Equipment like a black box, pilot station, air bottle, oxygen tank, turbo generator, propeller, propeller, turbo engines, son buoys, parachute, life raft, survival kit, submarine missiles, data recorder, big tyres is displayed with the complete details. For techies and Aero enthusiasts, this is surely an amazing treat to know how an antisubmarine aircraft works. The 40 minutes of the audio-visual tour displays various parts and systems of the aircraft. Upon hearing such insights, the feeling of patriotism becomes deeper and even stronger. At the initial phases, the gallery talks about the vast history of the Indian Navy and the amazing work the team is doing the last several years. I was thoroughly impressed with the system of a headset and a remote that it allows you to choose the information about every part which you can see in front of you with a seamless audio transition. ![]() The gallery is beautifully crafted and well maintained as the other galleries in different parts of the world. The tour starts with an exhibition gallery. The headset is only for adults and children can simply read the information. Upon entering the premises, the officials gave a Bluetooth headset and a remote with a magnetic tag attached to my shirt. The entry fee counter is located just near the entrance with a very nominal fee of INR 70 for adults and INR 40 for children. The beautifully crafted outcast of the museum catches your sight immediately. The aircraft museum is located on the other side of Ramkrishna beach just opposite to the INS Kursura submarine museum on DR NTR road. The idea of converting an actual naval aircraft into a museum is itself applaudable. With kind of Past, it still preserves Vizag a kind of living museum. Through the doors of the Museums, you can relish the past, British era, World War Times, the Historic artefacts, rare early photographs, nostalgic relics and exhibits that are exclusive to this part of the world are all assembled into exhibits in several Museums of Vizag. A tiny city with more than 10 museums takes you to the journey into the past to see the history unfold right before your eyes. It would not be wrong to call it as a city of museums. The city of destiny has a number of beautiful beaches. The smart city home to the oldest shipyard and the only natural harbour on the east coast of India. Kursura Submarine museum, AU North Campus, HPCL Colony, Pandurangapuram, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India The Government of Andhra Pradesh decided to preserve this aircraft by forming a museum which was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind in Dec 2017 at Vizag. TU 142 aircraft served the nation for 29 years in Indian Navy with 30,000 hours of accident-free flying by the time when it got retired by March 2017. Since then the curiosity soared to higher altitudes until I visited TU 142 aircraft museum. Sunday: 10:00 am to 12:30 pm & 02:00 pm to 08:30 pmI have watched several movies on warfare where people use bomber aircraft, submarine, tanks and missiles. INR 10 per person for Children in Group (Group above 20 nos.) INR 20 per person for Children (Below 12 years) The museum showcases the life inside a submarine and hardships faced by the submariners in the sea. Various parts of the submarine like the radar room, sonar room, control room, and the weapons used during war are in display in this museum. The INS Kurusura submarine museum at RK beach is the first submarine turned into a museum in the whole of Asia and second in the world. INS Kurusura served the Indian Navy for 31 years and then it was decommissioned and turned into a museum in 2001. It reached Visakhapatnam in 1970 and since then served the Indian Navy. This submarine was participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 also. Kurusura was commissioned by Russians in 1969 and was decommissioned in 2001. INS Kurusura was a diesel-electric submarine of the Indian Navy, which was India's fifth submarine. INS Kurusura submarine museum established at the beach of Rama Krishna. The description of the interiors is worth describing, but I would like to let you, the traveller explore the next level satisfaction and with excitement. But listening to the glorious past in the local language is always exciting.ĭo give a time slot of 40-45 minutes minimum, to witness the the huge engines, the mechanisms and how 77 men shared 2 washrooms, 2 toilets for a month underwaters in such narrow spaces. The various stories, history, structure details and many such facts are narrated to you by the guide ( retired naval personnel) in languages like Hindi, Telugu and English. This magnificent structure, and its glorious history would definitely ignite a patriotic spark in you. I had visited it in January 2020 along with a friend, and was truly inspired and astonished. ![]() INS Kursura being the Asia's first submarine museum is worth the visit.
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