I had an interesting encounter with the Batfish back in about 1982. At that time, I was a pilot instructor based in Wichita, Kansas who trained corporate pilots. I had an assignment to train several pilots who were new to the plane their company had just purchased. As their instructor. I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma from Wichita to check them out in their new jet. I am also a WW ll historian with a keen interest in our submarine forces, as well as carrier aviation since my dad had been a torpedo bomber pilot on the USS Enterprise. While in my hotel room, after a day of flight training in Tulsa, I just happened to be reading a book about the USS Batfish. At the end of the book, I read that she was now moored in the Arkansas River in Muscogee, Oklahoma as a war memorial. It then hit me that the WW ll submarine I was reading about was only 50 miles from where I was! At the end of my flight training duties, I drove the 50 miles to Muscogee and was able to conduct a self guided tour of the fabulous USS Batfish!!
@@cherylgerhardt751 I visited as well; very cool (and very cramped in there! 😂) After some research, my great grandfather was also on patrol 7! Earl C. Wightman.
I been on that submarine more than the people that served on it. I was born going to see and crawl around the inside and climb the outside, I been going to it since I was like 4 so I've been there over 100 times. It's about the only good thing to see in Muskogee.
Our USS Batfish, why she is a beautiful and proud Veteran. I was honored to visit her a few years after she arrived in Oklahoma. in 1978, my Boy Scout Troop spent the night on her and I've visited her 3 more times since then. The Batfish was not born in Oklahoma but with her courage and willingness to fight for my freedoms we cherish so highly; she has spent a good portion of her life in Oklahoma so she is now an OKIE! I'm damn proud of what she and her crew did in WW2. The USS Batfish is truly a Lady of the GREATEST generation.
My Father was an aft torpedoman on 6 war patrols, LeRoy Robinson. They were awarded the Presidentisl Unit Citation for sinking those 3 Japanese submarines
My great grandfather was a Machinist’s mate in the aft engine room during the 6th and 7th war patrol. I have copies of the Captain’s log for the 6th patrol.
Unlike what you see in this video, the first kill was by radar only with the crew never actually seeing their target visually. This was a technological miracle for early 1945.
As of now, the #USSBatfish has set herself back down in almost the same position she lifted from before this Spring's flooding. Some compartments flooded, but cleanup is underway and there is a #GoFundMe account set up. Tough ol' girl!
With major flooding along the Arkansas river near Muskogee, Okla., The Batfish which has been dry docked as a war memorial, is currently loose from it’s moorings and floating again. This may be one of it’s most dangerous missions!
And soon she’ll be floating again. She’s being moved further up river a few miles to a new home in a couple years, they’re going to flood the river and get her up that way.
Let us pray the folks in charge get their heads and asses wired right... Who knows what will happen with Happy Clown in the white house.. God Bless all our hard earned history.... That dishonors the men & women it took build that sub... Doesn't sit well with me not at all
I to grew up watching this series.When it came time for me to serve my country,I did,but in the Air Force.The silent service of ww2 lives on as a museum at Pearl.
Finally, after they were being attacked he called "Left full rudder" with a heading. Prior to that it was always right full rudder without a course. Guess they just steamed in circles.
War Memorial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Been thru the Batfish several times and never get tired of walking through a glorious piece of history. It's a long trip from Norfolk, VA. Got some great ol' big aircraft carriers docked here...Visit sometime if you please..
@@diamonddog257 merchant seaman were a special people. Canada lost thousands from the German war machine. As they went across to Britain long before the US helped out. Then, the US did not want another war in Europe. Thank you to all in that generation 😊 that served then, women, men and even some kids. God bless.
It may come as a surprise to some, that around half of all merchant shipping in the Pacific war was sunk by US subs, and lots of other shipping too. I like this series because it highlights something of the exploits of the wartime 'Silent Service'.
There was story about about a sub off the shore where this story takes place where the sub actually went into combat with another UNKNOWN U.S. submarine. The two subs never made contact with each other never even knew each other ever until years after the way. The one sub just before it went into action which may have been the sub Harder had been tied up on the carrier Bunker Hill it had instruction to take needed medical supplies the carrier gave them to a remote island when it came into battling multiple Japanese submarines... I believe this is part of the story but only part of it as stated. I believe the Harder was lost just a few weeks after this happenings... I HAD a close relative that passed away about 9 years ago and all he told were stories surrounding the Bunkerhill and the York Town carriers... Part of thee epitome of the reasons when I signed up they were only putting me on a carrier... My great uncle had a load of stories and I mean story after story of WWII. He also had the paper work & copies of news articles to back it all up. I finally found out 1997 after he passed on he claimed to have been new age radar operator. I found out he was one of the TBM pilots going on suicide missions to test the first airborne radar known to us at the time. Some of his stories also did not add up to his total history on board the York Town and Bunkerhill. He was ordered to work on in between the CV6 Enterprise and York Town to perfect the radar. In other words they just did not immediately stick radar in any plane before they tried out on a few Hell Cat fighters where as he had to write WDC about the results. He denied most of that because it is really as boring a story as it interesting. My uncle upon his death had a 1960's era Western Electric telephone unit made in the summer of 1947 according to the date on the thing. That type of phone is what turned into being the exact telephone we used from the 1950's into the early 1970's... Only he had one 20 some years before anyone even seen one. He also had a one kind solid state Western Electric AM FM UHF CARDINAL radio receiver half the size of anything made even during the 1970's. That radio I have here with me.
Is this a real story of the batfish on Muskogee? I realize it's dramatization but are any of the views if the ship running the real thing. I love going thru that ship. Went thru one in San Francisco bay once too. An aircraft carrier came into the bay while I was below decks. The sound of the propellers is etched in my memory. Not to mention the waves making the ship jump up and down. Enjoyed it so much
In February 1945, the batfish sank 3 japanese submarines in the span of 76 hours, which is a very incredible feat. This is based off of that, and the batfish was used through the 50s, when this was filmed, so I believe its the actual ship but with actors as some of the sailors? Theres a lot more information about the ship and its career, but the highlight of its career would be what's depicted in this film
@@tommymcweedface229 most of these were filmed on USS Sawfish apparently. There are some that are unknown, the sequences for “the last dive” episode for one
It is. NFL is more commercials than game time. We cancel cable because programing (total joke) & commercials. Just happy I can watch this series. Remember the show, kind of. Was under 10 when I saw it. Remember the Admiral at the end with guess, and the guys on the subs. Thank you to all allied men & woman, God Bless each one.
Once went through an Oberon class sub at Sydney Australia maritime museum. Got to the control room and asked how they steered wire guided torpedoes, he pointed to the small tv type screen and said we just run a pencil over this touch screen. So they had touch screens in 1958, imagine what they have now.
The whole fear about not knowing where other US subs are is a false worry for the film. In the book Thunder Below by Eugene Fluckey. They could tell other US subs by they're SJ radar. So they knew if it was friend or foe.
Hey you squids…is it really possible to have a nice relaxing cup of coffee while riding in a little pressurized can in the water? It seems like it would be swaying or rocking or something.
Sea legs. I can hold a cup of coffee probably through a tornado. Ok Ill lose some, but I trip sometimes having dogs and goats around and never lose my cup of coffee. Rarely happens . God Bless Submariners
slamming the hatches and torpedo tube breech doors at times 5:40 and 13:28 does not seem to be good submarining, it's a movie. Thank God for the Greatest Generation.
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I had an interesting encounter with the Batfish back in about 1982. At that time, I was a pilot instructor based in Wichita, Kansas who trained corporate pilots. I had an assignment to train several pilots who were new to the plane their company had just purchased. As their instructor. I was sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma from Wichita to check them out in their new jet. I am also a WW ll historian with a keen interest in our submarine forces, as well as carrier aviation since my dad had been a torpedo bomber pilot on the USS Enterprise. While in my hotel room, after a day of flight training in Tulsa, I just happened to be reading a book about the USS Batfish. At the end of the book, I read that she was now moored in the Arkansas River in Muscogee, Oklahoma as a war memorial. It then hit me that the WW ll submarine I was reading about was only 50 miles from where I was! At the end of my flight training duties, I drove the 50 miles to Muscogee and was able to conduct a self guided tour of the fabulous USS Batfish!!
My great grandfather served on the USS Batfish
Cool and thank you for your service 👍
My father, Manuel A Gerhardt served on Patrol 6 &7. I visited The Batfish at War Memorial Park several years ago. Wonderful visit. Bruce Gerhardt
@@cherylgerhardt751 I visited as well; very cool (and very cramped in there! 😂)
After some research, my great grandfather was also on patrol 7! Earl C. Wightman.
@@loganwightman1325 He was a real badass no question
I been on that submarine more than the people that served on it. I was born going to see and crawl around the inside and climb the outside, I been going to it since I was like 4 so I've been there over 100 times. It's about the only good thing to see in Muskogee.
Our USS Batfish, why she is a beautiful and proud Veteran. I was honored to visit her a few years after she arrived in Oklahoma. in 1978, my Boy Scout Troop spent the night on her and I've visited her 3 more times since then. The Batfish was not born in Oklahoma but with her courage and willingness to fight for my freedoms we cherish so highly; she has spent a good portion of her life in Oklahoma so she is now an OKIE! I'm damn proud of what she and her crew did in WW2. The USS Batfish is truly a Lady of the GREATEST generation.
It was 73 not 78 but yeah everyone that's passing through should go see it.
My Father was an aft torpedoman on 6 war patrols, LeRoy Robinson. They were awarded the Presidentisl Unit Citation for sinking those 3 Japanese submarines
My great grandfather was a Machinist’s mate in the aft engine room during the 6th and 7th war patrol. I have copies of the Captain’s log for the 6th patrol.
My son and I just spent the night on the Batfish 1 with his Boy Scout troop. A true experience we will never forget. I recommend it for any and all.
I'd give a leg to do this. I'm no cub scout but I'd act like one to do this. 65 yrs old boyscout here
How can I get involved with boy scouting please send me info. I was a member of troop 15 in Tulsa Oklahoma.
Tell me when I could have the honor of spending a night aboard the baitfish.
Unlike what you see in this video, the first kill was by radar only with the crew never actually seeing their target visually. This was a technological miracle for early 1945.
As of now, the #USSBatfish has set herself back down in almost the same position she lifted from before this Spring's flooding. Some compartments flooded, but cleanup is underway and there is a #GoFundMe account set up. Tough ol' girl!
With major flooding along the Arkansas river near Muskogee, Okla., The Batfish which has been dry docked as a war memorial, is currently loose from it’s moorings and floating again. This may be one of it’s most dangerous missions!
And soon she’ll be floating again. She’s being moved further up river a few miles to a new home in a couple years, they’re going to flood the river and get her up that way.
Let us pray the folks in charge get their heads and asses wired right... Who knows what will happen with Happy Clown in the white house.. God Bless all our hard earned history.... That dishonors the men & women it took build that sub... Doesn't sit well with me not at all
I to grew up watching this series.When it came time for me to serve my country,I did,but in the Air Force.The silent service of ww2 lives on as a museum at Pearl.
The USS Batfish had 3 confirmed enemy submarine kills in one war patrol, a record never broken in WW ll history.
The $800-$900 bet must have been a pool, that was an astronomical amount of money in 194x.
About 15k, annual inflation of about 3.5%, nice lil earner! 👌
They said as much.
She is currently floating again lol
Finally, after they were being attacked he called "Left full rudder" with a heading. Prior to that it was always right full rudder without a course. Guess they just steamed in circles.
War Memorial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Been thru the Batfish several times and never get tired of walking through a glorious piece of history. It's a long trip from Norfolk, VA. Got some great ol' big aircraft carriers docked here...Visit sometime if you please..
from Canada :
...it would be an honour to see a real Navy ..... [ in spite of our heroics with the worst equipment] ....
@@diamonddog257 merchant seaman were a special people. Canada lost thousands from the German war machine. As they went across to Britain long before the US helped out. Then, the US did not want another war in Europe. Thank you to all in that generation 😊 that served then, women, men and even some kids. God bless.
It may come as a surprise to some, that around half of all merchant shipping in the Pacific war was sunk by US subs, and lots of other shipping too. I like this series because it highlights something of the exploits of the wartime 'Silent Service'.
The submarine service sank over 1,000 Japanese vessels. It was one of the most dangerous assignments but also one of the most volunteered for.
There was story about about a sub off the shore where this story takes place where the sub actually went into combat with another UNKNOWN U.S. submarine. The two subs never made contact with each other never even knew each other ever until years after the way. The one sub just before it went into action which may have been the sub Harder had been tied up on the carrier Bunker Hill it had instruction to take needed medical supplies the carrier gave them to a remote island when it came into battling multiple Japanese submarines... I believe this is part of the story but only part of it as stated. I believe the Harder was lost just a few weeks after this happenings... I HAD a close relative that passed away about 9 years ago and all he told were stories surrounding the Bunkerhill and the York Town carriers... Part of thee epitome of the reasons when I signed up they were only putting me on a carrier... My great uncle had a load of stories and I mean story after story of WWII. He also had the paper work & copies of news articles to back it all up. I finally found out 1997 after he passed on he claimed to have been new age radar operator. I found out he was one of the TBM pilots going on suicide missions to test the first airborne radar known to us at the time. Some of his stories also did not add up to his total history on board the York Town and Bunkerhill. He was ordered to work on in between the CV6 Enterprise and York Town to perfect the radar. In other words they just did not immediately stick radar in any plane before they tried out on a few Hell Cat fighters where as he had to write WDC about the results. He denied most of that because it is really as boring a story as it interesting. My uncle upon his death had a 1960's era Western Electric telephone unit made in the summer of 1947 according to the date on the thing. That type of phone is what turned into being the exact telephone we used from the 1950's into the early 1970's... Only he had one 20 some years before anyone even seen one. He also had a one kind solid state Western Electric AM FM UHF CARDINAL radio receiver half the size of anything made even during the 1970's. That radio I have here with me.
Excellent
Is this a real story of the batfish on Muskogee? I realize it's dramatization but are any of the views if the ship running the real thing. I love going thru that ship. Went thru one in San Francisco bay once too. An aircraft carrier came into the bay while I was below decks. The sound of the propellers is etched in my memory. Not to mention the waves making the ship jump up and down. Enjoyed it so much
In February 1945, the batfish sank 3 japanese submarines in the span of 76 hours, which is a very incredible feat. This is based off of that, and the batfish was used through the 50s, when this was filmed, so I believe its the actual ship but with actors as some of the sailors? Theres a lot more information about the ship and its career, but the highlight of its career would be what's depicted in this film
@@ditto2265 gotta be another sub. The Batfish is pretty small. Been in it a couple of times. Pretty cool!
@@tommymcweedface229 most of these were filmed on USS Sawfish apparently. There are some that are unknown, the sequences for “the last dive” episode for one
The good old days of TV. Four minutes of commercials in a half hour show. Glorious. TV now is almost unwatchable.
It is. NFL is more commercials than game time. We cancel cable because programing (total joke) & commercials. Just happy I can watch this series. Remember the show, kind of. Was under 10 when I saw it. Remember the Admiral at the end with guess, and the guys on the subs. Thank you to all allied men & woman, God Bless each one.
Once went through an Oberon class sub at Sydney Australia maritime museum. Got to the control room and asked how they steered wire guided torpedoes, he pointed to the small tv type screen and said we just run a pencil over this touch screen. So they had touch screens in 1958, imagine what they have now.
These guys were total badasses!
Good thing there are subtitles, I heard "Fatfish" when the Admiral mentioned the name. Damn the guns, I'm as deaf as a post now.
Hell, we always bet on anything!
Museum ship in Muskogee, Oklahoma, 18 February 1972
The museum also has a large aft stanchion from the battleship Oklahoma. It was pulled out of the bottom of Pearl Harbor.
Good shooting guys. Almost got clipped by the enemy
the XO is family.....related to my grand mother i have just found out......what history this family has
Score 💪🏼
The whole fear about not knowing where other US subs are is a false worry for the film. In the book Thunder Below by Eugene Fluckey. They could tell other US subs by they're SJ radar. So they knew if it was friend or foe.
That MOH winner put on my "stars". Proud Day Back in 1995
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Hey you squids…is it really possible to have a nice relaxing cup of coffee while riding in a little pressurized can in the water? It seems like it would be swaying or rocking or something.
Sea legs. I can hold a cup of coffee probably through a tornado. Ok Ill lose some, but I trip sometimes having dogs and goats around and never lose my cup of coffee. Rarely happens . God Bless Submariners
That’s incredible to sink 3 subs.
Save The Batfish!
ktul.com/news/local/fundraiser-started-to-get-damaged-uss-batfish-back-to-full-strength
Flooding caused the Batfish to float again??try a different State soon!
slamming the hatches and torpedo tube breech doors at times 5:40 and 13:28 does not seem to be good submarining, it's a movie. Thank God for the Greatest Generation.
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We could have built a Proud Military if we could have ignored the Wolf tickets ! I think we can Hold our Government hostage like they are trying to do BOYCOTT we have over 150 million easy that can Teach the Banking class a lesson Join the Ammish Mormon ex 1932 Barter