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I remember the sound of these engines from the trains we had here after the war, probably from early fifties up until the eighties. Some locomotives still used for freight trains.
So Silversides has hers operational, which are Fairbanks Morse. Cod has hers operational, which are General Motors. Battle of the sub engines COMMENCE!
Fairbanks Morse all the way!! I’m just glad these beautiful old boats can run the engines to give people an idea of what it was like. I was Silversides when the engine was running, one engine was so loud, I had a lot more respect for the guys that ran them during the war. Plus the sound of all the oil running back when shut down sounded like a waterfall. I laughed when I saw Down Periscope with the valve covers off the engine and no oil…
@@markwatson3135 About 6 years ago I was allowed to press the "start" button on Silversides. Amazing, exciting, deafening. A bunch of boy scouts had just left (they got the special, running engine tour). My wife & I happened to be there walking on the deck and listening, staring at the exhaust ports. Such an amazing sound. The engine room volunteer was tinkering with the engine after the boys had left. I said Hi to the volunteer through a hatch and he asked if I wanted to come down. I literally ran. He said he was going to start her one more time (something to do with shutting her down correctly) but I could push a switch that starts the compressed air into the cylinders.. amazing! It ran a few minutes while he turned various valves and configured other things. Could not hear a single thing he was telling me. So loud. Whoever did this for real must have been deaf within a year. I'm 60 now.. and I will always know I "started" an actual, WWII museum sub that has the most kills of all museum subs remaining.
Big difference between running "small" diesel engines on a sub weighing between 700-1200 tons, and running a MASSIVE multi level power plant on a 50,000 ton battleship. Envious maybe. Jealous... Nah.
@@paulfarace9595 Robert E Harder, He served on the USS Dentuda! He had a lot of friends that served on the Cod, and he loved the service so much, and being from Cleveland he enjoyed telling the stories, and boy could he tell a story!
Im a gear head and mechanic having museum peices that actually make noises and listening to a heart beat is soo important to me. Id rather go to a museum where i can smell like grease and exhaust than see waxed and detailed statues.
I had the pleasure to visit USS Cod and chat with Paul recently . What a neat tour. Great job preserving her and I’m amazed the engines run. Great job Diesel Dave and crew. Hope to visit again sometime.
I was a machinist mate aboard SS565 and we had 4 GM 16-338 diesels making a total of 4,000 hp. The sound when they are running, like this video, is very similar to a railroad diesel locomotive that today also makes 4,000hp.
The nice thing about a museum ship is that her engines don't have to take her up to 20 knots. If epoxy will hold well enough to blow the crud out on occasion then its good enough. Excellent job to the crew.
No shit. My family visited the ship several years before it was towed to Erie for its drydocking... and we had no idea it was still semi-functional (but that doesn't mean its fully operational...?)
Thanks for the familiar sound of a V16 Diesel engine as my old ship the USS Dale CG-19 had a Packhard 400 KW emergency generator just short of After Steering. Great job and Kudos to all involved! Have a great day!
in Aug of 1965 I was on my way to my first tour in Vietnam with my U.S. Marine Battalion and spent two months in Okinawa for additional training. This training included Amphibious Raider School as well as Escape and Evasion school and Counter Guerilla Warfare school. We were the first raider battalion organized since WW-2. Part of the raider training included working with a diesel electric submarine. We did the usual submerging and surfacing etc. and putting our rubber boats over the side after darkness to paddle inland and destroy designated targets. Being 19 years of age I thought it all great fun and the 5 days working with the sub was a blast but I must admit I much preferred the sunshine and fresh air of the Infantry. T. Boyte GySgt. USMC, retired Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
I think it is time for a WW2 docuseries along the lines of Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air featuring submarines. There are many WW2 sub stories that are riveting. I'm amazed at what those men went thru and did!
"Diesel Dave" and your crew, you really know your stuff, because those are some sweet running diesels! Whenever I get a little bit of money, I'm going to make a donation to the USS Cod Memorial. Thanks to all of you for what you have done!
Hi,the Royal Navy “U” and “V”class submarines had diesel-electric drive units for propulsion.I later sailed in two trawlers that used these ex.submarine systems for propulsion,they required a lot of maintenance to keep them running.I thoroughly enjoyed your video,and having toured a RN.porpoise class submarine I will look forward to watching more of them.Cheers,Roly🇬🇧.
Retired DCC here in 2017. Man that hum I could listen to all day. First ship was a Minesweeper and had lots and lots of time standing watch around SSDG’s and MPDE’s. The later gas turbine platforms I was on just didn’t hit the same as an Engineer. Thanks for sharing, enjoyed this very much!
This is really great stuff. It’s hard to find this kind of technical information about older machines. This is absolutely fascinating. I’m so glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work.🏆👍🏻🇺🇸
Unfortunatly a steam propultion system is much more complex. Sadly there Contract forbids it , just like they are forbidden from doing much with the Guns and other systems. As we saw a Diesel can be started and operational in Minutes , Steam takes a Minimum of Several Hours . Thank you
The Cleveland connection is wonderful. It took a group of dedicated people to make this happen and as a former Clevelander who visited the Cod 2 years ago, I am proud of our Cod! Make she sail in calm seas for generations to come! WELL DONE!
Outstanding work!! I grew up with large diesels. Dad was a PT MoMM and a Caterpiller mechanic. Diesel is my after shave..... Wife liked it also!! The sound can't be beat by anything in my book. Wow, all engines running.
I love this! You are probably aware of this, but I want to say something just in case: I have numerous vintage diesel engines on my farm site here in the Midwest (Southwestern Minnesota) and I just wanted to warn you guys to make sure that you don’t put any soy diesel in that thing. it’s not a big deal if you run diesel all the way out, but it doesn’t have the super long shelflife that pure diesel is known for. It has cost me and a couple of family members thousands in diesel injection pump repairs, in your case the damage could be irreversible. I believe number one diesel is still made without soy, (feel free to check what is available around you) but at least now you are aware if you weren’t before. Keep up the great work!
You might want to haul diesel from ND or SD, as the soy diesel is a MN requirement. Also, you can special order normal Diesel from Cenex, provided you can find one who is willing to. Fieldmaster doesn't have soy in it in ND anyways.
Thanks Paul. Wish my old shipmates Fritz Hemrick was still with us to enjoy this. Did this old boat Sailors heart good to hear that engine. RIP Fritz!!!
Hello My Friends I am always saddened when I see old equipment that could be operated but isn't. My hat's off to the volunteers who donate their time and energy to a cause like the submarine Cod. I wish I lived closer so I could help. It's really cool to hear those engines running! Jack🚂
My first ship in the USCG was powered by EMD 645's, similar to what these are. My second ship was powered by Fairbanks. So both have a special place in my heart.
Awesome to see her running again. Are the electrics in a state where the propulsion motors could turn? I live in Pittsburgh and it’s always bittersweet going on Requin. I wish she had more funds going to her.
@@DABrock-authorwell the early model ones left the factory pre de milled… Absolutely safe to stand on the target (although on at least one case they did sink the submarine that launched them).
I remember going their like couple or so years ago and saw how rusted cod was it put a thorn in my heart it was just so... sad but seeing these babies run omg amazing
TH-cam kindly offered this channel up, unasked for. I drove three hours and had a spectacular time meeting the volunteers and asking relatively obvious questions. The inside of a Gato sub is like nothing else I've ever personally experienced, every exposed surface does something. Many thanks to Paul and the awesome volunteeers. Like/subscribe/donate, but visit if you can because it's great.
Wow!! Impressive to see and hear the old diesels come to life!! I would love to be there the next time you fire them up to feel and hear and smell the Cod come to life just like my dad did in the Runner, Sawfish and Lamprey in WWII. Thank you so much for taking care of our Cod!!
TIL that the diesels aren't direct drive to the propellers on a US diesel boat! I always thought that was an option and didn't realize they were *only* used to generate power, great video!
I wonder how many old Submariners just zoned out and went back in time? What a sound! Imagine listening to that, day after day after day, or should I say, night after night? In a steel tube to boot!
I was stunned that you even mention the fulton that was or sister ship being on the orion. I didn't know they shared the same engine however orion had alco's. It is great you maintain these engines.Keep it up and thank you.
As a bit of a railfan, I know EMD for their diesel locomotives, so out of curiosity, I looked into how the 248 compared to the engines that I know. And it's basically the same 567 engine from a lot of the most popular first generation of diesel locomotives.
Thank you thank you thank you k you for preserving American history and heritage. This video was great. It was awesome seeing the greatest generations submarine come to life and tell us she loves to live!
Oh, this is that kind of stuff I love seeing! Outstanding! And don't worry about the salt. That's sometimes what you got to say to make the thing start. 😅
Those 268A Detroit's are great engines. The smoke shows that they have not been run for quite some time. When I was on the Barbel (SS580) we ran Fairbanks Morse ND 8 1/8 engines. When I was on the Orion (AS18) we had 268A engines and they always handled the load.
Paul, How about a video telling us all the companies who have worked with/donated/supplied, etc. their products and services to the COD? That way, we viewers can thank them and maybe send some business their way.
Made in the United States of America used to mean something. Today, it is rarely heard. When it is heard, it is usually something made to appease a politician, not a customer, client, nor even a military.
Seeing the wonderful exhaust from your engine actually kind of reminded me of a scene from "Operation Petticoat", where in order to generate a smoke screen to hide themselves from air attack they order the engine they never got working right started... only to have it run perfectly.
A friend who i worked with had served on the old fleet submarines. Said that after a couple of weeks, the good food was gone, and he could no longer smell diesel oil, as that was all you were around day in and day out.
Ahh, to feel the rumble under foot, sublime. The hybrid system totally make sense, you get to set the fuel system to the most economical for mileage hence great range and least wear on them as well.
Very cool!! I'd had the opportunity to work on the COD as a reservist some 30 years ago. A great experience! I also know Dave! Great guy! Thanks for the update!
I’m really glad to see you or really anyone has these engines still operating. I’m also glad I never had to be on Navy diesel sub when it was in service as my father was before he went to nukes because breathing residual exhaust had some very serious side effects for the crew. Serving on a fast attack or boomer nuke sub was a whole lot healthier.
Knowing nothing about this sub, when you started it, I was like, man, this sure sounds like a 567. Turns out, it's the Cleveland or rather Winton pattern Original!
That's just cool. I never thought I would get to hear WW2 Cleveland diesels running. Now if I could find some Fairbanks-Morse submarine engines. I have heard a F-M locomotive run. Baby Trainmaster.
We had a Fairbanks and Morse 38ND 8-1/8, 8 cylinder vertically opposed (16 piston) diesel on SSN-699; the lower crank ran a generator and the upper crank ran a blower.
Have you considered hooking up each engine generator to a load resistor bank? It would be good to load those engines up to 80-90% for a couple hrs to clear the soot and unburned oil that accumulate on those engines at no or low load.
It's good for the engines Compression-ignition engines are not made to be operated at idle or low loads. An occasional "blowout" would be beneficial. You run them like as though a Japanese destroyer was up your azz.
Yes, but this boat isn't operational. No need to worry about all that. And I know how these engines work, I spent A LOT of time in the engine room working on them.
@@kevinkoepke8311 LOL. Yeah, and she still floats! That hurricane a few years ago proved that!. I remember when her battery wells were still full of water.
when old subs came in for engine repair, I always wondered how things like the crank shaft were replaced. I visited the USS Croaker and couldn't figure out how they even got the engine in the boat in the first place during construction.
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When was the last time (year) her engines ran?
I remember the sound of these engines from the trains we had here after the war, probably from early fifties up until the eighties. Some locomotives still used for freight trains.
I believe it’s so important these engines remain operational.
I agree. So when the bombs fall we can use them as gen sets like the fall out game
So Silversides has hers operational, which are Fairbanks Morse. Cod has hers operational, which are General Motors. Battle of the sub engines COMMENCE!
Nope! No competition between sisters 😅
Fairbanks Morse all the way!! I’m just glad these beautiful old boats can run the engines to give people an idea of what it was like. I was Silversides when the engine was running, one engine was so loud, I had a lot more respect for the guys that ran them during the war. Plus the sound of all the oil running back when shut down sounded like a waterfall. I laughed when I saw Down Periscope with the valve covers off the engine and no oil…
I do love the roan of a submarine engine at idle though, the sound of power!
@@paulfarace9595to hell with that, this is GM vs Fairbanks Morse. 😂 bring it on.
@@markwatson3135 About 6 years ago I was allowed to press the "start" button on Silversides. Amazing, exciting, deafening.
A bunch of boy scouts had just left (they got the special, running engine tour). My wife & I happened to be there walking on the deck and listening, staring at the exhaust ports. Such an amazing sound. The engine room volunteer was tinkering with the engine after the boys had left. I said Hi to the volunteer through a hatch and he asked if I wanted to come down. I literally ran.
He said he was going to start her one more time (something to do with shutting her down correctly) but I could push a switch that starts the compressed air into the cylinders.. amazing! It ran a few minutes while he turned various valves and configured other things. Could not hear a single thing he was telling me. So loud. Whoever did this for real must have been deaf within a year.
I'm 60 now.. and I will always know I "started" an actual, WWII museum sub that has the most kills of all museum subs remaining.
It must be nice to have engines you can actually run. Ryan and the crew of Battleship New Jersey must be so jealous lol
Big difference between running "small" diesel engines on a sub weighing between 700-1200 tons, and running a MASSIVE multi level power plant on a 50,000 ton battleship. Envious maybe. Jealous... Nah.
different type of engines.... NJ has boilers to provide power to electric drives.... this sub is diesel engine to provide power to electric drives.
On the positive side, the engines and boilers are preserved. That does not mean they will ever run again. But the option is there.
@@sibhuskyguy The NJ has emergency Diesel generators.
@@indridcold8433 they will
My father served as a Machinist mate in the sub service and gave tours on the COD every weekend, I remember the stories like I heard them yesterday!
Who is your father?😮
@@paulfarace9595 Robert E Harder, He served on the USS Dentuda! He had a lot of friends that served on the Cod, and he loved the service so much, and being from Cleveland he enjoyed telling the stories, and boy could he tell a story!
Im a gear head and mechanic having museum peices that actually make noises and listening to a heart beat is soo important to me. Id rather go to a museum where i can smell like grease and exhaust than see waxed and detailed statues.
It’s wonderful to see your engines actually running.
It gives the display a much larger feeling of being alive and not a floating hulk
It teaches people that these were not whisper quiet vessels lurking below the surface but big noisy ships too.
On todays episode of the USS New Jersey, we will silence the USS Cod and fire up our boilers - Ryan 😂
Cod might then restore her torpedo tubes…
@@FS2K4Pilot P-3 aerial torpedoes
@@pauldormont4470 85 Hellcats bounce the P-3.
I had the pleasure to visit USS Cod and chat with Paul recently .
What a neat tour. Great job preserving her and I’m amazed the engines run. Great job Diesel Dave and crew. Hope to visit again sometime.
I was a machinist mate aboard SS565 and we had 4 GM 16-338 diesels making a total of 4,000 hp. The sound when they are running, like this video, is very similar to a railroad diesel locomotive that today also makes 4,000hp.
The nice thing about a museum ship is that her engines don't have to take her up to 20 knots. If epoxy will hold well enough to blow the crud out on occasion then its good enough. Excellent job to the crew.
I’d bet they’d work under load!
Neat, we toured the USS Cod summer before last. Did not realize it was possible to run the engines. Great job, now take her for a cruise...
No shit. My family visited the ship several years before it was towed to Erie for its drydocking... and we had no idea it was still semi-functional (but that doesn't mean its fully operational...?)
Best looking and best running sub in the fleet. Hard working crew. Paul you've created a winning team for the COD. Thank you!
Now that the engines work, We need a movie where a group of bad guys steal the USS Cod
The next Fast & Furious?
It’s cool that you can find the people with the expertise to get engines like those up and running
Good to see the old girl up and running!
I can almost feel the vibration in the ship, would be nice the see her move under own power again. Thanks for posting a great video
Thanks for the familiar sound of a V16 Diesel engine as my old ship the USS Dale CG-19 had a Packhard 400 KW emergency generator just short of After Steering.
Great job and Kudos to all involved!
Have a great day!
Until today, I never knew that the diesels didn't turn the props on U.S. boats. Great video, and thanks for keeping this boat alive.
in Aug of 1965 I was on my way to my first tour in Vietnam with my U.S. Marine Battalion and spent two months in Okinawa for additional training. This training included Amphibious Raider School as well as Escape and Evasion school and Counter Guerilla Warfare school. We were the first raider battalion organized since WW-2. Part of the raider training included working with a diesel electric submarine. We did the usual submerging and surfacing etc. and putting our rubber boats over the side after darkness to paddle inland and destroy designated targets. Being 19 years of age I thought it all great fun and the 5 days working with the sub was a blast but I must admit I much preferred the sunshine and fresh air of the Infantry.
T. Boyte
GySgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 1965-66/1970-71
Thank you for your service, cliche I know....but you and the other brave soldiers kept us free! You have my full respect...and then some!!!!
I think it is time for a WW2 docuseries along the lines of Band of Brothers and Masters of the Air featuring submarines. There are many WW2 sub stories that are riveting. I'm amazed at what those men went thru and did!
The exploits of the USS Barb would be a great place to start for something like that.
"Diesel Dave" and your crew, you really know your stuff, because those are some sweet running diesels! Whenever I get a little bit of money, I'm going to make a donation to the USS Cod Memorial. Thanks to all of you for what you have done!
I visited the Cod about 25 yrs ago and it was awesome. I had no idea it still ran.
Hi,the Royal Navy “U” and “V”class submarines had diesel-electric drive units for propulsion.I later sailed in two trawlers that used these ex.submarine systems for propulsion,they required a lot of maintenance to keep them running.I thoroughly enjoyed your video,and having toured a RN.porpoise class submarine I will look forward to watching more of them.Cheers,Roly🇬🇧.
Excellent. Ex Smoke Boat Sailor here. I have heard and seen the exhaust many times. Fairbanks was on the USS Sirago (SS485).
Looks like the he oil injection work good!
Retired DCC here in 2017. Man that hum I could listen to all day. First ship was a Minesweeper and had lots and lots of time standing watch around SSDG’s and MPDE’s. The later gas turbine platforms I was on just didn’t hit the same as an Engineer. Thanks for sharing, enjoyed this very much!
Nice to see (and hear). USS Cod was a visitor to where I live, St. John’s, Newfoundland, in the early 1950s.
Yes we did!
This is really great stuff. It’s hard to find this kind of technical information about older machines. This is absolutely fascinating. I’m so glad I found your channel. Keep up the good work.🏆👍🏻🇺🇸
Hah! Let’s see Ryan do that!
Unfortunatly a steam propultion system is much more complex. Sadly there Contract forbids it , just like they are forbidden from doing much with the Guns and other systems. As we saw a Diesel can be started and operational in Minutes , Steam takes a Minimum of Several Hours . Thank you
@@henrycarlson7514Exactly. Not even in the same category of complexity, not to mention, as you stated, the Navy said no.
@@CocoaBeachLivingI'd guess the Navy no longer cares at this point. But why do it?
@@paulfarace9595oh the navy cares. Museum ships reflect highly on the navy.
@@Synergy7StudiosI’m sure Paul Farace is familiar with the subject ;)
This sure does my heart good to see the old girl breath again.
beautiful , what a wounderful purr.
That external engine exhaust shot reminds me of my Mom at Bingo. That's Bingo smoking level
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BTDT with my bingo mom back in the day!😢😮😂❤
It’s just like my brother’s diesel Cadillac. Water and smoke pouring out the exhaust!
The Cleveland connection is wonderful. It took a group of dedicated people to make this happen and as a former Clevelander who visited the Cod 2 years ago, I am proud of our Cod! Make she sail in calm seas for generations to come! WELL DONE!
Outstanding work!! I grew up with large diesels. Dad was a PT MoMM and a Caterpiller mechanic. Diesel is my after shave..... Wife liked it also!! The sound can't be beat by anything in my book. Wow, all engines running.
I love this! You are probably aware of this, but I want to say something just in case: I have numerous vintage diesel engines on my farm site here in the Midwest (Southwestern Minnesota) and I just wanted to warn you guys to make sure that you don’t put any soy diesel in that thing. it’s not a big deal if you run diesel all the way out, but it doesn’t have the super long shelflife that pure diesel is known for. It has cost me and a couple of family members thousands in diesel injection pump repairs, in your case the damage could be irreversible. I believe number one diesel is still made without soy, (feel free to check what is available around you) but at least now you are aware if you weren’t before. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the information.
I’m near Sw Mn. Love to see that collection of engines ....
I'm pretty sure those engines run on marine diesel, which is different.
You might want to haul diesel from ND or SD, as the soy diesel is a MN requirement.
Also, you can special order normal Diesel from Cenex, provided you can find one who is willing to.
Fieldmaster doesn't have soy in it in ND anyways.
Thanks Paul. Wish my old shipmates Fritz Hemrick was still with us to enjoy this. Did this old boat Sailors heart good to hear that engine. RIP Fritz!!!
Indeed!❤
No Witch Doctors required! Nice!
One of the coolest things I have ever seen! It so incredibly cool to see and hear the engine of an old sub up and running.
Nothing like the sound of those big 2 stroke diesels!
That is a beautiful noise on camera, I can imagine it is glorious in person!!
Good that yt captions rightfully label it music😊
Hello My Friends
I am always saddened when I see old equipment that could be operated but isn't. My hat's off to the volunteers who donate their time and energy to a cause like the submarine Cod. I wish I lived closer so I could help. It's really cool to hear those engines running!
Jack🚂
My first ship in the USCG was powered by EMD 645's, similar to what these are. My second ship was powered by Fairbanks. So both have a special place in my heart.
Towboat I worked on had 2 of these engines. Chief engineer let me start one. Incredible standing next to one and pulling the air starter handle.
I love the smell of diesel in the morning.
It's outstanding to see a piece of history fire up and purrrrr. Good work crew!
Awesome to see her running again. Are the electrics in a state where the propulsion motors could turn? I live in Pittsburgh and it’s always bittersweet going on Requin. I wish she had more funds going to her.
Now to scour e-Bay for new screws, and maybe some aftermarket torpedoes...
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For Sale: One low mileage Mark 14, only used for test runs by BuOrd. No lowball offers, I know what I’ve got. 😂
Don't forget F/B Marketplace; might even have whole sub depending on what region you set it for.
@@DABrock-authorwell the early model ones left the factory pre de milled… Absolutely safe to stand on the target (although on at least one case they did sink the submarine that launched them).
MK14= Temu Torpedo
I remember going their like couple or so years ago and saw how rusted cod was it put a thorn in my heart it was just so... sad but seeing these babies run omg amazing
WAIT A MINUTE... we were never THAT RUSTY! Are you sure you're not confusing us with a truly RUSTY sub?
My dad took me and my brother for a tour of that sub when I was a little kid.
Mine too❤❤❤
TH-cam kindly offered this channel up, unasked for. I drove three hours and had a spectacular time meeting the volunteers and asking relatively obvious questions. The inside of a Gato sub is like nothing else I've ever personally experienced, every exposed surface does something. Many thanks to Paul and the awesome volunteeers. Like/subscribe/donate, but visit if you can because it's great.
And here I was thinking about asking what engines were in the Cod! Thank you for this video. A big BZ to the crew that made this possible.
Thank you so very much for everyone doing this back-breaking work to preserve history in a functional machine!
It's beautiful!
Wow!! Impressive to see and hear the old diesels come to life!! I would love to be there the next time you fire them up to feel and hear and smell the Cod come to life just like my dad did in the Runner, Sawfish and Lamprey in WWII. Thank you so much for taking care of our Cod!!
this is a beautiful way to showcase history in real time! and it sounds so beautiful!! ☺
This is absolutely the greatest news for this vessel.
TIL that the diesels aren't direct drive to the propellers on a US diesel boat! I always thought that was an option and didn't realize they were *only* used to generate power, great video!
Same as trains.
My first ship (not sub) was also diesel electric.
I toured your boat as a ussvi vet,great event, thank you
I wonder how many old Submariners just zoned out and went back in time? What a sound! Imagine listening to that, day after day after day, or should I say, night after night? In a steel tube to boot!
I was stunned that you even mention the fulton that was or sister ship being on the orion. I didn't know they shared the same engine however orion had alco's. It is great you maintain these engines.Keep it up and thank you.
Interesting video. Thanks very much for sharing. 👍
As a bit of a railfan, I know EMD for their diesel locomotives, so out of curiosity, I looked into how the 248 compared to the engines that I know. And it's basically the same 567 engine from a lot of the most popular first generation of diesel locomotives.
Yes I'm told that as we.
My first ship had EMD 8-645's for propulsion.
Thank you thank you thank you k you for preserving American history and heritage. This video was great. It was awesome seeing the greatest generations submarine come to life and tell us she loves to live!
Oh, this is that kind of stuff I love seeing! Outstanding! And don't worry about the salt. That's sometimes what you got to say to make the thing start. 😅
Yes they’ve even canned it.
@@jamier.6634 canned? Like mufflers?
Those 268A Detroit's are great engines. The smoke shows that they have not been run for quite some time. When I was on the Barbel (SS580) we ran Fairbanks Morse ND 8 1/8 engines. When I was on the Orion (AS18) we had 268A engines and they always handled the load.
Paul,
How about a video telling us all the companies who have worked with/donated/supplied, etc. their products and services to the COD? That way, we viewers can thank them and maybe send some business their way.
WOW, what an interesting and cool video! 😮 This series just keeps getting better and better! 😂
Made in the United States of America used to mean something. Today, it is rarely heard. When it is heard, it is usually something made to appease a politician, not a customer, client, nor even a military.
Great to hear those gm's purr.
Seeing the wonderful exhaust from your engine actually kind of reminded me of a scene from "Operation Petticoat", where in order to generate a smoke screen to hide themselves from air attack they order the engine they never got working right started... only to have it run perfectly.
A friend who i worked with had served on the old fleet submarines. Said that after a couple of weeks, the good food was gone, and he could no longer smell diesel oil, as that was all you were around day in and day out.
Unbelievably cool, thank you for posting this!!!!!!!!
Ahh, to feel the rumble under foot, sublime. The hybrid system totally make sense, you get to set the fuel system to the most economical for mileage hence great range and least wear on them as well.
Yes best fuel consumption is 10 gallons per mile 😢😮😅
Very cool!! I'd had the opportunity to work on the COD as a reservist some 30 years ago. A great experience! I also know Dave! Great guy! Thanks for the update!
Just discovered this channel about a week ago. Fantastic!
Tell your friends ❤
I’m really glad to see you or really anyone has these engines still operating. I’m also glad I never had to be on Navy diesel sub when it was in service as my father was before he went to nukes because breathing residual exhaust had some very serious side effects for the crew. Serving on a fast attack or boomer nuke sub was a whole lot healthier.
Thank you for making this awesome video! I love visiting this boat!👍👍👍
Super cool! Station the maneuvering watch!
Knowing nothing about this sub, when you started it, I was like, man, this sure sounds like a 567. Turns out, it's the Cleveland or rather Winton pattern Original!
Whoah…..I know this boat! It’s in Cleveland by the rock and roll hall of fame…..
Love the smell of diesel smoke in the morning 😜❤️
Very good Paul. You have a good crew.⚓
Way to go USS COD crew
We had a great Diesel “ Dan “ . Awesome engine Man .
love to see it. thank you for all you have done and continue to do.
That's just cool. I never thought I would get to hear WW2 Cleveland diesels running. Now if I could find some Fairbanks-Morse submarine engines. I have heard a F-M locomotive run. Baby Trainmaster.
I would love to see her go out on her own! Removing her screws was the saddest I ever heard of! Thanks for the video! 🇺🇸💙🌊🙋♂️👍
That old boat smokes more than my chain smoking Grandma.
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Cold engines after a 6-year hiatus are smokey at first. They ran pretty clear a few minutes later!
They run smokey at first when cold and then clear up considerably.
1:08 BONK!! I'm sure that smarted, ever so slightly!
Finally, something exciting to watch on TH-cam!❤
Its wonderful to see the diesels still running on the Cod! At least if we ever go to war against Canada, the Cod is ready for action!
Not STILL running ... BUT returned to running condition by her crew!
I would love to see the engines running on Pampanito!
Mars himself reaches down and breathes new life into the beast.
I wish I would have known you were gonna run the engines, I'd have made a trip to cleveland for it
We had a Fairbanks and Morse 38ND 8-1/8, 8 cylinder vertically opposed (16 piston) diesel on SSN-699; the lower crank ran a generator and the upper crank ran a blower.
All nuke subs are diesel subs inside 😮😅❤
Have you considered hooking up each engine generator to a load resistor bank? It would be good to load those engines up to 80-90% for a couple hrs to clear the soot and unburned oil that accumulate on those engines at no or low load.
Seems like a whole lot of heat and expense for virtually no gain.
It's good for the engines
Compression-ignition engines are not made to be operated at idle or low loads. An occasional "blowout" would be beneficial.
You run them like as though a Japanese destroyer was up your azz.
Yes, but this boat isn't operational. No need to worry about all that.
And I know how these engines work, I spent A LOT of time in the engine room working on them.
Lovely to see the engines and of course the rest of the ship not being neglected and rotting. Still something I have yet to get over with Clamagore.
It was great catting with Paul at the airshow on Monday during the blues here is a comment!
Don't forget about Cavalla! Her lights still work!
Thanks, Paul
@@kevinkoepke8311 LOL. Yeah, and she still floats! That hurricane a few years ago proved that!. I remember when her battery wells were still full of water.
USS Missouri had steam turning driven 4160v alternators
when old subs came in for engine repair, I always wondered how things like the crank shaft were replaced. I visited the USS Croaker and couldn't figure out how they even got the engine in the boat in the first place during construction.
Carefully?😅
thanks for the hard work, you guys are amazing.