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Submarine HMAS Ovens Tour

14 December 2021
The Oberon class Submarine HMAS Ovens is an authentic Cold War-era vessel situated on Fremantle's historic World War Two submarine slipway.

Find out what life is like aboard a submarine and immerse yourself in Fremantle's secret wartime history.

Guided tours of the submarine reveal intimate details about living and serving aboard the 89-metre-long vessel. Amongst controls, sensors, tactical equipment and torpedoes, 63 people lived and served aboard the vessel in extremely cramped conditions.

Tours

Daily | Every half hour 10am – 3.30pm

  • Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour is due to commence.
  • The tour takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete.
  • Tours are hosted by expert volunteers and are subject to session time availability. Please ring WA Maritime Museum on (08) 9431 8334 to check up-to-date session times not advertised online.
  • The tour includes climbing 9-metre-high scaffolding stairs, steeply inclined ladders and bending through narrow hatchways. A reasonable level of fitness, freedom from significant injuries, and the ability to climb independently (without walking aids) is required.
  • For safety reasons, children must be over the age of six and at least 100 centimetres tall to participate on the submarine tour.
  • Please call ahead if you have a larger group or if you are concerned about weather conditions. Tours can be cancelled because of severe weather conditions. Tickets will be refunded in such events.

 

lady climbing ladder inside a submarine

 

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