WP Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details

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My brother and his family are visiting from Canada. We had no plans of going anywhere this weekend until iPhone suggested that he visit Battleship Cove, the place where old US warships are now docked and displayed.

One of the attractions of this floating Naval Museum is a World War II submarine, USS Lionfish. I was, at first, hesitant to go down the narrow and steep steps to see inside a submarine. I was glad I did because the interior offered a fascinating look into a life under the sea. The cramped walls of this submarine bear witness to the hardships that the soldiers endured to serve their country.

Here are some details about the life of a navy man in the ’40s.

The pictures are posted in the order I saw them. I grouped them according to the sections of the submarine.

THE TORPEDO ROOM

The door above leads to the Torpedo Room, one of the many rooms dedicated to machinery and equipment.

The steps were narrow and steep and brought one to the Torpedo Room. The green things on the walls are torpedos. There are four of them in this submarine.

This says it all. The submarine is not the place for one with claustrophobia.

Cots hang from the roof of the room.

Will this one be any more comfortable than the one above the door?

THE LIVING QUARTERS

Little doors divide the sections of the submarine. However, owing to its size, it actually has only one long corridor.

This door leads to the Officers’ Quarters and the Formal Dining Room. The rooms were sealed but their interior can be seen through glass windows.

This kitchen serves the adjacent Dining Room.

The pictures on the wall added a stately touch to the room.

Of all the areas on the sub, the sleeping quarters brought to fore the humanity of the persons serving in it. Away on duty for months on end, the men tried to remain connected with their loved ones through family pictures and, most likely, writing.