Royal Navy Submarine Museum

 
National Museum of the Royal Navy

The Royal Navy Submarine Museum at Gosport is a museum tracing the international history of submarine development from the age of Alexander the Great to the present day, and particularly the history of the Submarine Service from the tiny Holland 1 to the nuclear powered Vanguard class submarine. It is sited here due to HMS Dolphin shore-establishment.

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History

The museum's collection began life as the Submarine Branch Collection. and opened in 1963.[1] In 1983 the museum gained a new display building and members of the public were allowed into HMS Alliance.[1] In 2001 the museum opened a climate controlled building that houses Holland 1.[1]

Submarines and other submersibles

These submarines may be viewed on site

Historic and Modern Galleries

Entitled From Pirate to Peacekeeper, these include:

Other nearby historic naval exhibits

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Whitman, Edward C (2003). "Royal Navy Submarine Museum Preserving a Notable Collection of Artifacts and War Stories". Undersea Warfare (U.S. Government Printing Office) (19). http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_19/royal_navy.htm. Retrieved 29 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Submarine Sandwich Course for Portsmouth Apprentices". maritime journal (Mercator Media Ltd). 01 Dec 2003. http://www.maritimejournal.com/archive101/2003/december/news/submarine_sandwich_course_for_portsmouth_apprentices. Retrieved 26 January 2009. 

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