We went to the Maritime museum in Sidney. I wanted to go because there were some navy ships that were on display there. There was a destroyer and a Submarine on display. I really wanted to see the insides of the boats.
We went to the submarine first. I was surprised that 60 people could fit in a space that was so small, but the captain gets his own room and bathroom. He made the crew and all there equipment squeeze into the rest of the ship. The whole ship had only one hallway and it was really narrow. I feel really sorry for the people that had to be in that ship. In the front there is a whole room devoted to the torpedoes. There were still torpedoes there but they probably weren’t any explosives in them. Right behind it was the sonar room. Everything in there was pretty old but it was still pretty cool. Seeing the Submarine made me feel really sorry for the people that had to live in subs for months at a time because there was a shortage of space. The Destroyer was a different factor. There were big bunk rooms and sitting areas and way more space than the sub. The only thing that was the same about them was that the captain got way more space then everyone else. He had two rooms and a bath room. The Captain had one sitting room and a bed room all to himself. Plus he and his officers get their own private dinning areas. Outside there were anti-aircraft guns and 3 turrets, with two guns on each turret ,and they were two four and a half inch guns on each of them. There was one turret on the back and two on the front. I know that if I had to join the navy, I would choose a Destroyer over a submarine any day.
We went to the submarine first. I was surprised that 60 people could fit in a space that was so small, but the captain gets his own room and bathroom. He made the crew and all there equipment squeeze into the rest of the ship. The whole ship had only one hallway and it was really narrow. I feel really sorry for the people that had to be in that ship. In the front there is a whole room devoted to the torpedoes. There were still torpedoes there but they probably weren’t any explosives in them. Right behind it was the sonar room. Everything in there was pretty old but it was still pretty cool. Seeing the Submarine made me feel really sorry for the people that had to live in subs for months at a time because there was a shortage of space.
Interesting, Zander. We have two friends--both of whom chose to serve on submarines. They loved them because the crew was so close and worked so hard together. It was a tight fit; you're right. But it was also a community of men who hung together. There's a book I read recently that I think you might like. It's called WAR by Sebastian Junger. It's about a platoon in Afghanistan that is stationed on one small ridge up in the mountains. The feel of the story [it's true] is like a submarine. You will probably find it in the library. Try it out.
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ps. I may not have time to go over your posts until we get to NZ. I'll try, but not sure what I can do in Burma.