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  Foxtrot Class Submarine (project 641) History/Deployment
The Foxtrot submarine is a diesel-electric long range patrol submarine first built in 1958 to replace the older Whiskey and Zulu class boats.
The Foxtrot class has not been free of problems however, the first accident was a collision with the Italian liner Angelino Lauro in the Bay of Naples on 10 January 1970.
The Foxtrot submarines are traditional ocean patrol submarines that were intended to interdict advancing warships and cut of the sea lanes in the event of war.
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  Foxtrot class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Foxtrot class was the NATO reporting name of a class of diesel-electric patrol submarines that were built in the Soviet Union.
The Foxtrot class was designed to replace the earlier Zulu class, which suffered from structural weaknesses and harmonic vibration problems that limited its operational depth and submerged speed.
Foxtrots were also built for India (8 units, from 1967 to 1974), Libya (6 units, from 1978 to 1980), and Cuba (3 units, from 1978 to 1983)[1].
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 Romeo class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bulgaria operates one Romeo class submarine, which is the last remaining of several boats that were exported from the former Soviet Union.
On January 11, 1962, the Soviet Foxtrot class submarine B-37 exploded as the result of a fire which detonated all torpedo warheads in the submarine.
On April 16, 2003, all crew members of the Chinese Ming class submarine number 361 were killed when the diesel engine failed to shut down when the boat submerged and used up all the oxygen in the boat.
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 Tango class submarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tango class was the NATO reporting name of a type of military diesel-electric submarine that was built in the 1970s and early 1980s in the Soviet Union.
The Tango class is an improved version of the Foxtrot class submarine with a more streamlined hull, larger battery capacity, and improved electronic systems.
A disarmed Tango class submarine, the U-434, (in active duty until 2000) has been bought by an entrepreneur and brought to the port of Hamburg, Germany, where it is displayed to the public as museum.
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 Foxtrot Class / Project 641 in Pictures
This section is dedicated to pictures of the 'Foxtrot' Class attack submarine.
Here we have a picture of a Foxtrot class submarine as it moves on the surface of the ocean.
In this picture we have a pair of Foxtrot class submarines that were part of a Soviet task force that had just cruised through Hawaiian waters from 13-15 September 1971.
www.russianwarrior.com /1947vec_foxtrotpict.htm   (272 words)

  
 Zulu
The Foxtrot is a Russian submarine of the Zulu class, build during 1952 - 1955 in Leningrad and Serodvinsk, Soviet Union.
Foxtrot is the name of the company that exploits the boat.
This is a bit confusing since the Russian Foxtrot class (1958-1967) is the successor of the Zulu class.
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 Foxtrot, genesis foxtrot, yankee hotel foxtrot wilco   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Russian Cobra Submarine
The Foxtrot class submarine b-39 (code name Cobra) was built at the Sudomekh Shipyards just outside Leningrad, now St. Petersburg.
The Foxtrot Class Attack Submarine was the largest and most successful class of non-nuclear submarines built by the Soviet/Russian Navy.
The elite of the Soviet/Russian Navy were the submariners.
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 Romeo class submarine - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Romeo class is a class of military patrol submarines that were built in the Soviet Union, the People's Republic of China, and North Korea.
Incidents involving vessels of the Romeo and Ming class
On April 16, 2003, all crew members of the Chinese Ming class submarine nr.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ming_class   (474 words)

  
 S 20 Kursura Class
INS Kursura, a Foxtrot class submarine of the Indian Navy, was decommissioned and inaugurated as a museum at an impressive ceremony held at RK Beach, Visakhapatnam in early 2001.
The idea of converting a decommissioned submarine into a museum was conceived by Headquarters, Eastern Naval Command with an aim to bring the Navy closer to the civilian population.
INS Karanj, a Kalvari class submarine of the Indian Navy which rendered glorious service in safeguarding the vast maritime frontiers of the country for nearly 34 years was decommissioned at a solemn ceremony held at the Naval Base, Visakhapatnam in late 2003.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/india/s-kursura.htm   (1760 words)

  
 Romeo class submarine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Additionally, the PLAN operates a modified Romeo class submarine that is used for (A rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices) guided missile trials.
(A communist country in the northern half of the Korean Peninsula; established in 1948; involved in state-sponsored terrorism) North Korea operates several Romeo class submarines, that were both locally built and imported from China.
On January 11, 1962, the Soviet Foxtrot class submarine (Click link for more info and facts about B-37) B-37 exploded as the result of a fire which detonated all torpedo warheads in the submarine.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/R/Ro/Romeo_class_submarine.htm   (561 words)

  
 The Submarine as a Class of Archaeological Site
Being mainly submariners, fiercely proud of the traditions of their service and their ability to cope in such a difficult environment, the delegates to the conference generally felt that it was so.
The possibility that the submarine will become the longest-lasting of all metallic wrecks was examined as a result of these understandings, as were the ethical questions involved in the excavation or raising of any submarine, especially where it constitutes an inviolable grave or tomb in the strictest sense of the word.
A 20th century submarine is a warship and, given that the majority of active submarines were lost in a wartime mode, it is to be expected that they contain highly explosive materials and toxic substances such as battery acids.
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 DB2000 Encyclopedia - Submarine Entries - Foxtrot class
58 submarines were built for the Soviet navy, 8 for India, 6 for Libya and 3 for Cuba.
In 1987-1988 2 submarines were leased to Poland and then sold in 1993.
Four submarines of this project (B-36, B-130, B-59, B-4) took part in famous "Kama" operation in 1962: they were sent to Sargasso Sea during Cuban missile crisis.
www.harpoonhq.com /encyclopedia/HTML_Files/subs_files/russia_ss_foxtrot.htm   (163 words)

  
 Compare Capabilities of Pak sub fleed and Indian Sub fleet - Defence Talk - Defence Forum
The acquisition of an ex-US TENCH class submarine by Pakistan Navy in 1964 was particularly significant, not only because Pakistan became the second country after Indonesia, amongst the Indian Ocean littorals to operate a submarine, but it also brought a new dimension to naval warfare in the Indo-Pakistan context.
The submarine force is the main strength of the PN Fleet.
As of the Project-75 Submarine programme to which the Scorpene is refered to, is actually a 24 unit aquisition for the next 30 years.
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 zero bubble » Blog Archive » October’s Submarines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If commander of the Soviet Foxtrot class submarine B-59, Captain Valentin Savitsky, had actually followed through with his statement (if it’s assumed that he actually said it), it would have undoubtedly lead to a nuclear exchange between the US and the Soviet Union in October 1962.
Each of the four Soviet Foxtrot submarines that were headed for Cuba in the fall of 1962 carried a nuclear torpedo, their 15-kiloton warheads packing as much punch as the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
The pride and professionalism of the Soviet submariners is not in question because although they might have been handicapped by their top leadership and sometimes poorly manufactured equipment, they are undoubtedly on par with their American counterparts.
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 Indiainfo.com -> News -> India -> Navy unveils India’s first submarine museum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
New Delhi: INS Kursura, an Indian Navy submarine that played a key role in the 1971 war with Pakistan, was Tuesday decommissioned and converted into a submarine at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
The submarine will now be placed at Visakhapatnam's R K beach as a tourist attraction, he said.
The idea of converting the submarine into a submarine was conceived by the navy's eastern command to bring the force closer to the civilian population and to provide people with the opportunity of boarding a submarine and getting an insight into its capabilities and life within its confines, Gupta said.
newsarchives.indiainfo.com /2001/02/27/27navy.html   (283 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Romeo class submarine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Type XXI U-boat U 3008, postwar photo Type XXI U-boats, also known as the Elektroboote, were the first submarines designed to operate entirely submerged, rather than as surface ships that could submerge as a temporary, awkward mode of operation.
Soviet Submarine S-350 was a Romeo class submarine.
A modern torpedo, historically called a self-propelled torpedo, is a self-propelled guided projectile that (after being launched above or below the water surface) operates underwater and is designed to detonate on contact or in proximity to a target.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Romeo-class-submarine   (841 words)

  
 List of museum ships - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Batfish — Muskogee, Oklahoma — Balao-class submarine
HMAS Onslow — Sydney — Oberon class submarine
USS Torsk (SS-423) — Baltimore, Maryland — Tench-class submarine.
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 Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority - INS Kurusura Submarine Museum
The submarine, that was built in Russia is not yet decommissioned but nevertheless, it will be converted into a naval museum.
Reports say that the submarine will be decommissioned on the day of the inauguration of the museum.
The A.P.Tourism Corporation had entrusted the Naval Ship Design and Research Centre (NSRDC) with the job of hauling the submarine for the 2 crore-museum project, which, incidentally, is the first in Asia and the fourth in the world.
www.vuda.org /TourismProjects/kurusura.html   (125 words)

  
 Yankee class submarine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Yankee class is the general NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally constructed by the Soviet Union around 1968.
The 24 of them built at Severodvinsk for the Northern Fleet were known as the Navaga ("cod") class, while the remaining 10 built in Komsomolsk-na-Amur for the Pacific Fleet were the Nalim ("burbot") class.
The Yankees were the first class of Soviet subs to have comparable firepower, in terms of ballistic missile batteries, to their American counterparts.
www.kiwipedia.com /en/yankee-class-submarine.html   (182 words)

  
 PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:SUBMARINE LINKS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Building a Submarine - details from a University of Akron 1999 Honors Physics group project to build a submarine with a budget of $400.00.
Foxtrot U-480 - virtual visit to the russian submarine class Foxtrot - Visite virtuelle du sous-marin russe de la classe Foxtrot.
USS Crevalle (SS 291) - history of the submarine with many links all over the world were she served.
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 Australia O Class Submarine - The best australia products, sites and information on the web today!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This is the complete list of all submarines and submersibles preserved as museum ships or in museums around the world.
Alderson, Nancy (Nancy Hladky) - Class of 1963.
Los Angeles class submarine with its crew of 137 was heading for a port visit in Brisbane, Australia.
australia.bigfatdirectory.net /index.php?k=australia-o-class-submarine   (1001 words)

  
 scorpion
Commissioned by the Russian Navy until 1994, the Foxtrot-class submarine is in near operational condition and available for viewing.
Built in 1972, Foxtrot was the largest diesel-electric Soviet sub traversing the Pacific waters.
There were 79 Foxtrots built between 1958 and 1984 with some sold to India, Libya, Cuba and Poland.
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 Foxtrot Class - Project 641
The Project 641 (Foxtrot) submarines were derivatives of the Whiskey and Romeo class diesel boats.
The Foxtrot operated at a depth of 250 meters, could dive to over 300 meters and was capable of reaching 16.8 knots.
Reportedly by early-2000 only three boats of this class remain in service, though the identity of these units is somewhat obscure, and they are expected to be retired shortly.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/russia/641.htm   (299 words)

  
 Soviet submarine B-37 - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On 11 January 1962, the submarine was tied up at the pier in Ekaterininsky, with all watertight doors open, while conducting maintenance and testing of her torpedoes.
The submarine was instantly destroyed with all hands except the commanding officer Captain Second Rank Begeba who was on the pier at the time of explosion, and Captain Third Rank Jakubenko, who was on another part of the sub base.
The project 633 ("Romeo") submarine С-350, tied up next to Б-37, was badly damaged by the explosion as well, and several men from other ships and the shipyard were killed.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Soviet_submarine_B-37   (247 words)

  
 Submarine Store Directory of Submarine Links
This is the Argonaute, a French attack submarine from the 1950s that has been decommissioned and placed on display at the Parc de la Villette in Paris.
Reefs of the Gulf is your on-line headquarters for a tour of the submarine world in the Gulf of Mexico from May 2-22, 1998 aboard the NR-1, the U.S. Navy's only nuclear-powered research submarine.
Scorpion, a Foxtrot-class submarine built in 1972 and retired from the Russian navy in 1994, opens to the public on July 14, 1998.
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 Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Conventional Submarines
The 'FOXTROT' class, built in 1961-1971, was the last major class of oceangoing diesel-electric submarines in the Soviet navy.
They were successors to the 'ZULU' class boats, which had been contemporaries of the 'FOXTROT' class.
A well-worn 'FOXTROT' in the Mediterranean 30 December 1971.
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 Printer Friendly Format - Hendon Times
The owners of the Foxtrot-class U475 submarine, which weighs 1,950 tonnes, want to moor it alongside the pier as a tourist attraction a far cry from its days in active service when it patrolled high seas with its missiles aimed at the West.
The so-called hunter-killer sub was built in 1967 at the Sudomekh shipyard in Leningrad and was part of Russia's Baltic submarine fleet.
But bosses at International Management Consortium, which owns the sub, are confident it could become a major London attraction and have set their sights on winning planning permission from Westminster City Council.
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 LIFe aBOaRD a FOXTROT-CLaSS SOVIeT SUBmaRIne Sea Classics - Find Articles
Despite their modernity, life was considerably more primitive aboard post-war Soviet submarines than many Westerners expected/PART II When a teenager reached the age of 18, he was automatically available for national service in the Navy or Army of the Soviet Union.
The average age of a sailor in the submarine service is 19- to 22-years, and the officers are hardly like Sean Connery in the Hunt for Red October or Harrison Ford in K-19, The Widowmaker.
The class of Michmen was created to retain long-term enlisted crewmen who were highly experienced in various aspects of submarine or surface warfare.
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 Chapomatic » Bargain Basement Boat
The Oberon-class submarines are presently docked on the Dartmouth, N.S., waterfront.
Very little maintenance has been done on the submarines since they were taken out of service.
A lot of the valves were welded shut to prevent leaks when the hydraulic system was removed.
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