My grandson would like to have a look inside a submarine he is 7 how can i do this for him?

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My grandson would like to have a look inside a submarine he is 7 how can i do this for him?

Answer 1

depends where you live. i know in nyc there is a submarine turned into a museum that everyone is welcome to go

Answer 2

I know there is a sub you can visit at Devenport Docks Plymouth. Its the one that sank the Belgrano in the Falklands war

Answer 3

sure hes old enough for the navy

Answer 4

portsmouth

Answer 5

Several nations observe or have observed a Navy Day to recognize their navy. The term is also used in Britain to mean an open day at a dockyard such as HMNB Portsmouth, when the public can visit military ships and see air displays, roughly along the lines of an American Fleet Week

hope this helps you

i have been myself and its a good day out with the famliy

Answer 6

Portsmouth navy week - fantastic access to current ships and subs.

Answer 7

This is probably not much help but if you are ever in France there is a submarine you can go round in the old second world war submarine pens at St Nazaire. My kids love it. I expect there is one near to home but I don't know

Answer 8

take him to portsmouth dockyard

Answer 9

Gosport seems to be your best bet. There are other tours you can do while there to make a day of it.

Try the link below for opening times & prices as well as links for more info on the Royal Navy Museum.

Answer 10

do you live near to liverpool they have a boat musuem there it is fantastic you get to look around allsorts of war ships boats etc great day out for all enjoy we spent all day there cafe etc brilliant day out

Answer 11

San Diego Bay (harbor) has a decommissioned Russian submarine. You buy a ticket and it's good for Star of India, submarine, and the pirate museum on one of the other ships. Show him something REALLY cool-- USS Midway is right next door.  Lots of interactive exhibits, neat things to see. However, the ship is enormous and trying to do the whole thing takes the better part of a day (4 hours+), so it may not be appropriate for a 7 year old.

Answer 12

Like above. The retired diesel submarine, in porstmouth. ex hms dolphine submariners training facility. Is a wonderful museum with a range of submarines including research and recovery subs

Answer 13

If you go to the submarine museum at Gosport /Portsmouth he can go on board an old WW2 submarine and look round an excellent display of this naval section  

Assuming that you are British and are resident in the UK you can also look round the Naval dockyard at Portsmouth and see the Victory etc.  If you are in the US of A there is an excellent display of a WW2 aircraft carrier (Intrepid) plus air craft, and a submarine at New York  and also a submarine at Baltimore

Answer 14

Any museums where you live?

Answer 15

Atlantis submarines operate in Barbados and other parts of the Caribbean In Britain Marlin submarines operate from Plymouth and charge around £200 a trip Look up Marlin submarines on the net for futher information

Answer 16

The 1st nuclear powered submarine NAUTILUS is on display and open for tours in Groton Connecticut 06340

Answer 17

Do you live near Chicago, IL?

http://www.msichicago.org/

Answer 18

the royal navy submarine museum is based in Portsmouth. Your grandson will be all submarined out hear including a tour on a submarine where the tour guides have actually worked on subs.  I think they have a virtual inside a sub tour

It will be fun for him and educational.

Or for a bit of fun try this virtual submarine tour from the living science people.  he can learn what's swimming around outside of the sub

Answer 19

one at buffalo NY Naval Park open to public. USS Croaker.

Answer 20

http://www.rnsubmus.co.uk/tour/alliance....

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/

are good websites (virtual)

Answer 21

Take a trip to the Submarine Capitol of the World, Groton, CT. There you can take a tour of the first nuclear submarine in the world, the Nautilus. They have an excellent museum and a nice display of some rare, early submarines as well.

Then drive two hours up the coast to Fall River, MA to Battleship Cove, where in addition to the USS Lionfish, you can tour the Joseph Kennedy, the Hiddensee, and of course, the USS Massachusetts.

Answer 22

The museum of science and industry in Chicago IL, used to have a U- boat that you could tour through

Answer 23

Many cities are given obsolete subs as a tourist attraction.  Check your local seaside resorts for museums and attractions.    You should get a discount for his age and yours.

Answer 24

A maritime museum. Sometimes the navy have open days, call them.

Answer 25

Why not come to Chatham Dockyard, in Kent.  HMS Ocelot open for visitors of all ages.  He could then see the other ships in there.  There is a reasonable entrance fee but could see all the historic Lifeboats in the other part of ther museum!

Answer 26

Where are you from?

Answer 27

take him to portsmouth he will love it.

Answer 28

There is a submarine you can go around in Baltimore Harbor.  Are you near there?

Answer 29

If you are living in the south of England, then go to the Naval Dockyard at Portsmouth, where you can get a tour of a retired submarine.

Answer 30

There is a Submarine Museum at Gosport, next door to Portsmouth.

You get to see all the history of submarines, torpedoes etc and then finish up with a guided tour of a 'retired' submarine that's been hoisted out of the water so that you can see all around it.

Excellent day out. If you go by car then drive to Gosport (not Portsmouth). Parking is easy and not too expensive. if you go by train then go to Portsmouth Harbour station and get the passenger ferry across the harbour (£1). The Submarine museum is about 10 minutes walk from the ferry jetty.

Actually, your grandson may enjoy the ferry trip because it crosses the harbour and you can often see RN ships tied up. Why not incorporate it with a visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and HMS Victory? He'll love it.

Follow the links below for all the details that you need. Including maps, opening hours etc.

PS.

You could drive to Portsmouth (as some other answeres have suggested) but it is very congested, parking is difficult, VERY EXPENSIVE and you'll still have to use the ferry, because the submarine is Not In Portsmouth. So don't bother.

Answer 31

There is a captured German U-boat from WWII at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. There is a retired US submarine in Galveston, Texas, at Seawolf Park.