23K views · 1.9K reactions | Battleship Memorial Park’s tour offers a unique hands on learning experience aboard the USS DRUM. Come see what sailor life was like aboard this Gato-Class submarine. Ticket link in bio➡️ • • • • #ussdrum #wwiisubmarine #submarine #wwiihistory #silentservice #nationalhistoriclandmark | USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park | Facebook

The Walrus-class submarine is the only submarine class currently in operation in the Royal Netherlands Navy. They have been in service since 1990 and are all named after sea mammals. The Walrus-class submarines are unusual in that instead of a cross-shaped assembly of stern diving planes and rudders, they mount four combined rudders and diving planes in an "X" configuration. After the Cold War, the subs have been tasked for many highly confidential intelligence gathering operations (still classi

107K views · 674 reactions | A walrus named Freya has become a local celebrity of sorts in the Netherlands after frequently appearing in the waters near the city of Den Helder in recent months. On October 27, the Dutch Navy even posted a video to social media showing Freya had climbed aboard one of its submarines and promptly taken a nap. Ironically, the naval vehicle Freya was dozing on is actually called a ‘Walrus-class submarine.’ 藍 | NowThis | Facebook