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Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 03 Oct 2022 15:17
by littoralcombat
Following a long campaign by a dedicated group of enthusiasts to try and turn Ex-HMAS Otama into a tourist attraction, the Submarine has arrived at Henderson WA. Unfortunately, she is to be scrapped.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KoWL8O7ckkNige
Re: Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 05 Oct 2022 13:06
by MikeJames
Turning a ship or sub, into a museum, and maintaining it in a safe condition, is a vastly expensive exercise in money, resources and manpower.
Mike
Re: Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 19 Oct 2022 15:05
by littoralcombat
Pictured this Morning, awaiting the Torch.
Nige
Re: Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 21 Oct 2022 14:53
by rritchie71
It's a shame, you never want to see a naval vessel get cut up.
On the positive side, two of the 'O' boats have been preserved for the public to see.
Robert
Re: Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 24 Oct 2022 08:18
by CarlLinkenbagh
MikeJames wrote:Turning a ship or sub, into a museum, and maintaining it in a safe condition, is a vastly expensive exercise in money, resources and manpower.
Mike
Great point well made Mike. Everybody loves the idea of preserving historic vessels for prosperity, like everything though, it all comes back to money.
Even the most formidable, loved and revered ship of the 20th Century has fallen on hard times. The QUEEN MARY has been in Long Beach as a floating hotel far longer than her seagoing career with Cunard (55 years vs 31 years) and was arguably one of the most successful of such projects. It was a near perfect mix - a world famous and iconic ocean liner situated in the tourist mecca of Southern California.
But, the 86 year old grand dame of the North Atlantic has fallen on hard times.....
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/ ... lity-trustPreserving ships is a bit like wine making. If you want to make a fortune out of a vineyard, you have to loose one first. Or at least hope that the grapes will grow in the first place.
Re: Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 24 Oct 2022 11:55
by littoralcombat
rritchie71 wrote:It's a shame, you never want to see a naval vessel get cut up.
On the positive side, two of the 'O' boats have been preserved for the public to see.
Robert
So true Robert. I'd much rather see an old Ship/Submarine expended as a target if preservation is not viable.
In some good news though, Ex-HMAS Ovens is going to receive some funding from the WA Government.
https://seawaves.com/2022/10/17/histori ... furbished/ 
Nige
Re: Ex-HMAS Otama
Posted: 15 Dec 2022 15:27
by littoralcombat
A short video showing Otama not long after she was lifted out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7mWYOnRs0MAlso visible at 2:07 is ex-HMAS Sirius being dismantled. Things have progressed on her to the point where both the funnel and flight-deck are also gone. Large access holes are cut into the Ships side in the vicinity of the Engine-Room which is being stripped bare.
Nige