Decommissioned sub to the open to the public in Hiroshima

Decommissioned sub to the open to the public in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A decommissioned submarine in display in a preview on March 20 for journalists at the MSDF Kure Museum on April 5. Visitors to the museum will be allowed to view the inside of the 76-meter-long submarine, the first real sub to be on permanent display in Japan.

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