INS Kurusura Submarine Museum

About INS Kurusura Submarine Museum:

This museum is a great experience of being inside a submarine, It is best museum. It is also situated in best location that is beside RK Beach. Everybody must see this Museum once in life time. you feel best experience.

INS Kurusura submarine museum established at the beach of Rama Krishna. INS Kurusura was a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy, which was India’s fifth submarine. Kurusura was commissioned by Russians in 1969 and was decommissioned in 2001. This submarine was participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 also. It reached Visakhapatnam in 1970 and since then served the Indian Navy.

Life on a Submarine:

     Submarine undergone rigorous trainng at INS Sathavahana which includes damage control,drills and emergencies,battle tactics and escape training
through a vertical(100’)tower.

     A sea experience of 6 months qualifies the submarine for the prestigious Dolphin Badge,envied all over.

 Space in a submarine is premium,giving Importance to equipments,ammunitions,life saving systems taking priority.

 Officers and Sailors do hot Bunking,which is sharing limited bed space in turn.

 The day to day activities in a submarine includes action stations,maintenance,weapons firing etc.,

 In a Kitchen of size 4’*6’”, 2 cooks prepare meals for the whole crew.

 77 men on board share 2 wash basins and 2 toilets for month at sea.

Welcome Onboard

Name : INS KURUSURA
Class I-641
Make USSR
Commissioned 18 Dec 1969
Length : 91.3 m
Breadth 8.00 m

Displacement : 1945 Tons (Surfaced)
2469 Tons (Submerged)
Compliment : 08 Officers
69 Sailors
Diving depth 280 mtrs
Speed : 15.5 Knots
Propulsion : 3 x Diesel Engines
448 Batteries
Torpedoes : 22

 

Entry Fee:
Adult : Rs.40-00
Children : Rs.20-00
For Camera : Rs.50-00
For Video camera : Rs.200-00
Timings: 2.00 Pm to 9.00 P.M Every Day
Monday Holiday

 

Source From TravellersBridge

Best Time to Visit: December, January, Winter, February, March, Spring, April, May, June, July, Summer, August, September, Autumn, October, November, Monsoon
Location: Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

How to Reach There:

Airport: Visakhapatnam Airport

The nearest Airport Visakhapatnam Airport . We need to take an private vehicle the distance between Visakhapatnam Airport to INS Kurusura Submarine Museum is 15.2Kms

Railway Station: Visakhapatnam Railway station

The nearest Railway station Visakhapatnam Railway station . We need to take an private vehicle the distance between Visakhapatnam Railway station to INS Kurusura Submarine Museum is 5.3Kms

Bus Stand: Visakhapatnam Bus Stand

The nearest Bus Stand is Visakhapatnam Bus Stand. We need to take an private vehicle the distance between Visakhapatnam Bus Stand to INS Kurusura Submarine Museum is 4.2Kms

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