🔴🦅🇺🇸🦅 God Bless these American working guys on the USS COD the refit ❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️ As Always patriotically inspired, David Staudohar USMC USN SS USCG ret ‼️
I made it a point to buy Sherwin-Williams paint for my living room and both of the bedrooms after hearing about their donation to the USS Cod. I've been on several WWII Gato-class subs, and my wife's Grandfather served aboard one. He had the best stories! I hope to make it to the USS Cod once she is back in her home berth!
I'm sure they wrote off the fair market value of the paint on their taxes, but the fact that they even cared enough to go through the trouble to donate is enough to earn my business. You have a very interesting way of making a living. I appreciate you, and all the people that help keep the past alive, especially now when so many just don't seem to care. She's beautiful.
Sherwin Williams has always been a great sponsor for us. The cleveland based company wonderful! Thank you but I am a volunteer, I have a full time job outside of this.
I have had more water under my arse than over my head, and I have to say submarines and me would not get on, BUT,,,,,, what a fantastic job you blokes are doing on this project and I look forward to each video you put out. Congratulations and well done.
Every time I see a US fleet boat, the sheer size blows my mind. My father was 3rd watch officer on U-969 in the Med, and he took me through U-995 in Kiel way back in 1975. I got a chance to visit USS Pampanito in San Francisco in 98, so I have a good feel for both. For all the cramped space on a Fleet sub, it's luxury compared to a Type VII C.
You think the Vll was cramped then look at the Russian built in the 70s boats. What junk they were and no thought for crew at all. The US Fleet type boats were cruise liners compared to the Russian boats and the fleet boats were built in the 40s
@@2manycatsforadime This is their philosophy. Numbers, not quality or crew comfort. As a former US tanker, I know their tanks are cramped and the ammo is everywhere. We are seeing their failures in Ukraine. I fully expected, as the Russians did, them to just roll across Ukraine. Their battle tactics are terrible and I wasn't even a sgt.
My younger son now repairs subs at EB in Connecticut. He retired from the Navy recently and was stationed in Hawaii. We are very proud! Love you my boy!
Way to go Sherwin-Williams!!! 3:49 I'll keep that in mind for my next paint purchase. You've got a store in Suffolk, VA that I've never stepped foot in, but will now.
This is a great chapter in the history of the Cod. I’ve been visiting the Cod since I was a child in the ‘60’s. Not sure when I first went on board but I have been on her many times. What a joy to see her being so well cared for. I remember in the early ‘90’s there was talk of moving her to Buffalo NY. Glad that got scuttled if it was true.
@@mamulcahy I have been to U-505 twice. The 2nd time to bring my father, a WW II veteran. He faced the U-boat peril when he went overseas via a troop transport ship. I haven't been to see it since they enclosed it to protect it from the elements. I look forward to that as I am sure it will be a different experience than when it was out in the fresh air, under a blue sky.
Visited that boat when I was 12, now 62. Thank you for restoring her. Going to take my grandkids without them knowing I may be more excited than them :).
Rusty old vet here again - SUPERB to see the old lady in her best clothes again. WOW epoxy will sure make a difference! They have a submarine museum in the UK - they put one of their old subs up on the dockside, all restored - could you not do this with USS COD? BLESS YOU and all the hard workers. Thank for sharing chief.🙂👍👏👏👏
A tremendous symbol for all the young boys that sacrificed their lives for all of us, I congratulate you and your company for an excellent job of taking care of her
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners. Some 16,000 submariners served during the war. Fifty-two submarines were lost, with 375 officers and 3,131 enlisted men killed.
Fantastic job to the whole team. I visited this fine vessel many years ago and have a very treasured coffee mug from my visit. I use that cup every day. Thanks for saving this wonderful boat.
Thank you so very much for these videos. The transformation Has been fantastic! One and all should be very very proud of everything that has been done! Thank you for your hard work and your service, and your humor is very much appreciated!!
I really appreciated your videos on preserving this piece of WWII naval history. She looks fantastic and I'm very happy to see this being preserved for future generations. Thanks for all you are personally doing to aid in her preservation.
The US employed and utilized its submarines ..........and the IJN wasted its submarines. Always a pleasure to see a chapter of history preserved, to remind us of great strategic successes and great strategic blunders.
I remember toweing this sub to Cleveland Ohio from the Welland cannel in Canada & I also worked at this shipyard in Erie Pa for several different company's over the years
I hope you will be shooting video of the dock filling and the refloat of the Cod. I was very disappointed we didn't get to see the boat maneuvered into the dock and emptying the dock...
As a welder and a fabricator( land lubber🤣😂) I must say that those guys did an awesome job of the repairs. Hats off to all and thank you for your service and for the effort that you have put in to keep this piece of history alive. I live in North Carolina and we have the battleship of the same name that I have toured many times. Be careful out there guys.
Thank you all for your hard work during the war my grandfather was a mechanic and help manufactured and build the engines that were on the cod it has a very special meaning for us in our family we have a picture of my grandfather with his coworkers in front of the engines that they made for the submarines once again thank you all for your hard work
Thanks for sharing all the great work!! Dad left his destroyer and spent the last year and a half of the war in fleet boats. Glad to see some thorough preservation work being done so she survives for future generations!!!
Thanks for showing the video. My dad was on SS-220 Barb in the North Atlantic in WWII. Never seen the submerged portion of a boat before. Very interesting
I know how much you guys worked on this boat and you did a great job for generations and I wanted to emphasize the engineering feat of World War II of a submarine is fantastic keep up the good work
The before/after is stunning. I look forwards to the day when I can take a tour of USS Cod. Sincere thanks and kudos to everyone who had a hand in restoration and maintaining.
Bravo, sir. Congratulations for pulling all this off. She looks beautiful. If I ever find myself way up in Cleveland I will stop by to get the full tour.
11:07 Could make small mementos for people (online and visiting) to buy. That should put some money back in the coffers. For those that have history with the boat, family or distant affiliation or even passion, that's a worth having purchase.
I have the pleasure of workin on the current boats so im accustomed to seeing submarines in dry dock. But none of the fleet boats are neeaar as damaged as Cod was. Im really impressed with the work yall have done in such a short time!! Really well done. And thanks for sharing. I have really enjoyed following this whole process. I love to see the similarity and difference of how we do things vs yall. Take care!
I was just in the other side of the dry dock wall in a boat the other day, what a odd visual sensation. I would be glad to buy a piece of scrap of this majestic piece of history so doing some tokens with the steel is wise; lots of old jets are done this way
She's gorgeous! That hull form would have had a big impact on her speed and endurance. Donjon normally works on Great Lakes freighters, so probably knows exactly what anodes to use, and where to place them.
As a member of the Gato Class, the USS Cod's surface speed would have been limited to ~21 knots and submerged speed ~7 knots. US Fleet Boats (the US WWII Submarine Force) all was limited to roughly the same standards for speeds on the surface and more importantly, range. One thing is certain, for how unassuming these ships are "on paper" compared to contemporaries, they were instrumental in bringing the Japanese merchant fleet to its knees and their exploits are well known! :)
I was just thinking how much work it it trying to keep the tanks going. {5 M-5 A-1 stewards} Now I see this. Good job guys. Next year bring it to D-day Ohio at Conneaut. Man that would be awesome.
Great videos about the restauration from the USS Cod. Like to see this great piece of history in real, but I'm from Germany and it's a little longer way..... But never say never, it's a good holiday ride next year!
🔴🦅🇺🇸🦅 God Bless these American working guys on the USS COD the refit ❤️❤️❤️❤️‼️ As Always patriotically inspired, David Staudohar USMC USN SS USCG ret ‼️
Amazing transformation! The shipyard should be very proud. Kudos to Sherwin-Williams for the donation of the paint!
Wonderful video series! Thank you!
Outstanding job Marine
Semper Fi
Semper Fi brother
Thank you for your service to the USS Cod & to America: Semper Fi & God Bless ! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅 👍👍👍👍👍
I made it a point to buy Sherwin-Williams paint for my living room and both of the bedrooms after hearing about their donation to the USS Cod. I've been on several WWII Gato-class subs, and my wife's Grandfather served aboard one. He had the best stories! I hope to make it to the USS Cod once she is back in her home berth!
@Scott Munczenski They have definitely moved to the top of my list for supplier the next time I have a painting project.
I am from Lake County and now live in FL. I am on the board of our HOA association and will make sure we use Sherwin-Williams on our high-rise.
Have you made it to Cod?
She is just bad ass!!!! Thank you all for restoring a precious piece of history!!!
It would be awesome to have a video of the water being put in the drydock and floating it.
Yes. Time lapse.
Beautiful, wonderful restoration.
God bless you and God bless America!
I'm sure they wrote off the fair market value of the paint on their taxes, but the fact that they even cared enough to go through the trouble to donate is enough to earn my business.
You have a very interesting way of making a living. I appreciate you, and all the people that help keep the past alive, especially now when so many just don't seem to care.
She's beautiful.
Sherwin Williams has always been a great sponsor for us. The cleveland based company wonderful! Thank you but I am a volunteer, I have a full time job outside of this.
Good job I new crew member Howard dishon he would be proud to see work you done on it
I have had more water under my arse than over my head, and I have to say submarines and me would not get on, BUT,,,,,, what a fantastic job you blokes are doing on this project and I look forward to each video you put out. Congratulations and well done.
Thank you Erie PA and all who preserved a Honorable Landmark 🇺🇸
Great news for Erie..it now can join the Niagara....AL MUCCIARONE. SARASOTA FL.....
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The city should not charge for that space, for the reason it benefits them with Tourism.
it wasn't just the dock that stopped us, a multitude of things.
Every time I see a US fleet boat, the sheer size blows my mind. My father was 3rd watch officer on U-969 in the Med, and he took me through U-995 in Kiel way back in 1975. I got a chance to visit USS Pampanito in San Francisco in 98, so I have a good feel for both. For all the cramped space on a Fleet sub, it's luxury compared to a Type VII C.
that the Type VII-C achieved as much success as it did, despite its limitations is a testament to those that operated them.............
You think the Vll was cramped then look at the Russian built in the 70s boats. What junk they were and no thought for crew at all. The US Fleet type boats were cruise liners compared to the Russian boats and the fleet boats were built in the 40s
@@2manycatsforadime This is their philosophy. Numbers, not quality or crew comfort. As a former US tanker, I know their tanks are cramped and the ammo is everywhere. We are seeing their failures in Ukraine. I fully expected, as the Russians did, them to just roll across Ukraine. Their battle tactics are terrible and I wasn't even a sgt.
Looking forward to the floating. Great work guys….KWub in San Francisco
Way to go Sherwin-Williams!!! Thank you for taking care of a Cleveland treasure.
Great work! Congrats from the USS Slater, DE766 in Albany, NY.
My younger son now repairs subs at EB in Connecticut. He retired from the Navy recently and was stationed in Hawaii. We are very proud! Love you my boy!
You know I sandblasted and painted this sub but had no idea what half of the holes and covers were for until I watched your videos very informative 👍
You guys did a great job. Salute to you!!
Very Nice Work to this Beautiful Nearly 80 year old Submarine! Thanks Brother! Awesome Walk around.
Nothing better than to see a museum ship with a new coat of paint. Kudos to the shipyard and to Sherman Williams. Thank you and Hoo Ya!
Way to go Sherwin-Williams!!! 3:49 I'll keep that in mind for my next paint purchase. You've got a store in Suffolk, VA that I've never stepped foot in, but will now.
This is a great chapter in the history of the Cod. I’ve been visiting the Cod since I was a child in the ‘60’s. Not sure when I first went on board but I have been on her many times. What a joy to see her being so well cared for. I remember in the early ‘90’s there was talk of moving her to Buffalo NY. Glad that got scuttled if it was true.
Yeah, as a kid in Chicago, I visited the U-505 more times than I can count. Subs have been a lifelong interest.
@@mamulcahy I have been to U-505 twice. The 2nd time to bring my father, a WW II veteran. He faced the U-boat peril when he went overseas via a troop transport ship.
I haven't been to see it since they enclosed it to protect it from the elements. I look forward to that as I am sure it will be a different experience than when it was out in the fresh air, under a blue sky.
Visited that boat when I was 12, now 62. Thank you for restoring her. Going to take my grandkids without them knowing I may be more excited than them :).
Rusty old vet here again - SUPERB to see the old lady in her best clothes again. WOW epoxy will sure make a difference! They have a submarine museum in the UK - they put one of their old subs up on the dockside, all restored - could you not do this with USS COD? BLESS YOU and all the hard workers. Thank for sharing chief.🙂👍👏👏👏
I appreciate your perspective comparing your experiences with scuba to the dry dock views, you know her well!
WOW! LOOKING GOOD
A tremendous symbol for all the young boys that sacrificed their lives for all of us, I congratulate you and your company for an excellent job of taking care of her
During World War II, the U.S. Navy's submarine service suffered the highest casualty percentage of all the American armed forces, losing one in five submariners.
Some 16,000 submariners served during the war. Fifty-two submarines were lost, with 375 officers and 3,131 enlisted men killed.
Beautiful restoration
Fantastic job to the whole team. I visited this fine vessel many years ago and have a very treasured coffee mug from my visit. I use that cup every day. Thanks for saving this wonderful boat.
They just did a massive refit of our local museum ship HMCS Sackville. I'm glad to see these old girls being treated well in there retirement years.
Home of the Sackville-Baggins?
@@jwrockets negative. A little north of Middle-earth
very nice save - of history...
Thank you so very much for these videos. The transformation Has been fantastic! One and all should be very very proud of everything that has been done! Thank you for your hard work and your service, and your humor is very much appreciated!!
Thank you sir!!
Nice job guys. I love seeing old WW2 warships back in shape. The steel can be cut up, framed and sold.
I really appreciated your videos on preserving this piece of WWII naval history. She looks fantastic and I'm very happy to see this being preserved for future generations. Thanks for all you are personally doing to aid in her preservation.
Awesome way to take care her
The US employed and utilized its submarines ..........and the IJN wasted its submarines. Always a pleasure to see a chapter of history preserved, to remind us of great strategic successes and great strategic blunders.
The anodes are a great idea!
Looks good tell your welders it looks good. Should put it in a sealed wet dock it sits in mud in Clevelend . Glad to see it being preserved.
She looks awesome. A big salute to all who worked on her and donated.
Always loved visiting the USS Cod when I lived in Medina. Looking great
I remember toweing this sub to Cleveland Ohio from the Welland cannel in Canada & I also worked at this shipyard in Erie Pa for several different company's over the years
excellent accomplishment for you and your team.
I hope you will be shooting video of the dock filling and the refloat of the Cod. I was very disappointed we didn't get to see the boat maneuvered into the dock and emptying the dock...
It will be filling overnight so I may not get it, but i will get the departure.
This is really an amazing project. Thank you for putting this online, and thank the shipyard and donors for saving American history!
That sub looks great. You can't go wrong with Sherwin Williams paint either. It's some of the best paint out there.
As a welder and a fabricator( land lubber🤣😂) I must say that those guys did an awesome job of the repairs. Hats off to all and thank you for your service and for the effort that you have put in to keep this piece of history alive. I live in North Carolina and we have the battleship of the same name that I have toured many times. Be careful out there guys.
Thank you all for your hard work during the war my grandfather was a mechanic and help manufactured and build the engines that were on the cod it has a very special meaning for us in our family we have a picture of my grandfather with his coworkers in front of the engines that they made for the submarines once again thank you all for your hard work
Thanks for sharing all the great work!! Dad left his destroyer and spent the last year and a half of the war in fleet boats. Glad to see some thorough preservation work being done so she survives for future generations!!!
Just incredible, time and money VERY well spent!
Excellent video series about the dry docking of the Cod. Thank you!
Thanks for showing the video. My dad was on SS-220 Barb in the North Atlantic in WWII. Never seen the submerged portion of a boat before. Very interesting
Thank you for preserving this historic boat for future generations to tour and appreciate.
Thank you! She's beautiful! I remember my visit at the dock and going aboard years ago.
Thanks Jason for the update! The old girl looks great! Great work by the shipyard, thanks guys!
Glad to see American's preserving American history! Awesome job!!
Great job.
can't wait to see her back home. thanks for all the updates!!
Great work! Thanks for all you're doing for Dad's boat.
One hell of a job by Don Jon
I know how much you guys worked on this boat and you did a great job for generations and I wanted to emphasize the engineering feat of World War II of a submarine is fantastic keep up the good work
If I am not mistaken, pre atomic steel is actually in high demand. Could be useful for funding other ventures...
Great job...to the workers..who repaired this sub..ty. All who served this sub..
This is really big for a WW2 sub. Amazing restoration.
Outstanding work! That is about as difficult of a restoration as you can get.
So awesome to see a museum boat being treated to much needed and expensive repairs!
From a former submariner, Thanks to all involved in this project. Amazing.
Thx for all the updates. Lookin' good.
just amazing work
Outstanding ! You guys are awesome to be able to preserve such an awesome piece of Naval history .
Wow, this is exciting, does that make me a nerd?
She looks fantastic!. Thank you and everyone involved.
The before/after is stunning. I look forwards to the day when I can take a tour of USS Cod. Sincere thanks and kudos to everyone who had a hand in restoration and maintaining.
Great job! Really appreciate the videos and knowledge that you have shared. Thank you!!!!
Thanks for making these videos. Great job. Looking forward to seeing her when she returns home.
Fantastic rehabilitation, thank you for keeping us informed on the progress. Also cudos to Sherwin Williams for the donation of the coatings.
Bravo, sir. Congratulations for pulling all this off. She looks beautiful. If I ever find myself way up in Cleveland I will stop by to get the full tour.
11:07 Could make small mementos for people (online and visiting) to buy. That should put some money back in the coffers. For those that have history with the boat, family or distant affiliation or even passion, that's a worth having purchase.
I have the pleasure of workin on the current boats so im accustomed to seeing submarines in dry dock. But none of the fleet boats are neeaar as damaged as Cod was. Im really impressed with the work yall have done in such a short time!! Really well done. And thanks for sharing. I have really enjoyed following this whole process. I love to see the similarity and difference of how we do things vs yall. Take care!
Those shipyard guys did GREAT work! Hope we get work that nice on USS Texas.
I just bought some Sherwin Williams the other day. I'll have to keep buying from them if they donate to projects like this.
I was just in the other side of the dry dock wall in a boat the other day, what a odd visual sensation. I would be glad to buy a piece of scrap of this majestic piece of history so doing some tokens with the steel is wise; lots of old jets are done this way
I hope they will take the scrap and make it available for purchase, even in small squares. A real part of WWII history to save.
She's gorgeous!
That hull form would have had a big impact on her speed and endurance.
Donjon normally works on Great Lakes freighters, so probably knows exactly what anodes to use, and where to place them.
As a member of the Gato Class, the USS Cod's surface speed would have been limited to ~21 knots and submerged speed ~7 knots. US Fleet Boats (the US WWII Submarine Force) all was limited to roughly the same standards for speeds on the surface and more importantly, range.
One thing is certain, for how unassuming these ships are "on paper" compared to contemporaries, they were instrumental in bringing the Japanese merchant fleet to its knees and their exploits are well known! :)
I got to go thru the Cod a few years ago when I was in Cleveland, it was fantastic!
Absolutely amazing job guys. Love the Cod.
I was just thinking how much work it it trying to keep the tanks going. {5 M-5 A-1 stewards} Now I see this. Good job guys. Next year bring it to D-day Ohio at Conneaut. Man that would be awesome.
Great videos about the restauration from the USS Cod. Like to see this great piece of history in real, but I'm from Germany and it's a little longer way..... But never say never, it's a good holiday ride next year!
I will post a walk through when we get back to Cleveland. But we would love to see you in person.
Hoping USS COD survives for decades if not centuries to come as a memorial to the "GREATEST GENERATION" similar to USS CONSTITUTION in Boston.
What a great job guys I’m loving every minute of it thank you very much for the videos
What a difference! Glad to see those anodes going on too, replacing them will keep you fit & busy for years.
Just caught these, great job! And KUDOS to Sherwin Williams paint company. Proud my daughter ues them for her painting company!
It's good to see her repainted and fixed up
The Cod will always be in my mind. A fantastic ship when I visited the 9th Street pier.
I want to see such a beautiful ship in person. Just awesome!
It would be nice if you could do a video of the dry dock opening. And a video on the way back would be really cool. Great job.
2 years ago I was able to go aboard her in Cleveland and it was amazing...
I will be doing a repeat in a month...
Thanks for keeping history alive.
this is fantastic homage to a mighty submarine.
Nicely done gentleman. Excellent work!!! Thank you for saving history
I LOVE THOES OLD WARSHIPS BEING RESTORED THANK YOU ALL GOOD JOB 👍 🙏