B-413 Submarine Museum, Northwestern District, Russia

5.0 (1.220 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Northwestern District Speciality Museums

Definitely an interesting place, it will be interesting for both adults and children.

The submarine is one of the most popular objects of the Museum of the World Ocean. The B-413 was built in Leningrad and was launched in September, 1968. During 30 years it had been serving in the North and Baltic Fleets. The submarine was moored at the museum quay in June, 2000. It is the only one in the country and a few in the world belonging to pre-atomic period of undersea fleet. Moreover, it is preserved in its original state. Firm and light hulls, superstructure, all the major and auxiliary mechanisms, equipment and weapons are the same as they were after the submarine was excluded from the Navy. What strikes you most as you walk along the narrow corridors and squeeze through the seemingly miniscule portholes that protect each section, is the incredible mechanical complexity. This 1960s technology required pipes, cumbersome and hard wearing switches and large well worn wheels to keep the submarine either afloat or submerged, as needs dictated.
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Address

Naberezhnaya Petra Velikogo1, Kaliningrad 236006 Russia

Mobile

+7 401 253-89-15

Website

http://www.world-ocean.ru

Email

[email protected]

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Saturday, May 11, 2024, 14:21

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5LondonJasonT 5:00 PM Feb 1, 2008
Not for the Claustraphobic!
I visited the Submarine Museum during my first trip to Kaliningrad in 2002, situated on the Pregolya River next to the Museum of the Worlds Ocean (another site well worth a visit) it was my first experience of submarines and after entering via a pretty small hatch enjoyed a most interesting and informative tour guided by an ex-crew member of that very boat who had spent several years as engineer on board. I seem to remember paying about R200 (£4) for two which included an amount for the guide as he made the tour more interesting with his personal experiences of life on board. The 'Vitiaz' is moored next to the submarine, a converted freighter which made many important discoveries during it's time as an oceanic research vessel.
5Mattdu 5:00 PM Nov 15, 2019
Must see
This is no doubt the best place to Visit in the city. For me it was amazing to be inside of a true red army submarine. Totally out of this World place. MUST SEE. The rest of the musuem of the ocean is not worth a visit, but the submarine for sure is. Don’t buy tickets for the rest of the attractions, just go straight here.