Pavy8 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) just suurfin the internets like usual, stumbled upon this nifty flickr album. not a lot of military vehicles but everything is pretty interesting. The item in question is the 'Hanson Torpedo Truck Crane'. I haven't heard/seen one of these Hanson models before, any one have any insights? Edited August 20, 2013 by N.O.S. (I just put the T in torpedo!) my laptop keyboard is dieing.. i apoligize for missing letters or confusing spaces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 There's no link in the post, so we can't see it. Torpedo crane is usually a Sterling DDS 235 or the link. Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavy8 Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 HA! I knew I forgot something... It's not 'Truck type' like the DDS, more industrial looking, purpose built. Honestly I cant tell if it was intended for Air force use or Navy Air, the munitions the museum has chosen look like traditional bombs w/o tail fins. looks postwar also but you never know with these things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Looks Korean period rather than WW2, lowish profile might suggest aircraft carrier use. Never seen one before - interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavy8 Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 found another picture (on deviantArt.com if you can beliee it. haha) SO from KilikRhydin's DeviantArt page ( ), igive you a restored... truck crane thing... this page says last existing (we know that's wrong now lol) built in 1945, and located in Cleveland, Ohio at the USS Cod Museum, which is only about 2 hours north of me, and seeing as I'm already overdue for a visit ;-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I'm pretty sure Gordon is correct about aircraft carrier use, I remember seeing similar cranes on old news reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavy8 Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Does it look small enough to possibly fit in a GATO class submarine as well? It wouldn't make much sense to me to have and air craft carrier piece at a submarine exhibit :nut:. Although stranger things have happened (especially in Cleveland :-D) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 It doesn't need to fit in the submarine, just load the torpedoes from the dockside. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavy8 Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 (edited) I had considered that also. I have yet to be inside a GATO class, I just wasn't sure where the spare torpedo's were stored in relation to the tubes, or what on board system was used to move them from storage to the tubes (I've tried looking at schematics but the writing is too small even for me too read haha) I figured the use of an internal combustion crane truck on a submerged naval vessel was outlandish at best :-P. Edited August 21, 2013 by Pavy8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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