Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Last Bulgarian submarine now open to the public as a museum

Photo: BTA

The last Bulgarian submarine, Slava, is now a museum and awaiting visitors in the town of Beloslav, close to the city of Varna, on Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea coast.

The vessel’s last mission took place on 21 December, 2010. Now, the officers’ cabins, the armoury, as well as the surgical table, equipped with a full set of surgical instruments have all been thrown open to the public. A special amateur radio station is to open inside the submarine. 

 Captain Kamen Kukurov, Chief of Staff of the Bulgarian Navy, said for the BNR that restoring the country’s submarine fleet was of utmost importance as submarines are the most autonomous vessels and are best suited for defending the sovereignty of a maritime country. 

The Bulgarian navy has currently no submarines in service.

The vessel is now at the pier near the Museum of Glass in the town of Beloslav and is open daily for visits.


Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Chrissy Brand

Chrissy Brand from Great Britain: I’ve been listening to Radio Bulgaria for decades

For Chrissy Brand, a freelance journalist and long-time radio enthusiast from the UK, the trip to Bulgaria didn't start with a call to a travel agency or a low-cost airline ticket. It began decades ago in a quiet room filled with the humming of an old..

published on 10/24/25 1:49 PM

New Bulgarian school opens doors in Spain – in the town of Fraga

Today, 24 October, a new Bulgarian school in Spain – in the town of Fraga in the autonomous community of Aragon -  is opening doors for the start of the school year. The new school is a branch of the Seven Apostles – the only Bulgarian school in the..

published on 10/24/25 10:15 AM

Modern times require public media to be present on many platforms

The Bulgarian National Radio hosted the annual Public Broadcasters International (PBI) Conference for the first time. Heads and representatives of public radio and television stations from 24 countries participated, including UK, France, Spain, the USA,..

published on 10/23/25 4:03 PM