where can i go see some submarines?

[dr_gn]

Zad said:

Hmm, I'm a bit disappointed at the Liverpool U-Boat. This sounds utterly stupid, but the last time I saw it, it was a rusty hulk. But a genuine rusty hulk, that was what time and water had done to it. Now it looks like someone had WAY too much lottery money, and in the process lost sight of what they were doing.

http://www.u-boatstory.co.uk/

Never seen it, but I think you're right:

"...you will be able to look into the U-boat, now in four sections with glass viewing partitions"

Err...why? Surely the only way to get *any* idea of what it's like inside a submarine, is to go inside a complete one, preferably floating in water so you get the authentic drips of water, random movements and worrying sloshing noises. The last think you'd do is to cut it up so that it looks like a mock-up. Crazy.

[Holst]

When I was in Vladivostok there was an old sub you could look around.
Im not sure on the details as there was no English translation but I guess that its a WW2 sub.

The mechanics of it were very interesting, very Russian.
There is no way I would go into the water in one of these, let alone submerged.

Some of the details were fantastic like these torpedo tubes

[Saxophone]

HMS Faslane, about 10 miles outside Glasgow on the river Clyde.

[thehappyotter]

Saxophone said:

HMS Faslane, about 10 miles outside Glasgow on the river Clyde.

At risk of being a pedant, HMS Neptune, HMNB Clyde or Faslane Naval Base but not HMS Faslane :P

Probably not the best place to look at a sub, unless you've got a massive pair of bins.

[andy400]

thehappyotter said:

Saxophone said:

HMS Faslane, about 10 miles outside Glasgow on the river Clyde.

At risk of being a pedant, HMS Neptune, HMNB Clyde or Faslane Naval Base but not HMS Faslane :P

Probably not the best place to look at a sub, unless you've got a massive pair of bins.

Somewhat more than 10 miles, if I may add to the pedantry.....

[B1G GK]

Not that it helps matters, but I had a tour round HMS Oracle at Rosyth in the late 80's.

[Condieboy]

I've always found submarines fascinating.

It helps having 7 hulks sat outside my office which provide an interesting wander.

[thatone1967]

went on this in France.. could never spend more than a few minutes in one though....

[Vipers]

Submariners motto is "We come unseen".....

Usually intepreted as "We come unclean". The old diesel boats didn't have much fresh water to wash in, I do believe when they docked, the crew used to move into shore accommodation B & B, can anyone confirm this?

I think there is an old sub on concrete pillars in a museum near Esbjerg if your over that way. The old boats were very calmmy to say the least.

[Vipers]

andy400 said:

thehappyotter said:

Saxophone said:

HMS Faslane, about 10 miles outside Glasgow on the river Clyde.

At risk of being a pedant, HMS Neptune, HMNB Clyde or Faslane Naval Base but not HMS Faslane :P

Probably not the best place to look at a sub, unless you've got a massive pair of bins.

Somewhat more than 10 miles, if I may add to the pedantry.....

OK, 28.7 then will do...... Security may be tight, but whats to stop you sitting on the opposite with you 5000mm mirror lense.

Anyway, all you will see is a black boat, nothing else.

[craggers]

Love Submarines - went to one at Gosport few years ago, very interesting.

My Dad was in Submarines for nearly 10 years in the 1970's - he was in HMS Sovereign (Swiftsure class)

[whirligig]

Vipers said:

Submariners motto is "We come unseen".....

Usually intepreted as "We come unclean". The old diesel boats didn't have much fresh water to wash in, I do believe when they docked, the crew used to move into shore accommodation B & B, can anyone confirm this?

I think there is an old sub on concrete pillars in a museum near Esbjerg if your over that way. The old boats were very calmmy to say the least.

Not just the old diesels - even now when a sub is alongside all crew get put up in accommodation or hotel.

[fadeaway]

given that that boats only have bunks for 1/3 of the crew, that's probably a good idea

[Vipers]

fadeaway said:

given that that boats only have bunks for 1/3 of the crew, that's probably a good idea

Is that the same as the Neuks?. I know they used to sleep in sleeping bags, sharing bunks, (No not at the same time), and got extra pay for it. The dosh was called "Hard layers" as I recall.

[williamp]

closer to home as others have said is HMS Ocelot in Chatham (pronounced "chat''m)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ocelot_(S17)

Still in one piece so you can crawl through it. I feel the same as the OP- I;d love to spend some time on a submarine

[Vipers]

williamp said:

closer to home as others have said is HMS Ocelot in Chatham (pronounced "chat''m)

I say old chap, I thought it was Chat-ham.....

But as one matelot said to the other matelot.

"Where you from mate?"
"Smiff"
"What 'ammersmiff?"
"Naw, portsmiff".

Noted your from Leicester, I was on Leicester underground some years ago, and a septic and his little girl was standing alongside me, she asked daddy how he prounounced that word. He said

"Li cester honey"

I said, "No mate, its Lester like the jockey", over his head I think.

Edited by Vipers on Wednesday 10th March 20:36

Edited by Vipers on Thursday 11th March 09:03

[Condieboy]

Vipers said:

andy400 said:

thehappyotter said:

Saxophone said:

HMS Faslane, about 10 miles outside Glasgow on the river Clyde.

At risk of being a pedant, HMS Neptune, HMNB Clyde or Faslane Naval Base but not HMS Faslane :P

Probably not the best place to look at a sub, unless you've got a massive pair of bins.

Somewhat more than 10 miles, if I may add to the pedantry.....

OK, 28.7 then will do...... Security may be tight, but whats to stop you sitting on the opposite with you 5000mm mirror lense.

Anyway, all you will see is a black boat, nothing else.

Last time I was over that way, I saw a few marines having a play on that side.

Edited by Condieboy on Wednesday 10th March 21:26