The Black Widow submarine, Woolwich

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The Black Widow submarine, Woolwich

Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: Unknown

This is a Russian submarine that was moored here for a while, near to the Thames Barrier. I have a vague memory that the submarine was a visitor attraction, and that we were able to go inside.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.494866
Longitude
0.041268