Article by J. Patrick Chu


History

During the Cold War, the K-77 and the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga shadowed each other. This fact is what makes this submarine special to the Museum Foundation. Many of the sub's staff members once served on the Saratoga; they now are in the unique position of fully confronting their former menace, which back then was only perceptible as uncertain measurements--a blip on a radar screen, or a point triangulated on a map.

Built in the 60s and decommissioned in 1994, the K-77 was sold to the private sector and functioned as an unconventional by hardly lucrative restaurant in Helsinki, then Tampa, before serving as a set for Paramount Pictures' K-19: The Widowmaker. On March 21st, The USS Saratoga Museum Foundation announced that it had bought the sub off of eBay for less than $1 million. Former Mayor Vincent Cianci is credited with making the purchase possible, though the exact nature of his involvement is unclear.

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