We woke to fog this morning...but it didn't stop folks coming out early with their cameras and spotting scopes. Not sure if they're looking for whales or just any marine life. We forgot to mention that after we got all set up yesterday Steve spotted a seal and a dolphin just off shore but didn't have his camera with the telephoto lens set up.
Lots of RV's here now!
The fog kept rolling in and out...
We started our sightseeing day off with a tour of the Onondaga Submarine. We wanted to be there before the 9:00 a.m opening to beat the crowds...
HMCS Onondaga (S73) is an Oberon-class submarine that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. Built in the mid-1960s, Onondaga operated primarily with the Maritime Forces Atlantic until her decommissioning in 2000 as the last Canadian Oberon.
Several plans for the disposal of the submarine were made and cancelled before the Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père in Rimouski purchased the boat for preservation as a museum vessel. The submarine was moved into location during 2008, and is open to the public.
It has 6 forward torpedo tubes one of which is open on the right...
This is a diesel-electric submarine...
We paid our entrance fee and were each given an audio device that explained each numbered position as we moved down the ramp outside and into the submarine...
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Entrance which would not be the normal way in when this sub was still in service...
Two rear torpedo tubes...
Incredibly narrow bunks in the rear torpedo room...
Torpedo loading hatch...
Oxygen Generator left and CO2 Absorption unit right...
Survival Suit...
Low Power Switch Unit...
Generator...
Two diesel engines...
Snake Pit...
Centrifuge...
We're now in a section that had the red night time lighting on...
Radio Room...
Captains State Room...
Two periscopes top right...steering station just left of the lady ahead...
Above and below...the guy that steers the sub sits here...
Plotting room...
Conning Tower...
Officers Mess...
Kitchen...
Garbage Ejector...
Chief and Petty Officers Mess...
Forward Torpedo Room and exit...
Forward Torpedo Loading Hatch...
Forward torpedo hatches...
Open torpedo hatch...
These racks would be full of torpedo's...
Escape Hatch...
That was interesting. The last time we toured a submarine was the WWII USS Bowfin in Pearl Harbor. Our oldest son is a civilian refrigeration tech at CFB Esquimalt in Victoria, BC and works on the Navy ships and submarines.
Stay tuned for the rest of our day......
Dang, guys my size couldn't serve on a sub. Could you imagine me getting stuck in the escape hatch with 20 guys below just pissed a hell LOL!!
ReplyDeleteLOL!!! I don’t know about that Dave, with all that pickle ball and no booze you’re almost half the man we first met! 😜
DeleteGreat tour! Sorry I missed going there.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine how noisy it must have been in the engine room.
I can't imagine living and working on board one of those...talk about cramped space!
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