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- Code Number:
- MYND02_071
- Title:
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K-129, Project Azorian, diesel-electric powered, Soviet Pacific Fleet, Project 629 strategic ballistic missile, 1960s
- Ordered: 26/01/1954
Builder: Nr. 402 Severodvinsk or Nr. 199 Komsomol Na Amur Completed: 1960 Fate: Sank on 8/03/1968 approximately 1,560 nautical miles (2,890 km) northwest of Oahu Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean with all hands - 98 crewmen perished Status: Partially recovered in covert salvage operation by the CIA in 1974 called Project Azorian Class: Golf-II class ballistic missile submarine Displacement: 2,700 long tons (2,743 tons) submerged Length: 100 meters (330 feet) Beam: 8.5 meters (28 feet) Draft: 8.5 meters (28 feet) Propulsion: 3 diesel engines, each 2,000 bhp (1,500 kW) 3 electric motors, 5,200 shp (3,880 kW) 3x shafts Speed: 15-17 knots (28-31 km/h; 17-20 mph) surfaced, 12-14 knots (22-km/h; 14-6 mph) submerged Endurance: 70 days Complement: 83 men Armament: D-4 launch system with 3 R-21 missiles Notes: Said to be armed with SS-N-5 Serb missile with 750?900 nautical mile range (1,390?1,670 km; 860?1,040 mile) range and one megaton warhead The taking of K-129 is an incredible new book by Josh Dean. I highly recommend reading this true story of almost unbelievable espionage and deception.
- Keywords:
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Navy, Military, Armament, Killingry, Weaponry, warfare, Naval, Weapon, Maritime, History, Archives, Historic, Armed Force
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