Called in here for a look today & did the combined museum & HMAS Gladstone tour. Museum is small but has many exhibits of an interesting nature. The volunteers were lovely. John took us around HMAS Gladstone & it was so interesting. I would have never thought there would be so many compartments on a small boat. The engines were massive, well to me, & sleeping quarters were cramped. I would never have been able to get up & down the steps in an emergency hence I won’t be joining the navy. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Boat took about an hour. Museum about half hour. Well worth a look. John was very...
Read moreIf you're into your maritime history, this is definitely a place to visit. Cost was $10 per adult and 5 per child. The museum was great with sine very indeepth modell taking +100's hrs to complete. Some great historical Australian navy vessels and pieces. You can get a guided tour of the HMAS Gladstone by the volunteers, which goes for about 1hr. Good experience for kids also, we took a 9 and 12 year old and they...
Read moreEasy to walk around and view/read all the information. Friendly staff and Lyn was happy to talk about the different ships and history.
Bright, clean and air conditioned buildings.
Museum is only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Always looking for more volunteers. Unfortunately HMSA Gladstone is only open Sat/Sun to get...
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