Ltdave
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different valves for moving air and water around the ship from different tanks i suppose.What on earth are all those, those wheels? If "wheels" if the correct term for them.
Seriously, it's a former Soviet sub? How did it end up where it is now?
yes its a former Soviet Sub. after the collapse of the USSR, the 'new' Russian government was selling off all manner of military equipment. Bob Lutz (he was a General Motors Executive) bought a Russian jet trainer!. the B-427 was decommissioned in '94 and some businessman bought it. i GUESS it sailed under its own power to Australia but then was sold again and relocated to Long Beach as a tourist stop. which it was successful in that my father in law and i went to visit lol.
taxes, and moorage fees and all that kind of put a big strain on them i guess especially around covid time and no maintenance was done and it started to leak. i guess now its pretty flooded and in danger of rusting out due to it being sitting in seawater there.
there was another Foxtrot that was in San Diego (B-39) but it was towed to Ensenada Mexico for scrapping.