Delta

submarine class

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armament

  • USS Nautilus
    In submarine: Strategic submarines

    …followed a decade later by Delta-class vessels fitted with 16 SS-N-18 missiles. Each SS-N-18 had a range of 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km). In 1982 the Soviet Union began to deploy its Typhoon class; at an estimated surface of 25,000 tons and a length of 170 metres (560 feet), these…

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