Inside the History: Brief Tour of Balao-class submarine USS Lionfish SS-298

My great uncle was the helmsman of the USS Balao during the war I have recently inherited all of his metals, photographs, and information about his service, and I have been looking up everything possible about his s boat thanks for the video.

I step foot on LIONFISH at the age of 7 years old, told the tour guid and my dad this is what I want to do when I grow up...2016 retired Torpedoman Chief Petty Officer, (5) boats 13 deployments. thanx for preserving history

My dad was on the USS Corporal 346. In the early fifties after guppy 11 conversion. He just sailed west in March at 94 yrs. He was very proud of his submarine service.

I have been to Battleship cove several times and each time I have learned more and more. The Boyscouts/ Cubscouts have overnight trips and they are also great . Great day for the family to see the ships in the cove PLUS there are some PT boats etc in the museum too.

My dad was a machinist mate on USS Bugara 331 in the mid-60s including patrols off from Vietnam in the Tonkin Gulf. He still talks about being on the Huntley-Brinkley Report.

I really appreciate these videos. I’m reading Clear the Decks by O’Kane right now and your videos have been instrumental in helping me better understand and visualize what O’Kane describes as he moves about and fights his sub.

I thank you for pointing out who made the components. Looking to see who made the components is one of the first things I do when I tour historic places and things. It's interesting to know that Kohler made the tubes.

Tom, good to see you again. Love the videos, looking forward to seeing more of the Lionfish

I miss working at the cove, wish I still had time but life got crazy. Not many people realize the sacrifice that Tom, Paul, and the rest of the volunteers make to keep the ships open to the public.

Looking forward to more videos! That was a super nice quick tour

That sub certainly meant business, that's a lot of firepower! Thanks for the video.

Thank you for the great information!

Could have saved some time with a preface that this was a speed tour and then end with "stay tuned for detailed presentations." Thank you for the walk-through. There's more to submarines than you can show on a long, three-hour tour.

Great video, I'm looking forward to more content.

It’s great

We're still waiting for the future to arrive sometime

I spent many summer days in the USS Lionfish looking through the periscope when it was at Fields Point. This tour brought back smells of the inside. We adopted the mascot of the Lionship. Someone neglected to let the puppy out and he pooped near the captain's cabin and he stepped in it. He ordered the puppy off the Lionfish. Dad named him Admiral. He said any dog that can poop on a captain has to be an Admiral. The USS Falcon was there during that time too...memories. The submarine HMS Opossum S19 visited during that time. My father hosted the Chief's of that submarine, and we got a VIP tour. I asked a British sailor if the torpedo tube was loaded. He grinned mischievously and asked if I'd like to see. I nodded and he opened the torpedo tube. It was "loaded" alright, with cases of American alcohol to take to the U.K.

very very cool , looking forward to more videos

Why did the German and Japanese submarines not have air conditioning ?

I quit after the fourth later segment/series.