HMS Otus - S 18

[Michael S.]

Hello everyone,

We are currently on vacation on the Baltic Sea island of Ruegen. A British submarine is moored on the quay in the harbor of Sassnitz. It is possible to view the interior of the submarine.
It is the HMS Otus - S 18 of the Oberon Class.
A very interesting insight into the technology. Cables, pipes and valves require a lot of space. There isn't that much space for the team. Very tight, especially the beds!

A few pictures:

[Michael S.]

part 2

[Michael S.]

part 3

and kind regards

Michael

[crueby]

Very nicely preserved submarine, looks like a fun visit!

[Roger B]

Excellent    Thank you for posting the pictures   

[Michael S.]

Today we visited a museum where cars and locomotives could be seen. And also military vehicles. The Russian steam locomotive was gigantic in size compared to the small shunting locomotives.

Michael

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-C4eQ1D5g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU-C4eQ1D5g</a>

[mklotz]

Vielen Dank, Michael.  I really enjoyed touring the submarine with you.   

[Vixen]

A few miles down the road from where we live, is the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport. Outside the Museum stands HMS Alliance (P417/S67), a Royal Navy A-class submarine. She was laid down towards the end of the Second World War and completed in 1947 and is the only surviving example of the class.




A few years ago we were able to obtain tickets for a very special viewing  of the 1981 film "Das Boot" staring Jurgen Prochnow as the captain of U-96.

What made this so memorable was the venue. The film was shown on a very small screen in the submarines 'Fore Ends'; the forward torpedo room, which was home sweet home to many of the submarine's crew. As you can see, it was very cramped in there, very claustrophobic, smelling of machine oil and stale bodies. Nothing compares   

We were sat, like packed sardines, between rows of MK V111 torpedoes, with hanging nets of fresh fruit and rolled up hammocks. You could only guess what conditions must have been like in real life and how much worse they must have been for the crew of U-96 "Das Boot".

We watched the whole three and a half hour film and left feeling we had actually endured every moment, every attack, every depth charge, every fear and the relief of survival.








The "one and only" to serve 5 officers, 56 ratings. Must have been a queue at times. 




Mike

[Michael S.]

Well, not much has changed in the certain quiet location.

[Vixen]

Hello Michael

After seeing the "Das Boot"movie, it was dark, and on the way back to the car we came across a newly acquired RN Museum exhibit. It was LR3, a small 2/3 man exploration submersible. That was once my boat.     I drove it all over the bottom of the North Sea during the 1970's conducting survey work for all the big Oil Companies.




We did not have the luxury of a stainless steel can.   

Mike

[Michael S.]

Hello Mike,

That must have been a great experience. Career and adventure in one boat. I really admire what you have already experienced.

Michael

[Michael S.]

Today we stopped by Putbus to the island steam train again. It is a narrow-gauge railway with a track width of 750 millimeters. The locomotives are in daily use. Sometimes also with a diesel locomotive. From the train station in Putbus you go to the beaches by the sea. Unfortunately there is no weather for swimming at the moment. Water 16 degrees Celsius and air 17 degrees Celsius.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0WjWztz5Fg" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0WjWztz5Fg</a>

Michael

[Art K]

Michael,
Thanks for sharing the submarine part of your vacation with us. I have a very limited experience with sub's. When I was a young teen my uncle took my brother and I to the museum of science and industry in Chicago and saw the U 505. Since then I've seen the USS Cobia at the Wisconsin Maritime museum in Manitowoc. We also have seen the cruiser Olympia and the sub USS Becuna at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia.
Art