Submarine Stars At Seaplane Harbour Museum
It’s not often that you can get in, on and even under a submarine!
This beached submarine is an unusual yet inside visitor experience in Tallinn.
The Seaplane Harbour Museum in Tallinn Estonia.
Although located in what is called the Seaplane Harbour Museum. This complex encompasses a wider scope of maritime items than just seaplanes.
With a former Russian and Estonian submarine starring as it appears to float above you in the museum.
The Lembit, left is the main attraction.
The building itself is or was one of the earliest examples of concrete construction. At the peak of its triple domed roof it only has a few centimeters in depth of the material holding it all together.
The Seaplane Harbour Museum and domed concrete roof sections.
Peter the Great’s former naval fortress just over a 100 years ago was added to under the orders of the Russian emperor, Nicholas II.
Early Concrete Construction Used At Seaplane Harbour Museum
The architecture of the huge hangar is remarkable and features the world’s first column-less and very thin shell concrete domes. That at that time covered such of such large expanse.
It housed seaplanes from just before the first World War until the start of the Second in 1939.
A Short 184 Seaplane at the Seaplane Harbour Museum in Estonia.
The giant building now contains a varied collection of both military and general maritime historical items.
From the tiny Olympic winning sailing yachts. Or to two much larger British made items. The ‘Lembit’ a mine laying submarine built in the 1930’s. With a Short 184 Seaplane. The latter suspended from that shell thin roof.
The Seaplane Harbour Museum in Tallinn Estonia.
The museum is a great family draw. Offering, plenty of hands on and interactive displays and games. Often with a maritime or military theme.
Submarine Lembit Is The Star Exhibit
Dressing up in navy uniforms for children and even adults too! Or machine-gunning waves of attacking aircraft are just two of the hands on activities.
The dressing up for adults too.
This former British mine laying submarine built in Barrow in Furness in 1936 takes up a large section of the museum and access through it is encouraged.
If you have never been in a submarine. Then its something you should definitely experience!
Up periscope! Seaplane Harbour Museum.
The ‘boat’ as submariners always speak of them as boats!
Lembit, was the oldest submarine still afloat until she was hauled from the water into the museum complex in 2011. After, 1940 she became part of the Russian Baltic Fleet.
Torpedo tubes inside submarine Lembit in Tallinn.
Education about many aspects of marine environment is all part of the museum. Allowing both youngsters and parents to learn about navigational aids.
Both Inside And Out A Host Of Maritime Exhibits
Plus, the development of ship construction and boat building. Even too, how sea currents work and their effect on the world and its weather.
The Seaplane Harbour Museum air defence game.
Adjacent to the museum are a large collection of boats both big and small. Additional charges are payable for visiting some of them and again many are well worth seeing.
Suur Tõll a steam powered icebreaker is at the quay of the Seaplane Harbour.
No museum is complete without a café. And there is an extensive and modern one on the top floor. It has excellent views through the various interpretation levels. To what is the seafloor at ground level. Cleverly mapped out for you on that floor.
It’s a progression from the sea floor until high above you the seaplane appears to swoop down from the sky!
A family ticket costs around €30 or a single adult ticket is €15 each.
