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Encyclopedia > Royal Navy Submarine Museum

The Submarine Museum

 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?



Now you can experience the reality at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.


This unique Museum offers you the chance.... 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.


From Pirate to Peacekeeper


Trace the history of Submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day and the history of the British Submarine Service from the tiny Holland 1 to the nuclear powered Vanguard class - the Navy's present day peacekeepers. Your visit includes


A film show Evocative tour of HMS Alliance guided by an ex-submariner Holland 1- the Royal Navy's first submarine Our huge collection of submarines and torpedos Historic and Modern Galleries See Portsmouth Harbour through the periscopes of HMS Conqueror of Falklands War fame Remembrance Corner which commemorates those who devoted their lives to the Submarine Service Have a go at being a Submarine Captain in our Control Room trainer


A visit to the Royal Navy Submarine Museum is a fascinating day out, providing something for the whole family.


There are many other attractions in the Portsmouth Harbour area which may compliment your visit including historic ships, other Museums and the world class Gunwharf Quays shopping centre with over 70 designer outlets and 20 cosmopolitan bars & restaurants- Click here for further information.


To find out more about the Museum


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Royal Navy: Submarine FAQs (3052 words)
If a submarine is on an operational trip then it is sometimes possible for short messages to be sent at specific times; these "familygrams" are about 40 words long and each sailor from the CO to the most junior sailor gets the same amount.
An advantage that submariners have, is, that as they are not exposed to the elements, as much as their counterparts in surface ships, then they don't have the need for lots of warm and waterproof gear, which is a good thing as they don't have much space to store it.
When a submarine is on the surface the water and air mix to create turbulent conditions that produce an invisible "barrier" that pushes against the submarine, thus slowing it as well as causing it to roll and yaw.
Submarine History (709 words)
In 1900, Britain was the only major maritime power not to have at least an embryo submarine flotilla but, despite vehement condemnation of the submarine as a means of waging war, those determined to find out what all the fuss was about prevailed in the argument.
The pioneering days of the submarine, in all the navies which embraced the new technology, brought disaster as well as triumph.
In addition to the hazards of inshore navigation and wary ASW forces, Commanding Officers faced the ever present danger of mines, and it is estimated that 50% of the seventy four RN submarines lost during the war fell prey to that weapon.
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