B-396, schip
The B-396 sits as a museum vessel on the shore of the Khimki Reservoir in northern Moscow, displaying the design of a Soviet-era attack submarine from the late seventies. The roughly 90 meter (295 feet) long steel hull has a pointed bow and a narrow superstructure with small hatches and antennas designed for underwater operations.
Built in 1980 at the Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard, it served nearly two decades with the Northern Fleet and took part in missions across the Mediterranean and Norwegian Seas. After being retired in the late nineties, Moscow authorities acquired the vessel to preserve it as a museum piece.
The name B-396 comes from military numbering common during the Soviet era. Today, school groups and families come here to learn about crew life and see the narrow corridors where sailors once worked and slept.
The museum opens during summer months and closes in winter when the outdoor steps become icy and dangerous. Visitors can walk through part of the interior, with some sections adapted for wheelchair access.
A fire in 1981 poisoned several crew members, yet the vessel returned to service after repairs. All six torpedo tubes remain onboard, showing how weapons were once stored.
Location: Moskva
Address: Ulitsa Svobody, 56, Moskva, Russia, 125364
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday 11:00-19:00; Thursday 13:00-21:00; Friday-Sunday 11:00-19:00
Phone: +74956407356
Website: https://mosparks.ru/vmf
GPS coordinates: 55.85273,37.45638
Latest update: December 5, 2025 13:10
These preserved submarines open their hatches to visitors who want to see where sailors lived and fought beneath the ocean surface. From World War II patrol boats that hunted across the Pacific to the first nuclear-powered vessel that changed naval history forever, each submarine reveals the cramped reality of underwater service. You walk through narrow steel corridors, peer into bunks stacked three high, and stand where officers once studied charts and gave orders in near silence. The collection includes vessels from harbors across the United States and around the world, each one a working museum where the instruments, torpedo tubes, and engine rooms remain as they were during active duty. Some of these submarines sank enemy warships and rescued Allied prisoners during the Second World War. Others served through the Cold War, carrying crews on patrols that lasted weeks without seeing daylight. A few pushed the limits of technology, proving that nuclear reactors could power a vessel across thousands of miles and even under the polar ice. Whether docked in a busy port or resting beside a quiet lake, these submarines bring you face to face with the men who descended into the deep, closed the hatch, and did their work in spaces smaller than a city bus.
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