P-day and Intrepid Aircraft Carrier

We caught the Red 1Subway to 42nd Street and for the first time in NYC took a bus to 12th Ave. Our destination?

The Intrepid Aircraft Carrier.  There is so much to see here that we decided to only see half today and return another time. 

The first thing we visited was the submarine.  Behind me is one of the nuclear rockets that could be deplored from this submarine.

In order to go through this tour you had to first make it through this open door.  If you couldn't bend over or fit through this opening- you weren't allowed in the submarine.

Stan passed the test...

The control room and everything happened.  Imagine driving a car with no windshield.  Imagine driving a car in total darkness and having to rely on your instruments.

One of the few toilets on board.  Very tight quarters.  Enough said.

The dinning room.  It also worked as a game room after hours.  The crew would take shifts at mealtime.

Every submarine has one of these.  I would think this would be one of the most fun items.

The sleeping quarters.  This is tight.  I am not sure how the men even crawled into these bunks.

 

The torpedo room.  These was really amazing how they loaded these chambers with torpedoes and how it all worked.

We made it through and it was amazing.  We are so glad we waited in line to view this. This was a real submarine and it made you appreciate all who served on these vessels.

Then we went up on deck.  This is the Blackbird aircraft.  The fastest built plane in history.  As big and long as it is, the poor pilot had little room to mover around.