On 16 November 1982, she rescued seven persons from the disabled ketch Klarwasser off the coast of North Carolina and rescued 19 migrants off the sailboat Apre Dien Ni. On one occasion, Taney's duties took her close inshore close enough to even receive fire close aboard from a Japanese shore battery. After making port at Boston on 14 March 1944, Taney soon shifted south to Hampton Roads, where she arrived on 31 March 1944. they "see it all!". During Fleet Week if you come down to the Inner Harbor, or anytime you are looking for something to do I VERY MUCH suggest going aboard. Taney proceeded independently via Eniwetok and arrived at Ulithi on 23 March 1945, remaining there until 7 April 1945. So, we run overnights with Boy Scouts on the weekend and we wake them up around 6 AM. So, we continued further down into the belly of the Constellation and the energy seemed to grow darker. He has never been found. Then, Captain Henry Thatcher took over the helm of the Constellation. The USS Torsk is a hidden gem in the Baltimore Inner Harbor. New items, often donated by former crew members and their descendants, are rotated into exhibits so there are opportunities to see something new in future visits. After numerous war patrols and duties as a training boat after the war, the Torsk arrived in Baltimore to serve as a museum and memorial in 1972. First published on September 6, 2022 / 12:20 PM. 2022 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. On 30 September 1984, she seized the P/C Thriller in the Yucatn Channel, carrying 1,000 pounds of marijuana. Throughout April 15 to June 16, 1945, Torsk carried out plane guard duties for American aircrafts engaged in bombing raids on Japan. [3] Coast Guardsmen from the Taney were ordered to take up defensive positions around Aloha Tower and protect it from being occupied. So, a few months back last summer, my girlfriend at the time. The logo is visible today on the sail. For more than a fortnight, their careful coverage of the east coast of Honsh turned up nothing more interesting than naval mines. And for him to say thatIm telling you, he has never done. Taney subsequently escorted her merchantman consort to Jarvis Island, where she evacuated the four Interior Department colonists and burned all structures to the ground before departing. [4], In 1988, the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37), Structure #88001826, was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Departing Wakayama on 14 October 1945, Taney returned to the west coast of the United States, via Midway, and arrived at San Francisco on 29 October 1945. USS Torsk (SS-423) was built by the U.S. Navy at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. All of the damaged vessels save Paul Hamilton and Lansdale reached Bizerte, Tunisia, on 21 April 1944. She was launched on 6 September 1944 sponsored by Mrs. Allen B. Reed, and commissioned on 16 December 1944 with Commander Bafford E. Lewellen in command.Completed on the last day of 1944, Torsk trained out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Newport, Rhode Island, and New London, Connecticut, until 11 February 1945, when she headed for Florida. September 6, 2022 / 12:20 PM A crew of over 80 had some seriously tight quarters. Before I go, though, one more thing. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); 4 Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8- 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators, (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h). [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. After a tense five minutes, she reached 400 feet (120 m) and there she launched another torpedo, this time the new acoustic Mark 27. The following day, she set her course homeward, stopped at Midway Island on 11 June, and returned to Pearl Harbor on 16 June.After refitting and the installation of new equipment, the submarine got underway for her second war patrol on 17 July. She was also involved with various tests and training exercises. She served on Ocean Station November from 22 August to 12 September and again from 24 October to 14 November 1971. This was her home port for the next seven years, during which time she served primarily as a training ship. That goes until the outbreak of the Civil War.. She, too, is supposedly haunted. The ship returned to New London in the fall for fleet exercises and, the following year, extended her operations into the Caribbean Sea. Okay, we have one vote for rum. She is currently part of the Baltimore Maritime Museum. Deiedra realizes her camera' battery has been drained. So, below deck we went to search out the unexplained. Its really amazing," explains Hiram. 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. Top ways to experience USS Torsk and nearby attractions Platinum Package - Helicopter Tour with Dinner at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grille 5 Adventure Tours from 37,969.27 per adult Baltimore Inner Harbor Sightseeing Tour 29 City Tours from 2,238.79 per adult Baltimore's Historical Sightseeing Tour 77 Bus Tours from 3,116.45 per adult After sending a working party ashore to unload supplies, Taney screened Barbara Olson offshore until 7 February 1942, when both ships got under way to evacuate the American colony on Enderbury Island. At 1035, as the freighter and her escort approached Kasumi Ko, Torsk launched one of the new experimental Mark 28 torpedoes at the escorting ship. Taney performed these supply missions into 1940. On 26 September 1972, she was turned over to the state of Maryland to be used as a museum ship in the Inner Harbor at Baltimore, Maryland. 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. She made a visit to the Great Lakes by way of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in June 1959, visiting numerous ports in Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan. Struck: 15 December 1971 Officers not aboard were ordered to return and the ship readied to get underway. Hiram asks questions. She continued south for additional drug enforcement patrol throughout the Caribbean region. 1 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Prior to heading for the east coast, the ship received a re-gunning at Mare Island, being fitted with four single-mount 5-inch guns, making her the only ship in her class with this modification. Endurance: 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged This was just some of the equipment brought below deck to try and find the spirits of the Torsk. Her keel was laid down on 7 June 1944 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. This new version of the majestic ship stretches 199 feet long, 43 feet across. We were looking for an activity to do in the afternoon as they were calling for torrential rain and opted for the Historic Ships of Baltimore. She did not waste any time getting up there.. 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. It is known as V-J Day! During this metamorphosis, Taney classified as WAGC-37 was fitted with accommodations for an embarked flag officer and his staff, as well as with increased communications and radar facilities. [4], In December 1976 she assisted the sailboat Capella 200 miles (320km) off New York. 75 days on patrol The military benefits which accrued to the United States by its expansion onto some of the more strategic bits of land in the broad Pacific were not lost upon President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who undertook, in the late 1930s, to annex territory in the Pacific. The message: "Air Raid, Pearl Harbor. Their volume balances the dynamic range in between. Her class of Submarine was named after fish, and a Torsk is part of the Cod family. Top ways to experience USS Torsk and nearby attractions Platinum Package - Helicopter Tour with Dinner at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grille 5 Adventure Tours from $450.79 per adult LIKELY TO SELL OUT* Baltimore Inner Harbor Sightseeing Tour 29 City Tours from $26.58 per adult Baltimore Ghosts By US Ghost Adventures 23 Walking Tours from $30.00 On 31 August, what was thought to be a torpedo wake was sighted, an indicator that not everyone had heard the news of the wars ending..The submarine set her course for the Mariana Islands on 1 September, passed through Tsushima Straits on 3 September, and arrived at Guam on 9 September, successfully completing her second war patrol. She served on Ocean Station November from December 1958 to January 1959, May to June, and October to November 1959. She made frequent Caribbean voyages and participated in Operation Springboard. In June 1959, she proceeded via the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the Great Lakes, visited various ports on Lake Ontario and Lake Michigan, then returned to the Norfolk operating area in mid-August. Taney was also used in drug interdiction and fisheries protection work. Living aboard a lightship was not always easy for a crew of 16 on the boat. It is nicknamed the "Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast." In 1945, Torsk made two war patrols off Japan, sinking one cargo vessel and two coastal defense frigates. Their primary task was to report meteorological information, which was used in weather forecasts for the burgeoning trans-Pacific commercial air traffic as well as for surface vessels. On March 4, 1968, USS Torsk was decommissioned and later arrived to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to serve as a museum and memorial in 1972. Length: 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) The Taney played a role in their colonization by the United States. It is a whole day of fun. Top ways to experience USS Constellation and nearby attractions Platinum Package - Helicopter Tour with Dinner at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grille 5 Adventure Tours from $450.79 per adult Baltimore Evening Sail on the Summer Wind 14 Recommended Sailing from $75.00 per adult Baltimore Scavenger Hunt: Inner Harbor & Outer Sights 1 Self-guided Tours Work continues on the Torsk deck repair project, focusing on the grinding and repainting paint of Torsk's port side. (six forward, four aft) [1] Torsk and its companions are major contributing elements in the Baltimore National Heritage Area.[7]. Life on a submarine was challenging. 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]. She is an incredible sight to see tied up to Pier One in Baltimore Harbor - the USS Constellation. Suicide air attacks by the Japanese continued throughout June 1945, although most were intercepted by combat air patrol (CAP) fighters and downed before they could reach their targets. Team leader Hiram Henderson explains the science behind the audio evidence we hoped to gather. Test depth: 400 ft (120 m) So much going on. In December 1979 Taney helped seize the F/V Eneida for narcotics violations. Hiram Henderson is the group's leader. Complement: 10 officers, 71 enlisted Your IP address is listed in our blacklist and blocked from completing this request. [4], The mid-1970s were a period of transition for the Coast Guard with the passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act and the nation's shift towards increased interdiction of narcotics smugglers. Amen Brother. But the spirits weren't done yet. 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. Her main battery also underwent change: she now sported two open-mount 5-inch guns, as well as 40- and 20-millimeter antiaircraft guns. He and his family made a visit a few years ago. Early in April, she departed Norfolk as a unit of Task Force 66 (TF 66) as convoy guide for convoy UGS-38. Entrance fee gets you into 3 ships around inner harbor. It was a first for the Unexplained Cases team - an EVP where one of our names was said from beyond. Taney operated locally out of Honolulu into 1943 before sailing for Boston late that winter. Conflict erupted after December 7, 1941 when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, an American naval base in Hawaii. From there, she proceeded to the Panama Canal, sailed into the Atlantic and ultimately arrived in New London, Connecticut in mid-October. Over her distinguished career, Taney received three battle stars for World War II service and numerous theater ribbons for service in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. Long boring days sitting on station and terrifying nights in storms made for challenging duty that took a very special person to fulfill. She spent the first two days of August at Guam and set her course for the Sea of Japan.She passed through the minefields of Tsushima Strait on 10 August and, on the morning of 11 August, rescued seven Japanese merchant seamen who had survived the sinking of the Koue Maru some four days before. The Torsk actually sunk the last Japanese vessel that was sunk during the war. We searched the sub for visual evidence and came up empty. He is the only person who ever passed away during the. On March 4, 1968, USS Torsk was decommissioned and later arrived to Baltimore's Inner Harbor to serve as a museum and memorial in 1972. [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. [5][6], Treasury-class Roger B. Taney, Coast Guard Builders No. He saw it passyou see how the shine is on the floor in there? two propellers On 25 July 1941, the Coast Guard cutter was transferred to the Navy and reported for duty with the local defense forces of the 14th Naval District, maintaining her base at Honolulu.[7]. Where's Marty? Armed with ten torpedo tubes, the Tench -class submarines were incremental developments of the highly-successful Gato -class submarines that formed the backbone of the US Navy's submarine force during the war. In our first of three investigations, we visit the world-famous Mummers Museum. In March 1965 she conducted an Alaskan Patrol and on 29 March she successfully fought a fire on board the disabled fishing vessel Glacier Bear 15 miles (24km) south of Cape Fairweather and then towed her to safety. (LogOut/ is coming down to turn on the electrical room over there to wake up the scouts in the morning. During her tour of duty, Taney steamed for over 52,000 miles (84,000km) and inspected over 1,000 vessels. The CBS Baltimore Staff is a group of experienced journalists who bring you the content on CBSBaltimore.com. There are so many things to see. From September 1976 through her decommissioning she was stationed at Portsmouth, Virginia and began law enforcement and search and rescue patrols. A response is heard. 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. On 10 January 1980, while underway on drug enforcement patrol duty, she was diverted to a Search and Rescue mission involving a lost Cessna 441 jet with two passengers. Very cool look into submarine technology. Someone said rum. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. After reaching a depth of 400 feet (120m), she launched a Mark 27 torpedo, a passive acoustic torpedo. 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. The vessel remained there only briefly, and on 20 February, she got underway for the Pacific Ocean, passing through the Panama Canal and arriving in Hawaii on 23 March. The Hornet is also considered one of the most haunted ships open for tours, anywhere in the world. This happened moments after we began a full sweep of the Constellation. Reported Haunts: A sailor died aboard the submarine during one of the skirmishes it took part in during the end of WWII. There are stories of a young boy who was murdered in this area - was it him reaching out to us? Her final assignment to Ocean Station November was from 19 January to 9 February 1969. Theyve all, been staying in the hammocks down here. If you are the site owner (or you manage this site), please whitelist your IP or if you think this block is an error please open a support ticket and make sure to include the block details (displayed in the box below), so we can assist you in troubleshooting the issue. Amazing a veteran news photographer is not an easy thing, trust me. 68, was laid on 1 May 1935 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. In the early 1960s, she made Mediterranean deployments; joined Commonwealth countries in Exercise New Broom X, and continued her duties in training antisubmarine forces in the Atlantic. United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. From 26 January to 15 February. Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon electric motors. B.E. On August 14, 1945, USS Torsk sunk the last enemy ship defeated by the United States Navy during World War II. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. From 4 to 25 October 1953 she served on Ocean Station Uncle and from June to July 1954 she served on Ocean Station Nan. Commissioned on 16 December 1944, USS Torsk was one of only ten Tench Class fleet type submarines to see service in World War II. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in the fall of 1962, she patrolled in support of the blockade of that Caribbean island. The USS Torsk resides next to the LV116 Chesapeake and the National Aquarium at Pier 3 in the Inner Harbor. Nobody else was up here and he said 'I saw something out of the corner of my eye.' Nicknamed the Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast, the vessel is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the torsk, a food fish of the North Atlantic. Soon after Hiram motions towards me and asks for my name to be shared. A 745-ton Kaibokan-class patrol escort vessel accompanied the freighter to seaward, presenting the submarine with a tempting target. 1945. Later the same day, she made an unsuccessful attack on a cargo ship as it entered Wakasa Wan; then dodged through a 75-boat fishing fleet, and outdistanced the marus escort.Off Amarubi Saki on the morning of 14 August, Torsk sighted a medium cargo ship and took up the chase. The torsk, a member of the cod family, can reach a length of three feet and weigh as much as 30 pounds. And one, I felt like it was surrounding us. During the ensuing period of conversion, the Coast Guard vessel was reconfigured as a patrol cutter. Draft: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) maximum He saw the light, changecut-acrossthe light broke. That was intense! Someone else takes his place down below and they are unable to see that he didnt make it, By the time they came back up to surface he was lost to the waters in the bay in the, mouth of the Atlantic. [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. The engineering is amazing. The Torsk Volunteer Association works hand-in-hand with Historic Ships in Baltimore to provide skilled restoration and maintenance activities for the vessel. One of the most essential functions of Historic Ships in Baltimore is the ongoing maintenance and restoration work. The ship took on an important role in the waters off Africa. Deployed to the Pacific in 1945, Torsk made two war patrols off Japan sinking one cargo vessel, and two coastal defense frigates. 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. The Tench-class submarines were powered by four Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8- 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she operated primarily as a training vessel; she also went on deployments to the Mediterranean Sea and helped to train elements of the Atlantic Fleet in anti-submarine tactics. USS Torsk is a fleet-type submarine of the Tench class. Were most proud of her service, we also like to say, she worked in our African squadron from 1859 to, 1861. All tickets remain valid until used. The ship returned to its anchorage on 3 August 1945. We took the $15 tour that includes 2 ships out of 4 that are on exhibition. Our artifact collections consist of approximately 50,000 objects, photographs and documents across all of our exhibits. From 2 September 1972 to 23 September 1972 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. We teamed up again with out friends from the Maryland Paranormal Research Group to determine is there are something paranormal on the sub. A, lot of times, I think people are just imagining it. And today I am at the foot of the __ on a very inclement day in New Zealand. Was stuffy and hot in summer. Join Historic Ships in Baltimore for an inside look on board USS Torsk, a WWII-era Tench - class Submarine, which sunk the last two enemy combatants at the e. Fitted with a special storm-tracking antenna housed in a distinctive bulbous dome fitted atop her pilot house, Taney deployed seven times yearly, conducting 21 deployments 200 miles (320km) off the coast. Detached as a unit of TF 66 on 9 October 1944, she sailed for the Boston Navy Yard soon thereafter for extensive yard work to convert her to an amphibious command ship. We have seaman Joseph Grant Snow. Work was completed by the end of the year, and she was commissioned on 16 December. [6], The vessel underwent the Fleet Snorkel conversion in early 1952, after which she went on another Mediterranean deployment in the middle of the year. The submarine fired six torpedoeswhich the small vessel avoided by maneuveringand then dove and rigged for depth charges which did not materialize. Over the past few years, the UC team has grown to add Michael Chinn as Lead Investigator and Researcher in addition, Written by: Jim Birchall Case Filed: 6/11/22 Executive Producer: Rick Garner Sasquatch, Yeti, Yeren, Yowie, and Swamp Apeall names which essentially identify a legendary cryptid known across the world - Bigfoot. Moving on for the east coast, Taney transited the Panama Canal and later arrived at her ultimate destination, Charleston, South Carolina, on 29 November 1945. After receiving word of Japan's surrender on 15 August, Torsk continued patrolling the Sea of Japan, conducting surveillance of Japanese installations and destroying any naval mines she encountered. Torsk operated out of Washington until 1971 and, on 15 December of that year, was struck from the Naval Vessel Register. Rum." ABOUT UNEXPLAINED CASES: The Unexplained Cases team is focused on preserving history while documenting the strange, paranormal and unexplained. She also continued nabbing drug smugglers. While there, she patrolled for American air crews that had to bail out from damaged aircraft during their raids on Japan, but no aircraft went down in the area that day. Displacement: 1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced Torsk then attempted to torpedo the freighter as it entered the harbor, but the torpedoes missed, possibly because they struck uncharted coral reefs. [6], Torsk cruised to Guam and then proceeded to Kii Suido in the Japanese home islands, arriving there on 11 May. 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged For news and updates, follow us and subscribe to our newsletter. The eighth, and final, USS Hornet set a number of Naval records, including plucking the Apollo 11 and Apollo 12 crews out of the sea upon their splashdown returns to earth - before being moored near San Francisco as a maritime museum. Arriving at Pearl Harbor on 22 February 1945, she soon embarked Rear Admiral Calvin H. Cobb and later underwent various minor repairs. Now, the real weird stuff that I'm picking up are voices that mimic wha. Additionally, she earned the Navy Commendation Medal for participating in the Cuban Blockade. I journey into the New Zealnd bush with paranormal investigator Marc Coppell. Fate: Museum ship at Baltimore, Maryland, 26 September 1972 The men, assisted by the Coast Guardsmen, erected buildings and laid the foundations for future signal towers. Mark has done extensive research and interviewed over two dozen witnesses in New Zealand who have had their own sightings and strange encounters with this cryptid. 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 New London on 27 November, after which she resumed her training duties. Top ways to experience USS Torsk and nearby attractions Platinum Package - Helicopter Tour with Dinner at Ruth's Chris or Capital Grille 5 Adventure Tours from $450.79 per adult LIKELY TO SELL OUT* Baltimore Inner Harbor Sightseeing Tour 29 City Tours from $26.58 per adult Signature Spirit of Baltimore Dinner Cruise with Buffet 52 Coffee Cruises are using amplifiers and mixers. The USS Torsk was built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, at the end 1944 and was later deployed to the Pacific for patrol around the coast of Japan during World War II. Torsk had another disappointing encounter on 4 June when, while patrolling off Kobe Saki, she fired four torpedoes at a 700-ton freighter without scoring. We were all on edge but pushed forward into the lower decks. 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