S-56, World War II submarine museum in Vladivostok, Russia.
The S-56 is a World War II submarine that now serves as a floating museum along the waterfront in Vladivostok. The gray steel vessel sits moored at the dock with a tall tower in the middle and narrow decks fore and aft.
The vessel was built in 1936 in the Soviet Union and served throughout the war against Germany in different theaters. After the war it remained in service for many more years before becoming a museum in 1975.
The crew quarters show life underwater with bunks, tables and instruments filling every available space. Visitors can see how more than 50 men worked and slept inside this steel tube for weeks at a time.
The museum sits on Korabelnaya embankment within view of the harbor and the city. Entry is through a gangway onto the deck, from where visitors climb down into the chambers below.
During the crossing through the Panama Canal the crew had to work in tropical heat, which was unusual for an arctic vessel. This long journey made the boat one of the few Soviet ships to cross both oceans.
Location: Vladivostok
Inception: 1942
Part of: Pacific fleet Glory Memorial
Address: Korabel'naya Naberezhnaya, Vladivostok, Primorskiy kray, Russia, 690091
Opening Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00-18:30
Phone: +74232216757
Website: http://museumtof.ru
GPS coordinates: 43.11342,131.89122
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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