Jinhae Naval Academy

The first warship we went on.

My family and I went to the Jinhae Cherry Blossom festival twice. This is about our first trip.  I was so excited to be there. On this trip we spent the day at the Naval Academy.  The Naval Academy is only open to the public during this festival. They have two war ships and one turtle ship the tourists can explore! 

On the first war ship, the sailor told me about a how a helicopter can land on ship.  

This is the area where the helicopter would be parked. But today it was used as a concession area.

Another cool thing this ship has is a HUGE gun thingy. The barrel is as long as three of me. 

My mommy, daddy and I in front of the huge cannon.

On the second ship I saw mini boats. The mini boats are the ones that head to the land and the soldiers jump out with their guns. The back end falls open and is a ramp for the soldiers. 

The next cool thing I saw were the Gunner Pod things. This is where the soldier sits inside a glass ball and gets to shoot his big gun. It looks like it can rotate so the gunner can shoot in all directions.  

One of the many cool looking gunner pods.

Reporting for duty.

The last exciting thing I did on this ship was, I went in the control room. I got to sit in the captain’s chair! The ship was really Big! I liked the warship. 

I hope I don't accidentally shoot a missile off.

Sitting in the captains chair!

The last ship we saw was the turtle ship. In the turtle ship’s parking lot the motorcycle police were demonstrating their different formations. They had to drive by us a handful of times and ask the observers to stand back. Many observers didn’t listen so they started their show late. They did different shapes and I liked the triangle.  When we reached the turtle ship I really liked the way it looked. It’s roof is covered in spikes and it has a cool dragon figurine mounted on the front of it.

We had a great time! I would really recommend that you see the Naval Academy, and remember it is only open to the public during the Cherry Blossom Festival.