These things here have something to do with the electric engines the sub uses while submerged and not snorkeling
And last we come to the aft torpedo room which stored about 10 torpedos and most of the crew. The 54 enlisted men had to share the 27 bunks along the starbord side of this room. The sheets, incidentally, were used for 1 week and then thrown overboard.
This is the rear escape hatch that the crew in the aft torpedo room would have to use in the event of an emergency. I just thought it was kinda neat.
And thus concludes the tour of the Russian Scorpion. Although not the most advanced of naval vessels, in the proper hands, a very dangerous one.
I would like to point out thought that on the tour guide brochure there was one incorrect piece of information. It claims the Foxtrot class were the largest deisel powered submarines used by the Soviet navy. I know of at least one class that was larger: the cruise missile carrying Juliett class, aka Project 651, pictured below.
Now it's true the Juliett class is 2 feet shorter than the Foxtrot and would carry the same crew, but the Juliett has a wider beam and deeper draft. Submerged the Juliett displaces nearly twice the water than that of the Foxtrot. In short, the Juliett is the largest non-nuclear powered submarine ever built. I'm pretty sure no Juliett's are still in operation today.
The end.