Funnily enough exactly the same happened in Folkestone here in UK, the
company owning the Russsian sub went bust, I dont know what finally
happened to the submarine, but it's no longer in the harbour.
NIGE
----- Original Message -----
From: COLIN STEVENS <colin@pacdat.net>
To: Military Vehicles List <>
Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Vintage Military Vehicles Available
> There is another ex-Soviet sub in New Westminster British Columbia,
Canada.
> It was operated as a tourist attraction. The businessmen did buy it in
> Russia (east coast) and towed it to BC. As I recall the propeller was cut
> off for the tow.
>
> The company hit financial problems later on and it was recently up for
sale.
>
> I took a tour through it a few years ago. It "felt" like a WWII German
> U-Boat inside. Technology seemed old afshioned. Ironically it was built,
> used and surplussed AFTER I got out of the navy (1969) and all while my
old
> ship (HMCS Gatineau), was still in service!
>
> Colin Macgregor Stevens
> MVPA Member 954 (since 1977)
> Editor MAPLE LEAF UP (Est. 1977) newsletter
> of Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society
> Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
> E-mail: colin@pacdat.net
> Personal web site: http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net
> 1944 Willys MB
> 1942 BSA airborne bicycles (2)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daniel Terp <dterp@tallcity.com>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 12:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Vintage Military Vehicles Available
>
>
> Actually, the sub was imported from Finland. It was a gift to the
> Finns from the Soviets, and they (the Finns)decided that it would only
> serve to draw fire in a nuclear conflict, so they sold it. All in all,
> not a bad idea.
>
> On Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:42:02 EDT, you wrote:
> >I am a little curious to think that a Soviet Sub is for sale in Florida
and
> >some of you have a hard time to think that one can import a couple of
> >Harleys, Studebakers, GAZ Amphibs and such like.
>
>
>
>
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