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Where the hell am I supposed to start a topic about this?
Boats, boats, boats - Plenty of fecking great boats were sunk by the plucky Japs
Air, Sea & Land Matters - Lots of MitsubishiEVO X's aircraft (I believe were used by the plucky Japs)
TV & Films - A s
t film was made about it.
Answers on a postcard please....
Anyway, onto the real topic, is there much left at Pearl Harbour to look at now, are there any wrecks/museums to look at documenting the attack?
Boats, boats, boats - Plenty of fecking great boats were sunk by the plucky Japs
Air, Sea & Land Matters - Lots of Mitsubishi
TV & Films - A s
t film was made about it. Answers on a postcard please....
Anyway, onto the real topic, is there much left at Pearl Harbour to look at now, are there any wrecks/museums to look at documenting the attack?
I've been to Pearl harbour a couple of times.
To be honest, the Arizona is a bit of an anti climax as it is underwater except for the mounts for the main gun turrets, and the water's pretty murky too, so you can't see much else. There's also usually a long queue to get from the dock across to the memorial.
HOWEVER, there are lots of other good things to see. On the mainland there is the USS Bowfin, a submarine, that you can have a look around, as well as lots of other WW2 stuff including a Japanese Kaiten kamikaze sub. Best of all is on Ford Island, near the Arizona Memorial, where you can look around the Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri, which is pretty impressive. Certainly more so than HMS Belfast!
It's haalf a day to see what they have on offer. You don't need a day. I'd spend the rest of the time drinking cocktails on Waikiki and oggling the whales (and the large marine mammals that you may see out at sea.)
To be honest, the Arizona is a bit of an anti climax as it is underwater except for the mounts for the main gun turrets, and the water's pretty murky too, so you can't see much else. There's also usually a long queue to get from the dock across to the memorial.
HOWEVER, there are lots of other good things to see. On the mainland there is the USS Bowfin, a submarine, that you can have a look around, as well as lots of other WW2 stuff including a Japanese Kaiten kamikaze sub. Best of all is on Ford Island, near the Arizona Memorial, where you can look around the Iowa-class battleship USS Missouri, which is pretty impressive. Certainly more so than HMS Belfast!
It's haalf a day to see what they have on offer. You don't need a day. I'd spend the rest of the time drinking cocktails on Waikiki and oggling the whales (and the large marine mammals that you may see out at sea.)
Gazboy said:
When we went to Waikiki in 2003 the authorities were very strict about what you could wear and what you could take to Pearl Harbour. You couldn't wear shoes, must be flip-flops/sandals, no jackets or multi-layers. No handbags, wallets, glasses cases, cameras, phones or keys. There were a lot of very upset & angry people at our hotel that had been turned away by the authorities just for wearing shoes.
Check before you travel to see if the rules have been relaxed.
That's quite odd, why did they do that?Check before you travel to see if the rules have been relaxed.
It will be quite interesting seeing evidence of the same(ish) war but on the other side of the globe.
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