The first of its kind in South Asia. INS Kurusura Submarine is a Soviet built-I-641 class Submarine, inducted into the Indian Navy on 18, December 1969 and decommissioned on 28, February 2001 after 31 years of service. The complete Submarine including the weapon package was hauled-up from sea to land and positioned on a concrete foundation at Gajapathi Raju Marg, Ramakrishna Beach Road, Visakhapatnam. For setting-up the Submarine Museum, a sum around Rs.6.00 Crores was spent in technical association with Naval-ship Design and Research Center.