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Over the past two days, my wife and I have clambered over the Hunley and the USS Clamagore in Charleston.
Carol and I often stay in Charleston on our annual trips to and from New York to Florida, and Kevin Price recently told me of the existence of these two wonderful submarines. I guess being a Limey in the USA has its disadvantages - we just don't take these things for granted and are blind in our ignorance.
I tripped over two submarines in Halifax NS a couple of summers ago, and actually crawled through the bowels of the USS Drum in Mobile, Alabama, the year prior. My dad and I went over the boats moored in Gosport UK about twenty years ago.
I just love the smell of a WWII boat, the diesel, oil and age of them - really neat.
So, my question to you guys is - how many more of these boats are there on display? Perhaps we should make a thread of 'world-wide' submarine exhibits?
Lets make a list of them, maps, directions, photos, GPS, etc, etc.
Perhaps we could even list the sites where scuba divers are visiting these wonderful relics? Isn't there one in Key West?
Navy stuff generally is of great interest to me. My second most exciting exhibit was the Marie Rose, King Henry VIII's flag ship, sunk on her maiden voyage in Portsmouth. IF YOU HAVE SALT WATER IN YOUR VEINS YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS BEFORE YOU DIE!
Best of all, HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship, because my grandfather's photo of him is in uniform with HMS Victory emblazoned on his hat! Figure that one out!
Carol and I often stay in Charleston on our annual trips to and from New York to Florida, and Kevin Price recently told me of the existence of these two wonderful submarines. I guess being a Limey in the USA has its disadvantages - we just don't take these things for granted and are blind in our ignorance.
I tripped over two submarines in Halifax NS a couple of summers ago, and actually crawled through the bowels of the USS Drum in Mobile, Alabama, the year prior. My dad and I went over the boats moored in Gosport UK about twenty years ago.
I just love the smell of a WWII boat, the diesel, oil and age of them - really neat.
So, my question to you guys is - how many more of these boats are there on display? Perhaps we should make a thread of 'world-wide' submarine exhibits?
Lets make a list of them, maps, directions, photos, GPS, etc, etc.
Perhaps we could even list the sites where scuba divers are visiting these wonderful relics? Isn't there one in Key West?
Navy stuff generally is of great interest to me. My second most exciting exhibit was the Marie Rose, King Henry VIII's flag ship, sunk on her maiden voyage in Portsmouth. IF YOU HAVE SALT WATER IN YOUR VEINS YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS BEFORE YOU DIE!
Best of all, HMS Victory, Nelson's Flagship, because my grandfather's photo of him is in uniform with HMS Victory emblazoned on his hat! Figure that one out!
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