Submarine Museum

About this place

At a distance of 6 km from Vizag Railway Station, the Submarine Museum situated on Ramakrishna Beach is a Russian-built submarine of the Indian Navy (INS Kurusura) turned into a museum in 2001. Submarine Museum is one of the prime attractions of Vizag city. The Submarine Museum is the first submarine-turned museum in the whole of Asia & the second in the World. INS Kurusura Submarine is a Soviet-built I-641 class Submarine inducted into the Indian Navy on 18 December 1969, & the same was decommissioned on 28 February 2001 after 31 years of glorious service to the nation. A submarine was brought from the sea to Ramakrishna Beach to create awareness among the public, & demonstrate how submarines work during wartime & illustrate the life inside the submarine. The tourism department of Visakhapatnam looks after the maintenance of the INS Kurusura Submarine. It is one of the central tourist attractions of the city.