Royal Navy Submarine Museum

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Submarine Service from the tiny Holland 1 to the nuclear powered Vanguard class submarine. It is sited here due to HMS Dolphin shore-establishment.

ubmarines

These submarines may be viewed on site
*HMS Alliance, a full-sized hunter-killer post-war submarine now raised out of the water on stilts
*Holland 1- the Royal Navy's first submarine
*X24 - the only X-craft to see service in World War II and survive.
*German World War II midget submarine Biber.
*LR3 - a deep-sea survey and rescue submersible.

Historic and Modern Galleries

Entitled "From Pirate to Peacekeeper", these include:

*A huge collection of submarines and torpedoes
*the periscopes of HMS Conqueror of Falklands War fame through which one can see Portsmouth Harbour
*Remembrance Corner which commemorates those who devoted their lives to the Submarine Service
*Submariners' medals, including the Victoria Cross of Edward Courtney Boyle
*Children's activities
**Control Room trainer - Have a go at being a Submarine Captain

Visit structure

*A film show then..
*A guided-tour of Alliance by an ex-submariner
*you are then free to explore the rest of the site

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Have you ever...
*been in a W.W.II submarine?
*Pictured yourself cramped in a tiny miniature submarine about to slip under an enemy ship?
*Thought about escaping from a submarine trapped many hundreds of feet below the surface of the sea?

The museum offers visitors the opportunity to climb aboard a real submarine, to discover true tales of heroism and to relive a life under the sea through the personal effects of the crews.

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum attempts to cater to adults and children.

Other nearby attractions

Other attractions in the Portsmouth Harbour area include:

*Portsmouth Historic Dockyard with its historic ships and the Royal Naval Museum
*other Museums, such as Gosport's Explosion!
*The Gunwharf Quays shopping centre with over 70 designer outlets and 20 cosmopolitan bars & restaurants.

External links

* [http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/ Own site]

ee also

*X-craft
*Royal Naval Submarine Service