K-3 «Leninsky Komsomol»
The nuclear submarine K-3 «Leninsky Komsomol» is one of the most impressive and historically significant exhibit in the museum. This is the legendary submarine with which the formation of the domestic nuclear submarine fleet began. The nuclear submarine K-3 was saved from scrapping thanks to a joint initiative of the Island of Forts project, the Russian Navy and "United Shipbuilding Corporation", whose goal is to preserve the boat as the central exhibit of the Museum naval glory of Russia.
The desire to give people the opportunity to touch history and place the submarine under the roof of the museum influenced the architectural solution of the complex itself because the display of life-size objects of such size is unprecedented and has no analogues in the world.
Relocation to Kronstadt
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In 2021, the submarine Leninsky Komsomol was moved from the city. Snezhnozhnogorsk, Murmansk Region, to Kronstadt. The K-3 was transported in the Sviyaga transport and loading dock of the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This operation was one of a kind, not only because equipment of this size had not been moved across the country before, but also because the dimensions of the submarine became a real problem for relocation. However, thanks to the team's brilliant work, the operation was a success, and the submarine took center stage at the Navy's Museum of Military Glory.
K-3 submarine as an exhibit
The rescue of the legendary submarine is conducted under the aegis of preserving historical truth. That is why the boat's compartments have been carefully restored with an emphasis on authentic interiors, and the submarine itself is presented to visitors as an example of the history of the Russian submarine fleet and its achievements.
History
Creation of the first nuclear submarine in the USSR became a task of national scale. To solve this task. 35 institutes, more than 20 design bureaus and about 100 industrial enterprises of the Soviet Union participated in the work. The laying down of the nuclear submarine took place at Plant No. 402 (now Sevmash Production Association in Severodvinsk on September 24, 1955. The first nuclear submarine was built in an incredibly short time. This event was a revolutionary breakthrough for the industry and the Navy.
Preparation for placement in the museum
For visitors to see the submarine in all its grandeur, restoration work was carried out at the Kronstadt Naval Plant: the submarine was repainted, defective parts of the light hull were replaced, and the support elements necessary for transportation and installation of the K-3 nuclear submarine in the museum building were welded.