Soviet submarine moved, will be used for metal

PROVIDENCE – RI Recycled Metals LLC, the company that acquired the former Soviet submarine Juliett 484 in December 2008, has moved the sub from its recent location at Collier Point Park to property it owns at 434 Allens Ave.
The company also announced plans to eventually dismantle the vessel for scrap. While terms of the purchase have not been released, previous owner USS Saratoga Museum Foundation said in a statement that it “stands to obtain potentially significant financial benefits from the scrap proceeds.”
“This will be a real financial boost to our ongoing efforts to bring the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga to life in Rhode Island as a family attraction, job-training center, educational facility and Navy memorial,” said foundation President Frank Lennon.
The foundation will remove and preserve certain equipment for a future display about Soviet Cold-War era submarines in general, and K-77 in particular. Items will include periscopes, torpedo-tube doors and telegraphs.
The former Soviet cruise missile submarine K-77 sank while in a Providence waterfront mooring during a storm in April 2007. The sub, known as Juliett 484, was raised last summer by Army and Navy divers in a publicized training exercise.
Lennon said that the foundation was unable to restore the sub after more than a year underwater. &#8226