- Zulu class submarine
The
Soviet Navy 's Project 611, also known by theirNATO reporting name of "Zulu"-class, were designed asattack submarine s, but six were converted in 1956 to become the world's firstballistic missile submarine s, one armed with a single F-11FMScud missile and five others with two Scuds each. The missiles were too long to be contained in the boat's hull, and extended into the enlarged sail.Soviet submarine B-67 successfully launched a missile on16 September 1955 .The design was influenced by the German
Type XXI U-boat of theWorld War II era. [Sean Maloney, 'To Secure Command of the Sea,' University of New Brunswick thesis 1991, p.315]The success of the converted Zulus prompted the design of Project 629, the
Golf class submarine s.A total of 26 boats were built, entering service from
1952 to1957 .References
External links
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/611.htm Globalsecurity.org article]
* [http://www.deepstorm.ru/DeepStorm.files/45-92/dts/611/list.htm Deep storm article]
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