Where is U-475 Black Widow?

U-475 Black Widow is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3955°, 0.5036°.

Maritime museums · South East England

U-475 Black Widow

U-475 Black Widow in England South East, United Kingdom.

The Riverside Tavern, Strood - geograph.org.uk - 1053677 — David Anstiss — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

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U-475 Black Widow is a preserved museum ship in England South East, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.

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Submarine U-475 Black Widow was a Soviet Navy submarine of the Cold War period, which is now in private hands. It is currently moored at Strood, on the River Medway, in South-East England.

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History

The Soviet Project 641 class submarines (known to the West by their NATO reporting name of ) was a class of conventionally powered patrol/attack submarines. Some 74 were built by the Soviet Navy between 1957 and 1983 as well as 17 others for the Libyan, Cuban and Indian navies.

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Coordinates: 51.3955, 0.5036
Official site: webapps.kent.gov.uk

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wikidata: Q7631623 (CC0)
wikipedia: Submarine U-475 Black Widow (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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