Royal Navy Museums: Submarines
Gosport, Gosport
Photo: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0
Royal Navy Museums: Submarines tells the story of the Submarine Service from its earliest experiments to modern covert operations. Visitors can go aboard HMS Alliance, a Second World War submarine, and see HMS Holland 1, the Royal Navy’s first submarine.
Highlights
- HMS Alliance, a Second World War submarine to step aboard
- HMS Holland 1, restored in 1982
- The X24, a 15-metre submarine
- Stories of the people who served aboard
Good to know
- A Waterbus runs from Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, daily in summer and at weekends in winter
- Walking between the two Gosport museums takes about 40 minutes
- Free Wi-Fi is available after signing in
Getting there
Royal Navy Museums: Submarines, Haslar Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2ASParking: The car park closes at 4.45pm, and cars left in it after that may be locked in.
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