Submarine Tour - HMAS Ovens
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Submarines have held a fascination for people of all ages, ever since men took to the seas in ships. As part of the Maritime Museum in Freemantle, Western Australia, the beached H.M.A.S. 'Ovens' forms a impressive exhibit. One of the now obsolete, 'Oberon' class of submarine, tours take place most days, Richard, our tour guide, takes us on, and into, this former member of the Australian Navy. It's sobering to feel the claustrophobic confines of the craft, and the utilitarian design of the fittings, which restrict your clear passage at every turn as you progress through the craft. As an ex-crew member said, "After a few days bumping into things, you get to know the projections instinctively, one tended to miss them then".
I served on Ovens 1975-1976, did the K2 exercise with the Yanks off the NE Qld in 1976, Terry Roach was the skipper of this boat back then. Brings back memories seeing this now, thanks for uploading it.
I went on a tour of this sub back in 2010 when I was in Australia for a months holiday from Ireland that ended up only being 3 weeks but what a great 3 weeks they were. Visited my cousin and sister in Australia too at the time. I have to say Perth is a beautiful city. I fell in love with it.
Perth is isolated within Australia but is a great city.
In 2001, I visited Australia to watch the V8 Touring Cars at Bathurst, NSW. We left Australia via Sydney and a memorable visit to the Marine Museum out there around the harbor somewhere - too long ago to remember now though. Two points of interest were the immigration lists from the early days. I was hoping to scope a relative but none were visible to me. Must have known about my visit.
However, the real treat, even more so than Bathurst, was visiting a Submarine alongside, or perhaps up on the Hard, who knows, but what an amazing experience to be inside a vessel from the Silent Service.
Of course, the Submarine was a conventionally powered diesel electric boat from the old, pre-nuclear days.
I am hoping that if the world opens up again to overseas travel, then one day I can return to The Great Southern Land and visit the Submarine permanently consigned to shore duties.
Good luck with that, I came become very absorbing.
I'm really looking forward to look on the submarine tour of hmas ovens today
Gidday, how did it go. They are very comact eh'!
My partners late husband served on this sub, patrolling the coast of Vietnam eavesdropping on radio conversations.
I actually worked on this sub when it was being built in Scotts Shipyard in Greenock Scotland
Gidday, It's a small would, what struck mme was how simular this sub was to the subs in WW2!
@@trevorpallant5726 Hello Trevor they were similar and harder to detect than the nuclear subs of today I was a marine plumber but also installed pipework to carry the electrical cables I also worked on 2 others 4 being built in total There was also another 2 of the same type built for the Chilean Navy
@@jonnyryan649 Gidday, there was not a lot of space inside, I dont think I would like being 100 meters down, would have to be a special kind of person to serve on one of these!
@@trevorpallant5726 Hello. My favourite boat was HMAS Orion. You would come home from a three month patrol, stinking of diesel, have a hot shower and by the time you finish a cup of tea you would stink of the diesel coming out of your skin. Yes it takes a special person to be the wife of a submariner. A big hello to all those that did not see us coming.
Thanks this visited NZ in the early 70s.. thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿
This is the only Australian O-boat I never got to go on. I was lucky enough to to go onboard the other 5 as a kid when they visited Hobart. Maybe a trip to WA is called for when we can travel again to finish off the 6! 😆
I been on the hmas Onslow with my dad when he was in the army reserves at Campbell barracks at swanbourne when I was a kid
The boat I was on hosted the Ovens in Pearl Harbor for RIMPAC, and I got a tour. In the aft torpedo room there was nothing but cases of beer. No weapons. When asked about it, the reply was "it's not sporting to shoot at something you're running away from."
Gidday Good answer!
When I go to perth Australia and I'm hoping to climb on board on hmas ovens submarine tour at western Australian maritime museum in Fremantle Australia
Gidday, Good on ya'.
I went for a tour of her my self.. had a great time
I would like to tour a currant sub, but this one was good.
A fair few inaccuracies but a good tour for the unitiated.
When I go over to perth western Australia Australia and im going on hmas ovens submarine tour at western Australian maritime museum in Fremantle Australia
Got to love the british construction...
I'm going back to live in Fremantle Australia and work at Australian maritime museum tour guide and take people on hmas ovens submarine
Went for a tour of the Ojibwa in Ontario. So much smaller inside than the outside let's on.
good stuff. Taps
Thank you John Rankin….
When I get to perth Australia and get a job at western Australian maritime museum hmas ovens submarine tour guide at the western Australian maritime museum in Fremantle Australia
Good on ya, the worst bit would be 'know it all' costomers.
Same design type as hms andrew in movie on the beach
In 1959 they couldn't use a nuke one but they managed
To acquire one in the remake!
Gidday, I will watch the movie, Thanks
There a sad sight in Victoria, the HMAS Otama, another Oberon class sub, sits moored off shore at Crib Point rusting away. Eventually she will sink if she is not moved to shore & set up as a maritime museum like the Ovens has been. I flew around her recently & she is showing significant rust. 😢
A sad end, Pity.
I think that's an Oberon class submarine
This old girl is the first sub I ever worked on.
i built a new 14 inch pipework and flanged boxes for these at the ordnance factory back in the 80,s i think these were for the diesel engines exhaust.
I used to put 1 & 2 cent coins on the railway tracks to squash them.
I think we all did !
Submariners keep records on everything. They like to have equal amounts of dives versus surfacing's..
@nfw It's a submariner's joke.
With the new lithium batteries what are around these days, these subs would still be good .
Hu
*Me and my friends were asked to transfer to these things, absolutely not, small and cramped, not a good life and the only way to get off was discharge.*