Russian Submarine Welcomes Aboard with Virtual Tour

Rubric: Russia, Industry

The Central Navy Portal has created a virtual 3D tour over the museum submarine Narodovolets stationed on the Gulf of Finland’s coast in Saint Petersburg.

The tour is available on Narodovolets. For easier navigation, find a submarine silhouette with key points in the bottom left corner of the panorama, and a location indicator with a view sector. There’s a simple controls in the bottom right corner. Visitors may also explore the submarine’s conning tower, look through the periscope or even virtually "get outside".

Screenshot of 3D tour

Narodovolets is the Soviet Project D diesel electric submarine launched 85 years ago. In 1989, Narodovolets reached her eternal station, and in 1994 a museum was opened inside the sub. Technical project for recovery works was designed by the Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering, and major restoration was made by the Baltiysky Zavod shipyard.

Submit an application for 3D tours on Russian naval and defense industry facilities through military industrial section of the Mil.Press media group.