🤿 Take a deep dive 🤿
While exploring my city of Portland, OR with @hellotravelcon & @travelportland recently, I was offered the chance to tour the US Navy’s last active duty diesel-electric submarine at @OMSI. I of course jumped at the chance -- and knew I wanted to share the tour with YOU!
Active between 1959-1990, the USS Blueback housed 85 people, 20-22 torpedoes, and the same BIG ol' engine as a locomotive. It typically cruised 700-800 feet beneath the surface of the ocean, and for its large size (at 219 feet long, 29 feet wide), it did a remarkable job of going undected by foes. It ALSO offered some of the best food in the military, and boasted an always-stocked soft-serve machine. 🍦
OMSI's 45-minute sub tour is a super unique experience, whether you're visiting Portland or a local. It's rad to learn about these subs with a real veteran! Bonus: tickets only cost $8.50 per adult.
😎 YOUR TURN: have you ever been on a submarine? Would you try it?! 😎 #travelportland #OMSI #coolcornersofpdx #thisisportland #portland #pdx #oregon #submarine #usnavy
