Submarine Museum

Located on the Beach INS Kursura the Submarine museum maintains the its exclusivity of first of its kind in the Asia. It is the only submarine museum operated in India, and as such is the primary repository for artifacts relating to Submarine.

INS Kursura the fourth submarine of the Indian Navy has now been converted into a museum, which is the first one of its kind in this subcontinent. The complete submarine including her weapon package was hauled up from sea to land and positioned on concrete foundation. The museum contains milestones of the evolution of the submarine arm chronicled through artifacts, photographs and written scripts.

The museum has been established with the aim of show casing the glory of the submarine arm and presenting to every one a glimpse of the life inside a submarine and the hardships encountered by the submariner at sea. The museum also beckons the people to delve deep into the history of the Indian Submarines and motivates the youth to be a part of this elite arm of the Indian Navy.

About The Submarine

Made of steel, in Russia, acknowledged as the most successful design the world over, this 91 meter long underwater behemoth, during her operational period, made the Indian waters impregnable to enemy assaults. Commissioned on the 18th December, 1969 INS Kursura took upon herself the colossal national duty of patrolling the Indian waters and keeping the enemy at bay.

Fired with an indefatigable sense of purpose and a supreme disdain for enemy designs, INS Kursura played a stellar role in the 1971 Indo-Pak conflict .During her glorious service to the nation, she took part in various exercises with Indian and other foreign navies. Fitted with 22 torpedoes and able to reach speeds of 15.5 knots, she reigned supreme as the unchallenged underwater force, tearing the mighty oceans apart at the behest of her commanding masters and throwing open the hitherto un-reached ocean deeps.

INS Kursura was decommissioned after moved to the land on 28th Feb, 2001, after a glorious service of 31 years to the nation. Having conquered the impossible underwater challenges, she is now all set to conquer the ever grateful Indian hearts and souls. To reach your graceful presence, this massive creature has under gone a "painful Metamorphism" to become an 'Amphibian in Steel' basking in the hot beeches of Visakhapatnam on the beach road, besides "Victory at Sea". Waiting to tell us the glorious saga of her under water exploits. Waiting to reveal her once forbidden confines, top secret Sonar and Radar rooms, the top security Submarine control Room.