The Room That Goes BOOM!: Exploring a WWII Submarine Magazine!

[@letsreasonthisout2898]

Never miss a Cod video. As a retired USN LT, Merchantman, and Ham Radio Amateur Extra, the Cod's continuing journey is epic. The shipyard overhaul and the passion by her civilian crew to restore her to nearly battle ready is such a respectful gesture to all who built her, fitted her out, and served on her. Never let that passion fade, as the Cod is a living ship, and deserves our lasting gratitude. Anchors aweigh.

[@bobaldred6322]

Small arms are "personal" weapons IE a one person weapon. Above that, you move into the "crew served" weapons (50cal and up)

[@rogerb3654]

I would really be interested in a Japanese POW video.

[@paulfarace9595]

Coming!

[@earlyriser8998]

I have ead about WW2 subs my wholelife and never seen the ammunition locker or even seen photos. Thank you.

[@stevewindisch7400]

Another cool video. As a kid I used to pour over the illustrated internal views of fleet boats, like you see in coffee table books. But they always seemed to portray the under decks as much lower and cramped than the reality, more like crawl spaces. Movies would ever only show the battery compartments (which appeared very cramped). So it is surprising to see the decent height and size of this and the cold storage areas. It makes me wonder if those illustrators had actually ever been about a sub ;)

[@BB12659]

Those 1911s, Thompson Subs, BAR, and M-1 Carbine had a little kick to them. As everyone had to qualified, I would imagine all men of the COD also had to feel comfortable at the working end of one of those rifles, pistols, etc. An interesting story, at one of the high schools I was familiar with they had a contingent of JRROTC. One of the graduates returned one day, and had a live grenade, and boom, accident. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but it left a hole in the range wall. That fits in with the .22 rounds in the COD, possibly didn't know the firepower of that little calibre, nonetheless, finding holes is not that surprising when dealing with young men (18-19) away from home.

[@tcschenks]

That four-round clip reminds me of the gun that Ned Beatty was loading and firing at the Japanese submarine near the end of the movie “1941.”

[@paulfarace9595]

The same weapon

[@jeffgrier8488]

I'm fairly new to the channel and i love it, you all do a wonderful job!

[@nigelterry9299]

I am both fascinated and horrified at the handcuffs.....

[@nigelterry9299]

18:50. So THAT's why the handcuffs are there!!!!

[@paulfarace9595]

They're leg irons... not handcuffs

[@andrewd.1113]

Paul, thank you and your staff for another wonderful video!

[@roberthutchins1507]

great content!

[@dalesql2969]

The magazine flood system is more of a sprinkler system than a flood it full of water system. Thats why holes on the tops of the pipes. water would spray up, and splatter on the overhead spraying water everywhere. This would (hopefully) put any fire out or stop or slow the progress of the fire. The most dangerous thing in the magazine would be the propellant charges for the large caliber guns. A full magazine of propellant charges going up would blow out the hull, blow out the overhead hatches, and probably do enough structural damage to cause the sub to break in half. You wouldn't want to instantly flood the magazine, as this would probably cause severe problems with bouyancy. Gradual flooding would be something that the diving officer could compensate for. Which brings up another question for a future video. Firefighting on the sub. Modern subs have firefighting water drawn from an internal tank so that total bouyancy remains the same. Did the fleet subs do this or just draw water in from the ocean as needed? Damage control also. A sub is much more sensitive to fire and flooding because her margins are so small.

[@s.porter8646]

Came from the trim tanks

[@allangibson8494]

Fully flooding magazines is standard to prevent ammunition cooking off due heat in adjacent compartments.

[@s.porter8646]

@@dalesql2969 Submarine pyro/ammo lockers are designed to fill, then drain, not contain the water...or it'll boil, it drains to San #2

[@crazyguy32100]

POW handling would definitely be a tale to tell. "Where do we put those POWs?" "Put 'em below!" "With the ammo?"

[@tomhenry897]

Submarines didn’t take POWs

[@NathanDudani]

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[@georgemartin1436]

I drive through Brookpark, Ohio...and there are many streets near each other within the city that have fish names...and since these streets were put in shortly after WWII I wonder if they were actually named after the submarines (as opposed to fish).

[@paulfarace9595]

Which streets?

[@georgemartin1436]

@@paulfarace9595 Just North of SNOW between ENGLE and WARREN roads.

[@illiaflannery7312]

great video as usual, really enjoyed the 1911 party paddle as well as the usual fun of seeing parts of the sub that aren't usually seen. I was wondering thought what the journey up to the deck looked like for the 5 inch ammo. I know feet boats made use of sealed containers built into the fairwater as ammo ready racks but those weren't present early in the war and would only hold a few shells anyway as far as I know. You mentioned an ammunition scupper and I was wondering if that was just the hatch in the mess or if there was some structure in the sub specifically for moving larger ammo up to the deck. I've seen ww2 era footage of I believe a balao class boat with an ammo lift on the rear deck. It essentially seemed to be a small hole in the deck the 5 inch ammo cans would rise out of where a gun crew would pull the can off the lift, get the shell out of the can, and then load the shell into the gun just aft of the conning tower. I assume the ammo lift wouldn't have been present on ships originally built with 3 or 4 inch deck guns but I found next to no info about that system in my limited internet research aside from that one video. This video reignited my mildly unhealthy obsession with ww2 us fleet sub deck guns.

[@rclooking99]

Always amazing to see how every cubic inch of space was put to work on a fleet boat. Do you have the records to indicate how many ships, sampans, aircraft etc. Cod sank using her guns?

[@paulfarace9595]

The patrol reports.

[@rclooking99]

@@paulfarace9595 Sorry Paul my wording wasn't clear....I was wondering what the actual totals from the patrol reports were.

[@cheapolegunguy]

The Room That Goes BOOM, I thought it was going to be about the Officer's Head.

[@paulfarace9595]

Coming up soon!

[@jrmotorsports5532]

Love all of these detailed facts. Very much appreciated!

[@scottfarnham2717]

Great video Cod Crew!! I am constantly amazed at how much stuff they put in those subs!!

[@PotentiallyCriminal]

Would you guys like some 3D printed replica 1911s and stuff like that?

[@paulfarace9595]

Have them, thanks!

[@alexandertoshich765]

That Dude is good.

[@s.porter8646]

Those last squares were signal flates stowage

[@paulfarace9595]

Yes, we figured that out afterwards ... thanks for the confirmation.

[@s.porter8646]

@@paulfarace9595 worst source of fire on the boat

[@georgemartin1436]

Those ammo containers are airtight and it's possible, if you're stupid, to be pulling so hard to open it that you punch yourself in the head...really hard...when it breaks the seal. Imagine handing the 5" ammo up there you need a bunch of musclemen

[@gregsbiplays9899]

We know Cod is the best preserved Gato class, but who is the best preserved Balao?

[@paulfarace9595]

You can't differentiate between the surviving classes IMHO... but to your point, it's clearly Pampanito.

[@guidor.4161]

Did they have Quarz clocks when the boat was in service?

[@paulfarace9595]

No

[@bigsarge2085]

✌

[@alexandertoshich765]

Paul is Dry docking.

[@dalehuff5740]

I was watching the silent service and thay had a clip about the cod and its lost boarding party do you have any more information on what happened to the bording party

[@paulfarace9595]

Yes indeed we do. They got home okay...

[@johnbeauvais3159]

What’s going on with the clipboard with a picture of a jack of diamonds and the box art for a 1/144 scale Gato model kit?

[@paulfarace9595]

The playing cards will be discussed in an upcoming program. That's a puzzle, not a model 😅

[@rwdavidoff]

Is there any access from the magazine to the food storage area? Seems like they're right next to each other, unless there's battery sections in the way.

[@paulfarace9595]

None!

[@rwdavidoff]

@@paulfarace9595 Makes sense. Do I have the geography of the plans right? Are they next to one another, fore-and-aft of each other, or separated by more space than I figured given they both drop below the mess?

[@Russojap2]

Very interesting! I'm looking forward to hearing more about the Japanese prisoners.

[@zxggwrt]

OMG I need a 1911 tote replica!!

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I was just thinking that too, would certainly make a statement at the local range

[@xstarwolfx]

Curious, what's the Green Cylinder's above the door. Electrical?

[@paulfarace9595]

Not sure what you're looking at...

[@paulfarace9595]

I think you're referring to the emergency light fixtures.

[@michael-dm2bv]

a 50 cal is like a 45 1911.❤❤😂😂❤❤😂e

[@MyTv-]

Subscribed but somehow YT buried the channel. My subscription looks more like a phone book then a list. Couldn’t remember the name so I’ve been seeking. Anyway I’ve hit the bell.

[@paulfarace9595]

Thanks

[@dennisfariello4852]

Carryable: small arms. Permanently mounted: not small arms

[@tomthumb5263]

will you be showing how they repack the ships propeller shafts?

[@paulfarace9595]

Nope...

[@dennisfariello4852]

Explosion-proof lights, not steam-tight

[@tomhenry897]

Don’t see a war time ship carrying 22 training weapons

[@paulfarace9595]

And yet they did!