(GFO) Help me make sense of this encounter

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Drum, is my favorite WW II era fleetboat. I was raised about 60 miles (In Florida) from where she is a museum now, with the Battleship Alabama, in Mobile Bay, AL. Unfortunately, for first time ever, I was not able to go in the conning tower, apparently it has been closed since pandemic started.

securing the conning tower seems to be a common thing for the WWII submarine museums. i have access to the Cobia in WI and the Silversides in MI and neither allow access to the conning tower. ladder is chained.

i was up at the Silversides this past winter with a pal who is also ex-USN, i pulled a string or two and got access, but let me tell you, that is a young man's territory. i had difficulty not only climbing the ladder but coming down as well. and the space itself...gets smaller every time i visit. plus there is not a rounded edge anywhere up there.
and the ladder...gets taller and straighter every year.