The central section would be left open.Īt the far end of the main hall is a lower unoccupied pressure hull below the command hull, itself beneath the sail. These would be from all countries and would mainly be craft which are not currently exhibited, or are under-recognized. The port side pressure hull would be cut away to make an exhibition space for SDVs (Swimmer Delivery Vehicles), DPVs (Diver propulsion Devices) and minisubs which are small enough to fit inside. With the missile tubes removed and the pressure hulls partially removed the forward hull becomes a cathedral-like hall with twenty circular roof lights where the missile hatches used to be.Īlong the starboard side (to the left as you walk in) would be a largely intact pressure hull with exhibitions including Early Submarines. This Covert Shores Recognition Guide Covers over 80 classes of submarines including all types currently in service with World Navies. Get The essential guide to World Submarines Immediately behind the sonar dome would be the entrance hall with the torpedo room above.Ī) Entrance & ticket hall. Approaching the submarine from the car park, or public transport, visitors would ascend up wide steps and enter through the sonar dome which would be open. The submarine would be brought onto dry land. The missile compartment sits between two separate pressure hulls, each the same size as a regular submarine. The massive multi-hull boat is unusually suited to re-modeling into a building. This proposal is for either TK-17 or TK-20 to be preserved. TK-17 Arkhangelsk and TK-20 Severstal are decommissioned and laid up in Severodvinsk, and TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy is in limited active service with the Northern Fleet. This strawman proposal is to convert one of the hulls into the main hall of a World Submarine Museum which embodies the sense of community among submariners which has the potential to cross political divides.įive of the monolithic Pr.941 TYPHOON ballistic missile boats were built but only three remain. The TYPHOON is the largest submarine ever built and has achieved iconic status in both its home country and the West. News that the two Pr.941 TYPHOON Class SSBNs laid up in Russia are to be scrapped is sad.
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