The Richardson's Adventures

Our holiday to Western Australia was initiated from the idea of taking our boys on a extended holiday prior to starting school. We have been camping in tent's, and more recently we had a camper trailer for 3 years. While the camper trailer served us well ( over 30 camping trips ), we have upgraded to our off road caravan. The caravan makes life easier for the overnight stay, quick pack up, and it also has air conditioning. Our holidays have been booked for 2 1/2 years and we have been planning in some sort of fashion since. We have upgraded the car to give hassle free motoring, not to mention the great V8 rumble.

Monday 30 May 2011

Fremantle Maritime Museum

   HMAS Ovens was the 3rd of 6 Oberon Class diesel electric patrol submarines

Torpedo 
Initially 6 forward and 2 aft weapon tubes, discharging Mk8 and Mk23 torpedoes forward and built for Mk20 (anti-sbumarine) torpedoes aft.  Later 6 forward tubes discharging Mk48 torpedoes and encapsulated Harpoonj anti-ship missiles.


Top Torpedo is Mk 48 and is still used today (but an updated version)

Torpedo shoots

Torpedo loading gallery
The bed to the right was used for SAS soldiers.  They would photograph the location of were the soldier would be or would be dropped off.  They developed the photo in the submarine's dark room and then find the soldiers location.

Sleeping quarters/dining room

 Cook's kitchen 
A crew of 62 men and this is the kitchen the cooks had to work within.  There were two cooks on board with a four hourly shift rotation.



Fire in the hole
On the top two panels, down in the bottom right hand corner, you'll find the torpedo fire button.  These two screens operated the perspective sides of the submarine.



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  1. grandpa5 July 2011 at 03:53

    The Submarine looks huge, but very confined sleeping bunks...such a small kitchen.
    You would have to be a special person to work & live on a sub.. the RAAF will do me any day!!

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