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Re: New Jersey Naval Museum-WWII Balao class sub, Japanes Kaiten, and German
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Apr 13, 19:13 -0400
From: Alexandre Eremenko
Date: 2012 Apr 13, 19:13 -0400
Thanks, John. I have seen two human torpedos: one in Pearl Harbor museum (this was actually a mini-submarine with a crew of 2 or 3 inside), and a real one which you ride like a horse, Italian, in Venetia. Alex. On Fri, 13 Apr 2012, John Carbone wrote: > > As a recent member to the list, I am a former naval officer and a long serving trustee of the New Jersey Naval Museum, Hackensack, New Jersey. (website http://www.njnm.com/) > > In addition to the former USS LING (WW II Balao Class fleet submarine), we have one of only three remaining WW II Japanese Kaiten IIs (means turned towards heaven) a two man suicide torpedo submarine and the only known WW II German Seahund (means seadog) two man coastal defense submarine. > > If anyone someday happens to be in the area, reach out before hand to arrange a tour. Regards, John Carbone > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > NavList message boards and member settings: www.fer3.com/NavList > Members may optionally receive posts by email. > To cancel email delivery, send a message to NoMail[at]fer3.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=119053 > > >
