Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Anyone know where Russian Sub U475 is now.it used to be a tourist attraction but i never got round to a look.it must still be about somewhere.:cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Don't know how up to date this is? Russian Submarine U475 South Quay, Folkestone Harbour, Kent CT20 1QH (was at Long's Wharf, Thames Barrier, Woolwich Road, London) Tel: +44 (0)1303 240400 Fax: +44 (0)1303 240540 ex-Soviet Navy, Foxtrot class hunter-killer submarine. 300 ft, 2475 tons dived displacement. Carried 22 torpedoes (2 low-yield nuclear warheads). 75 crew. Built c 1967, decommissioned 1994. U475 moved to Folkestone from the Thames at London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Anyone know where Russian Sub U475 is now.it used to be a tourist attraction but i never got round to a look.it must still be about somewhere.:cool2: Was that the one that was once at Folkestone? Think the owners went broke, not sure where it went to. Edited February 11, 2009 by Richard Farrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Think the owners went broke, Who, the Russians? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Update In 2005 it was towed to Strood on the Medway and was supposed to be on going to Ireland, not sure if it did or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Who, the Russians? :-D :n00b: no, the owners........you are not paying attention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks,i heard it was there but i think thats out of date,dunno,Anyone else got any ideas?Cw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Dublin? http://wikimapia.org/44554/Russian-Foxtrot-class-Submarine-U475 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 There website is a bit out of date http://www.sovietsub.co.uk/rates.html BBC News http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/news/stories/200209/13/submarine.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Looks like it might be at strood 2km from chatham ,:cool2:watch this space may need the dingy:sweat: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I think it is at Strood,as you can see a sub from the bridge in Rochester town center.It went from Folkstone a few years ago now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 I think your right i vaguely remember seeing it from the bridge, What you like in a dingy:captain::trustme: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Is 'HE' (Being Russian) the one that was up by Woolwich for a while? Went aboard her, very cramped . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 12, 2009 Share Posted February 12, 2009 Is 'HE' (Being Russian) the one that was up by Woolwich for a while? Went aboard her, very cramped . Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuceman Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I have certainly seen it whilst going by in the train recently - I've been working in Chatham a lot in the last six months so can't say how recently it was that I last saw it but has to be within the last 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 This one... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=51.395681,0.503188&spn=0.002524,0.006845&z=18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Took a ride over there today. Couldn't get a good shot from the front. It's leaning over quite a bit. A few more pictures here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Well done chaps,nice jetty handy:whistle::captain: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Pictures By ROPSEY Dingy by:shake::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Did you just climb aboard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Wot me mate.no mate,to dangerous mate.highly iresponsable that sort of thing, suposing the dingy had started leaking:shocked:leave that sort of thing to others:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cripp Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Wot me mate.no mate,to dangerous mate.highly iresponsable that sort of thing,suposing the dingy had started leaking:shocked:leave that sort of thing to others:-D I'm not sure I believe you. :police: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catweazle (Banned Member) Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Cross my heart and hope to die:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Cross my heart and hope to die:-D Shall I phone the Co-op then:coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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