Who owns the sub below Rochester bridge?

[Malish]

Every time I go over the Medway bridge at Rochester on the train I see the ex Russian(?) sub on a mooring; it seems to be leaning at an ever increasing angle and I was wondering who owns / looks after it and pays the mooring bill. Anyone know anything about it?

 

[Cantata]

Lots if you google, for instance http://www.medwaylines.com/blackwidowsubmarine.htm

 

[sunquest]

Can't answer your question fully, but originally it was open to the public in Folkestone harbour, named Black Widow and owned by a Mr Parkinson of Parkinson auctions in Ashford Kent. Has the ownership changed?, I don't know, but what is for sure is the condition of it is deteriorating badly.

 

[Pye_End]

This one:

http://www.medwaylines.com/blackwidowsubmarine.htm

Just says here that it is waiting to be re-housed. Are you thinking of putting a bid in for it? Perhaps need to go for one of the tidal berths as the lock may be a bit small.

Edit: beaten to it. Must type quicker.

 

[TopDonkey]

I wonder if you have to antifoul the whole of a submarine ?

 

[Malish]

stick it across the entrance to the tidal berths - instant sill!

 

[steadyeddy]

Who owns the sub below Rochester bridge

When the sub was at Folkstone, a balast tank was leaking,whether it was fixed i do not know,the conning tower was very rusty it would be nice if a dry dock could found or a hard standing as i sure it would bring in vistors.

 

[Suttle]

I remember visiting it at Folkestone as part of some corporate hospitality. I think it was the battery compartment that had been converted to a dinning/entertainment area. It certainly looks in need of some TLC now though.

 

[johnalison]

There is a British sub on public view in Sassnitz if you're passing that way. Only about 600 miles.

 

[Cantata]

There is a British sub on public view in Sassnitz if you're passing that way. Only about 600 miles.

No need. There is one a mile away from 'Black Widow', in Chatham Historic Dockyard.

 

[xyachtdave]

No need. There is one a mile away from 'Black Widow', in Chatham Historic Dockyard.

Ocelot is about 100 yards from my house!

A fox took up residence a while back in a torpedo tube -

http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FOX+IS+AT+HOME+ON+NAVY+SUB.-a080671244

 

[Seakindly]

A while back?

Gosh, December 2001. Wonder what happened to Foxy. I think my brother served on Ocelot in the sixties. Spent a lot of time doing nothing as one might expect.

 

[oldgit]

The sub is open to visitors every now and then.

 

[reginaldon]

Can't answer your question fully, but originally it was open to the public in Folkestone harbour, named Black Widow and owned by a Mr Parkinson of Parkinson auctions in Ashford Kent. Has the ownership changed?, I don't know, but what is for sure is the condition of it is deteriorating badly.

When it was here we should have filled it with concrete and used as an Eastern breakwater to the harbour.