Fragata Presidente Sarmiento

During our walk to the new town area we discovered the retired Frigate, the Presidente Sarmiento. This old battle ship was built in the late 1800's and is very well preserved as a naval museum. We toured the ship and got a feel for what life was like on it a century ago.

It even had some torpedoes

This is where a seaman slept on his hamock

The mess hall was where the seamen ate their meals.

Officers each had their own private cabin

The bridge was a series of wheels

The ship had a set of guns to fire shells with

She must have been an impressive ship in her day