School Field Trip by Jack
04 October 2009 | San Diego Maritime Museum
Jack
On Friday we went to the Maritime Museum. We got free passes because our neighbour gave them to us. We took the bus to the trolley and then went to the Museum. The first ship we went on was the Star of India. It was built in 1863 and was a merchant sailing ship. It was 212 feet long. We also went on the Berkeley built in 1898 it was a steam ferry. Inside was a gift shop and lots of cool old models. We also went on the H.M.S. Surprise, Medea, Californian and the U.S.S Dolphin. But my favorite was the B-39, a Soviet Attack Sub. It spent part of its career stalking many of the U.S. Navy's ships that now are her neighbors on San Diego Bay. It's 299 feet and has 22 type 53 torpedoes and 36 mines. I can't wait till we go to the U.S.S. Midway the one the sub stalked.
If you click on the map feature using Google Earth and zoom in, the blog entry is very close to the actual location of the Maritime Museum. Scroll along the waterfront and you can see the subs and other ships at the museum.