Right off the shore of the river in Valdivia is the submarine O'Brien. It is docked here permanently and tours are given of the submarine most days of the week. BJ thought it would be really cool to see the inside of a submarine. We thought so too, so off we went.
Everyone geard up for the tour.
The O'Brien is one of 14 ships known to still exist from a fleet that was built in the 1920's. The Oberon class was arguably the best conventional submarine class of its time,[3] with an astonishing reputation for quietness that allowed it to exist into the 21st century. (Wikipedia)
With all those buttons and dials, who could resist trying out a few.
Good thing we put on those hard hats. Most sailors who worked in the submarine were much shorter than Dave's 6 ft 2 in.
The highlight of the tour was definitely looking through the parascope.
You can be a tall 12 year old and still enjoy pretending to drive a submarine.
We got to see it all. Here we are at the dining table.
1 comment:
That submarine looks so interesting! My kids would have loved it too. I can't even imagine spending more that a couple hours in that thing let alone a few months or whatever!
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