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U.S.S Cod.

the boys barely fit through the opening. None of the openings or stairways have not been altered

Momsen lung. used from 1930-1950's. these were what they used if they were in shallow water and had to evacuate the submarine, They would fill this bag with oxygen and then put it on and re-breathe all the air until they reached the oceans surface. A little scary.

the pantry

Ben learning to steer.

going between each room.

The refridgerator.This was down below the main deck where all the cold food was. I would hate to go down there and be the cook. They had an ice cream maker and the cook would make fresh bread every morning that would cook all through the night and be ready for the morning. In the kitchen they would also watch movies and play games.

Ben controlling the Submarine

Siena checking out the fun toys.

these bathrooms are worse than airplanes

the little scary hatch to crawl down into

kitchen and eating area

Dave showing Ben how to aim.

I had no idea we would find so much to do in Cleveland. Dave found this old World War II Fleet submarine that they had docked in Lake Erie. It was really cool and you got to go in and tour it. Siena was so scared when we got there she wouldn't go near it. We finally got her on it at the end to take a family picture. I have to admit it was a little creepy down there. It was on the lake so when you crawled down there, which is pretty far, the submarine would rock. So I was the first one since we had to take turns with Siena being stubborn. It was creepy too because I was the only one in there. They are so tiny. This submarine held 97 crewmen. The opening to go down into is so small and then each room is seperated by a little door you have to crawl through. It brought a whole new respect for people that were actually on them down in the ocean. It was very interesting. The U.S.S Cod was very successful in WWII. The guys that ran it were very friendly and told us a lot of cool stories. One of the crewman that commanded the ship (I don't know if these are the right terms) in WWII lives in Cleveland and comes once a month to board it and walk the submarine. The men there say he is very old now and it takes him forever to do it but I thought that was really cool that the one submarine that he was on is there and that he can visit it often.