While anchored there, Taney weathered a typhoon on 17 September 1945. Darren!". USS Torsk (Cdr. This entry was posted on May 4, 2010 at 01:19 and is filed under military history. [4], The month of January, 1980, was an unusually busy month for the crew of the Taney. Later on the 11th, the submarine entered her patrol area. Preserving history while documenting the strange, paranormal, and unexplained. 68, was laid on 1 May 1935 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The vessel was decommissioned on 4 March 1968, after nearly twenty years of service. She was taken to the Boston Navy Yard and modified to be used as a Navy Reserve training vessel, stationed in the Washington Navy Yard. USS Torsk (SS 423) Crew List. Ships available to tour include USS Constellation, USS Torsk and US Coast Guard Cutter WHEC-37. www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/uss-torsk-ss-423/, Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/103.0.0.0 Safari/537.36. A, lot of times, I think people are just imagining it. This new version of the majestic ship stretches 199 feet long, 43 feet across. After the Civil War, she is a part of a Mediterraneanblockade to keep the Southern States from trading with Europe. B.E. The submarine fired six torpedoeswhich the small vessel avoided by maneuveringand then dove and rigged for depth charges which did not materialize. It is also said to be one of the country's most haunted. In January through February 1951 she served on Ocean Station Uncle and the following year, August to September, she served on Ocean Station Uncle. It didn't take long before we got a hit. From there, she served as a training submarine for anti-submarine aircraft and surface ships to practice detecting and targeting. Torsk paused briefly at Guam en route to an area off Kii Suido which she reached on 11 May and began lifeguard duty. USS Torsk is a fleet-type submarine of the Tench class. 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged [4], Two such places were Kanton and Enderbury Islands. So, we continued further down into the belly of the Constellation and the energy seemed to grow darker. In 1955, she was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 6 at Norfolk, Virginia. "How the hell. [3] She was named for Roger B. Taney (17771864), who served as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States. From 2 September 1972 to 23 September 1972 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. 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The ship briefly shifted to Kerama Retto from 13 to 15 April before returning to Hagushi on the latter date. Test depth: 400 ft (120 m) Early in 1952, she completed her conversion to a Fleet Snorkel submarine and was deployed again to the Mediterranean that summer. In our first of three investigations, we visit the world-famous Mummers Museum. Sadly, he is the only person to ever perish, on this ship. In May or June 1937 Roger B. Taney's name was shortened to simply Taney. [1] Torsk and its companions are major contributing elements in the Baltimore National Heritage Area.[7]. She conducted regular harbor entrance and channel patrols, alternating often with one of the four old destroyers of Destroyer Division 80: USSAllen, Schley, Chew, and Ward. We were all on edge but pushed forward into the lower decks. 28 torpedoes She also continued nabbing drug smugglers. Indeed, the card was the Jack of Clubs. 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged She was ordered to patrol off Kii Suido and off the north-east coast of Honshu. Following US Navy naming practice for submarines up to the 1950s, Torsk was named for a fish: "Torsk" is the common name in the North American fishery for the Cusk, a cod-like fish in the family Lotidae. Now, the real weird stuff that I'm picking up are voices that mimic wha. Then, Captain Henry Thatcher took over the helm of the Constellation. Laid down: 7 June 1944 The USS Torsk SS-423 is docked at the Baltimore Maritime Museum and is one of two Tench Class submarines still located inside the United States. Hiram Henderson is the group's leader. What that does is take very quiet sounds and amplifies them and. There are so many things to see. [6], At around 12:00, a second Kaibkan arrived in the area to hunt for Torsk; the latter fired a second Mark 28 torpedo and then dove deep to evade any depth charge attacks. Torsk (SS-423) (AGSS-423) (IXSS-423) (AGSS-423) in May 1968; Reclassified Miscellaneous Submarine (IXSS-423) in June 1971; Placed out of service and simultaneously struck for the Naval Register, 15 December 1971; Final Disposition, turned over to the state of Maryland to be used as a museum in the Inner Harbor at Baltimore, 26 September 1972. And one, I felt like it was surrounding us. On 16 February, the submarine arrived at Port Everglades, Florida, where she provided services for antisubmarine research. Minutes later, the fish found its mark; an explosion bent the stern of the frigate up to a 30 degree angle, and shortly thereafter the target sank. Well also plug in an electromagnetic sensor basically magnet a coil but the, sensors we have, but the sensors that we have are optimized to listen to voice frequencies.. [4], As the Navy and Coast Guard began gradually increasing and augmenting the armament on its vessels to prepare them for the inexorably advancing war, Taney underwent her first major rearmament at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard in December 1940. I had felt a vibration of the decklike there were footsteps right next to us. The ship took on an important role in the waters off Africa. The logo is visible today on the sail. The team conducted an experiment that they've done before. Also on this date, USS Torsk (SS 423) sinks Coast Defense Vessel (No.13), and Coast Defense Vessel No.47. One of the hammocks that didnt currently have anyone, sleeping in it. She again served on Ocean Station November from January to February, June to July, and October to November 1957 and from February to March and August 1958. Soon after Hiram motions towards me and asks for my name to be shared. Taney was also used in drug interdiction and fisheries protection work. [5], The keel for Torsk was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 7 June 1944, and the completed hull was launched on 6 September. By the end of May 1945, Taney had gone to general quarters 119 times, with the crew remaining at battle stations for up to nine hours at a stretch. Torsk received two battle stars for World War II service and the Navy Commendation Medal for her service during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Her keel was laid on 7 June 1944, and she was launched on 6 September 1944. Embarking the four colonists at 10:15 that day, Taney shelled the island and destroyed its buildings to prevent them from being used by Japanese forces. It was brought to Baltimore and the Torsk by a crew member of the last ship she sank. / CBS Baltimore. On 4 March 1968 the veteran submarine was decommissioned and, following modifications at the Boston Navy Yard, was assigned to the Washington Navy Yard for use in training reserves. See all the lists featuring USS Torsk (SS-423), including Paranormal Sights, Haunted Baltimore, JODY & MY TOP CHECK IN'S MD & PA, Ghostly Destinations , and A place in History. From 4 to 25 October 1953 she served on Ocean Station Uncle and from June to July 1954 she served on Ocean Station Nan. In fact, too much to just simply blog about. While patrolling off Dogo Island the next morning, she located a small freighter and sank her with a submerged torpedo attack. On 22 January 1942, the cutter departed Honolulu in company with USAT Barbara Olson,[10] and arrived at Kanton Island on 28 January 1942. She received her last major pre-war refit at the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, in the spring of the following year, 1941. A random card is pulled from a deck. Before I go, though, one more thing. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. The Torsk was underwater for long stretches of time and space was limited. Decommissioned in 1964, she served for another seven years as a training vessel for the Naval Reserve. Over eighty sailors lived aboard Torsk at particular times. She sinks two Japanese frigates off the coast. [6], Torsk cruised to Guam and then proceeded to Kii Suido in the Japanese home islands, arriving there on 11 May. The torsk, a member of the cod family, can reach a length of three feet and weigh as much as 30 pounds. She departed that Florida port on 20 February, transited the Panama Canal, and reached Hawaii on 23 March.After a repair and training period, she got underway from Pearl Harbor for her first war patrol. She launched a spread of six torpedoes, but the minelayer evaded them, prompting Torsk to dive to evade the expected counter-attack that did not occur. Their volume balances the dynamic range in between. [3][4], The submarine was armed with ten 21-inch (533mm) torpedo tubes, six of which were in the bow, with the other four located in her stern. She was also involved with various tests and training exercises. The USS Torsk is a hidden gem in the Baltimore Inner Harbor. All of us were sitting here earlier in this room. A food fish of the North Atlantic, also known as the cusk or tusk. Visit the, Haunted M's of Philly: Mummers Museum | Unexplained Cases (2022), Unexplained Cases | Pioneer History, Paranormal Present, In Search of Moehau Man | Unexplained Cases (2022), Unexplained Cases| Haunted Ships In Baltimore. She departed the Marianas on the next day, proceeded via Pearl Harbor and the Canal Zone, and arrived at New London in mid-October. On 1 May 1965 the Treasury-class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. Deployed to the Pacific in 1945, Torsk made two war patrols off Japan sinking one cargo vessel, and two coastal defense frigates. But something paranormal continued to followed us. She did not waste any time getting up there.. Even though she is not, going out to line, there were enough high ranking admirals and officers in the Navy that were serving, aboard here as sort of a strategic headquarters. She is historic in that she fired the last torpedo (a direct hit by the way on a Japanese warship) of WWII. She arrived back in Norfolk in mid-August. The ship fired on a second and third group of attacking planes, the last of which flew over the Honolulu harbor entrance, perhaps intending to attack the power plant, and was low enough to be engaged by the 50 caliber machine guns. And it didn't take long for Maryland Paranormal Research group member Deiedre Aikin to run into what she believed to be a ghost. WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, originally called USCGC Taney (/tni/), is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter notable as the last warship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. [6], On 10 September, Torsk sailed from the Marianas, bound for Pearl Harbor. 1945. Think about that. These were supplied with a total of 28torpedoes. [4], After returning to U.S. waters, she once again began serving on ocean stations. See and feel just how the submariners lived and fought; school groups can arrange for overnights to see what it was like to sleep in a narrow bunk in windowless space and to think about the dedication of the warriors who did so at the risk of their lives. Hence, Ocean Station Hotel was closed down in 1977 and the Taney gained the distinction of being the last Coast Guard cutter to serve on an ocean station. After World War II, USS Torsk alternated between duties as a training boat at the Navy's Submarine School in New London, CT and active deployments in the Altantic and Mediterranean. She then surfaced and proceeded toward the Noto Peninsula. Torsk's logo was redesigned in the 1950s by artists from Walt Disney Company. Work was completed by the end of the year, and she was commissioned on 16 December. The USS Constellation was born in 1854 - constructed from materials that were salvaged from the frigate USS Constellation - which sailed the seas in the late 1700s to early 1800s. She made another voyage to Palmyra Island later that spring and when heading back to Hawaii, she received orders to search for survivors in the waters around Midway Island after the Battle of Midway, including a stop at the island itself.[4]. [6], The Navy turned Torsk over to the state of Maryland on 26 September 1972 so she could be preserved as a museum ship; she was moored in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland,[6] where she remains today as part of the Historic Ships in Baltimore. Torsk was designated a National Historic Landmark on 14 January 1986. After reaching a depth of 400 feet (120m), she launched a Mark 27 torpedo, a passive acoustic torpedo. Battleship North Carolina . 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