This is the unique Soviet submarine that was built not for Navy but for civil use and entertainment of tourists. It was painted bright yellow ("yellow submarine") had numerous windows and fully free of any sorts of weapons on board. Spies from West were tracking the progress of the project assuming that if a huge Navy contractor "Sevmash" which builds giant "Typhoon" class subs is building something small then it is probably something very dangerous. But no, it was its first civil project - first submarine to give tourists taste of the seas from below. It was 1991 - last year of the USSR. Let's see how it was:
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They called it "Neptune". It's purpose were entertainment trips under water at depths of 30-40 meters (120 ft). Maximum immersion depth was 60 meter (180 ft). It was 28 m long and was made of 1.5 cm thick steel.
Like any other submarine boat it was equipped with air conditioning and other. The crew included three people, including one guide telling tourists stories about where they are and what they see. It could take 6-7 trips a day. First trip was in November 23, 1992. There were 22 windows installed, so one window should be shared between two passengers.
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