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Soviet Sub finally settled in as Rhode Island attraction


Providence, RI, has become the home for a Russian sub turned tourist attraction we first reported on in 1998 when it turned up in St. Petersburg, FL, looking for a home. After the St. Pete plan fell through, owners unsuccessfully attempted to sell the Juliett�class submarine for $1 million on Ebay. But fortunes changed for the U484 when it was used in the Harrison Ford movie K-19 The Widowmaker. The Saratoga Museum Foundation then bought it and set it up as a museum at Collier Point Park. Former members of the Soviet Navy have helped to translate signs and labels on equipment, and fill in details on life aboard a Cold War sub. [09/24/2002]
Tour a Soviet Sub:
Address: 496 Eddy St, Providence, RI [Show Map]
Directions: Russian Sub Museum. Downtown, in the harbor. I-95 exit 18. East on Thurbers Ave., then north on Allens Ave./Hwy 1A for one mile. Right on Henderson St. to the sub. Collier Point Park.
Hours: Sank -- may be refloated in 2008. (Call to verify)
Phone: 401-521-3600
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