Sous-marin Espadon

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Explore the Espadon, the only submarine open to the public in France; the first vessel to navigate under the ice of the North Pole, in 1964.

Launched in 1958, the Espadon travelled the equivalent of 17 times the circumference of the earth. Retired since 1986 in a dock of the submarine base in Saint-Nazaire, she is the only demilitarised submarine open to the public in France. On board, the difficult conditions for the 65 crew are clearly evident: narrow bunks (12 for 18 men), noise and heat from the engine rooms, the role of the “golden ears” sonar operators in charge of recognising every sound (above or below the surface), the principles of diving, a simulation of torpedo firing. You will experience, as if you were there, the adventure of a reconnaissance mission under the ice cap, during which the Espadon was the first French submarine to surface near the North Pole.