![]() You can walk through the ship and see the amazingly tiny space where around 40 to 50 men lived. You may be interested in these posts too:ĭiscovering Singapore: Visiting the Civil Defence Heritage GalleryĢ019 – 3D2N Melaka with Kids – Itinerary and Foodįlor De La Mar – the Melaka Maritime Museumĭon’t want to miss my posts? Subscribe here to get updates from me. In Laboe near Kiel is the U-Boot U995, a World War II submarine which is now a museum. The Klebang Original Coconut Shake is located at 5, 75200 Jalan Klebang. The Melaka Submarine Museum is located in Perbadanan Muzium Melaka, Kompleks Warisan Melaka, Jalan Kota, 75000 Melaka, Malaysia. If you have kids with you and a vehicle to drive within Melaka, there is no harm in going there to take a look.Īnd since the museum is located in the Klebang area, you can stop by the famous original coconut shake for a refreshing break before moving on to the next place. Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 4.30pm Open daily during school holidays Haslar Road, Gosport, PO12 2AS View on map Book a ticket What to see Silent and Secret Take a fascinating look into the personal accounts of those serving onboard Britain’s At-Sea Nuclear Deterrent Programme at the Silent and Secret Gallery. There were two retired fighting jets displayed on the other side of the museum.įor just MYR5 per adult, the Melaka submarine museum was an eye-opener. The dummies in the various rooms gave me the creeps. How did a platoon of marine soldiers squeeze into this tiny space for months? To survive in a submarine for an extended period, I believe the crew needs to be mentally very strong. I am not sure how modern-day’s submarines are. Can you imagine how the rest of the crew bunked in their quarters? The bedroom for the Commanding Officer is this small. Military, kama‘aina (local resident) pricing is 15.00 per adult and 7.99 per child (4-12). ![]() General admission is 21.99 for adults and 12.99 for children aged 4-12. Since the submarine was constructed in 1978, we did not expect to see any modern computers used for navigating the surrounding waters. The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum is currently open daily from 7:00 a.m. The first thing we saw once we entered the submarine was a room full of engines and equipment, and we could still smell a stale pungent smell typical of an engine room. ![]() In 2002, the government of Malaysia bought the submarine and used it as a training vessel from 2005 to 2009. Built in 1978 by Arsenal de Cherbourg, the submarine was decommissioned in 2001. The French Navy was the original owner of the submarine on display – the SMD Ouessant. There are only six other submarine museums worldwide, namely in Japan, Russia, India, Gosport, Australia and Germany. Since there is one submarine museum in Melaka, we decided to take our family there to look. Have you stepped into a submarine before? Unfortunately, not us and I don’t think there are many opportunities to do so. ![]()
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