Russian crew accomodations

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I recently stumbled upon this page, which contains a nice collection of photos taken aboard B-515, a former soviet submarine turned into a floating museum. http://www.olegmastruko.com/subs.html

The B-515 is a project 641B-Som (NATO name "Tango") diesel electric submarine. With a 3800t displacement while submerged, it's a decent sized submarine. Yet I was amazed (...and amused!) by the small size of the crew and officers bunks and their unusual location

Here's a shot of the infirmary, wuth two bunks for injured/sick crew members. Notice the mannequin and the valve directly above its head!



Doctor: "How are you feeling today? Can you stand up"
Patient: "Yes doctor..." SDENG! "Ooow!" (Faints)

The second image is even more funny. How is someone supposed to enter this bunk?



Some soviet boads even had bunks on top of diesel engines. Maybe people who snored were punished by being confined there?