for saying all that.
@@ironnads7975 Does he really need your protection, I will save him the effort and unsubscribe
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!!