![]() I am glad I was able to visit the sub, they have some grandiose aspirations on what they want to do on the web site, I am not sure that it will ever come to fruition but seeing the sub is definitely something I enjoyed. If you want to see a little piece of our history you will have to pay the price. The prices on the Elgin Tourist Association site are wrong, the price is actually $19.75 p.p. That page has a link that will take you to the official web site of the museum or you can enter to get there direct. For some reason it is difficult to Google the web site, if you type in Project Ojibwa you get all kinds of articles about the financial trouble and one from "Ojibwa Submarine-Elgin Tourist Association". There is no actual washrooms at the site but there are two Johnny on the spots next to the portable building that acts as the welcome centre. Many still had much more equipment remaining but I digress. The Museum of Naval History: HMCS Ojibwa Submarine Tour - See 144 traveler reviews, 115 candid photos, and great deals for Port Burwell, Canada, at Tripadvisor. As I have mentioned, I have been aboard many decommissioned subs before and not one of them didn't permit photos. I was told by our guide that it was because the DND didn't permit it as there was still sensitive equipment aboard, but I didn't see anything that warranted this. The Museum of Naval History: Submarine Museum Hi-Lights Important History - See 144 traveler reviews, 115 candid photos, and great deals for Port Burwell, Canada, at Tripadvisor. ![]() I was a little disappointed that photos are not permitted aboard past the forward torpedo room. ![]() Our guide was Brian and he gave a good tour with lots of information about the boat and the men who served aboard her. The tour takes about an hour and is guided. The town of Port Burwell is a very small community with not much in the way of other entertainment or attractions, the beach and provincial park would be the two most prominent other things to see in the area. It takes about 30 to 45 minutes longer going through Hamilton on the 403 as the route is even more zig zaggy, but once you arrive in town finding the submarine is very easy as it dominates the area. The best way is from the 401 and not the QEW/403 (less jogs but not totally free of them). Getting to Port Burwell is a bit of a trek from the Toronto area as there is no direct route to the town. Then after it is only open by appointment on select weekends. ![]() Then they have reduced hours for the rest of the month followed by weekend tours in October to the middle of November. It is open 10am to 5pm everyday from June to the middle of September. I made plans to come by this spring and waited patiently for the full schedule to start up again. I had planned on going the following week, but when I inquired I found out that the museum stopped doing week day tours and just did weekend tours exactly when I wanted to go. I have visited many naval museums around the world and have been on nine different submarines over the years but haven't seen one of ours yet. When I heard about the HMCS Ojibwa museum last fall, I knew I wanted to see it. ![]()
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