U-434 Submarine Museum
U-Bootmuseum U-434
A Soviet diesel-electric submarine from the Cold War, moored beside the Fish Market, where you can squeeze through narrow compartments and experience life aboard.
U-434 is a Tango-class diesel-electric attack submarine built by the Soviet Union in 1976. It is about 90 metres long. During the Cold War it carried out intelligence-gathering missions. It was decommissioned in 2002 and transported to Hamburg to become a museum. Visitors walk through the hull past the torpedo room, control room, officers' quarters and engine room. The passages are narrow, and you'll need to keep ducking through hatches. Adult admission is about €9, and a visit takes about 45 minutes. The sub is beside the St. Pauli Fish Market and is not recommended for people with claustrophobia.
Opening hours
Approx. 9:00–20:00 (Sundays from 11:00)
Nearby sights
- Hamburg Fish Market
- Reeperbahn
- St. Pauli Piers & Old Elbe Tunnel
- Bismarck Monument
- Rickmer Rickmers Museum Ship
- Sternschanze (Schanzenviertel)
- Cap San Diego Museum Ship
- St. Michael's Church