Soviet Attack Submarines

Author : Edward Hampshire
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472839350

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Soviet Cold War Attack Submarines by Edward Hampshire Pdf

In this highly detailed book, naval historian Edward Hampshire reveals the fascinating history of the nuclear-powered attack submarines built and operated by the Soviet Union in the Cold War, including each class of these formidable craft as they developed throughout the Cold War period. The November class, which were the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarines, had originally been designed to fire a single enormous nuclear-tipped torpedo but were eventually completed as boats firing standard torpedoes. The Alfa class were perhaps the most remarkable submarines of the Cold War: titanium-hulled (which was light and strong but extremely expensive and difficult to weld successfully), crewed with only thirty men due to considerable automation and 30% faster than any US submarines, they used a radical liquid lead-bismuth alloy in the reactor plant. The Victor class formed the backbone of the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet in the 1970s and 1980s, as hunter-killer submarines began to focus on tracking and potentially destroying NATO ballistic missile submarines. The Sierra classes were further titanium-hulled submarines and the single Mike-class submarine was an experimental type containing a number of innovations. Finally, the Akula class were being constructed as the Cold War ended, and these boats form the mainstay of the Russian nuclear attack submarine fleet today. This book explores the design, development, and deployment of each of these classes in detail, offering an unparalleled insight into the submarines which served the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War period. The text is supported by stunning illustrations, photographs and diagrams of the submarines.

Author : Jan S. Breemer
Publisher : Ihs Global Incorporated
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Transportation
ISBN : UOM:39015012052943

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Author : Edward Hampshire
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 49 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472839329

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Soviet Cold War Attack Submarines by Edward Hampshire Pdf

In this highly detailed book, naval historian Edward Hampshire reveals the fascinating history of the nuclear-powered attack submarines built and operated by the Soviet Union in the Cold War, including each class of these formidable craft as they developed throughout the Cold War period. The November class, which were the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarines, had originally been designed to fire a single enormous nuclear-tipped torpedo but were eventually completed as boats firing standard torpedoes. The Alfa class were perhaps the most remarkable submarines of the Cold War: titanium-hulled (which was light and strong but extremely expensive and difficult to weld successfully), crewed with only thirty men due to considerable automation and 30% faster than any US submarines, they used a radical liquid lead-bismuth alloy in the reactor plant. The Victor class formed the backbone of the Soviet nuclear submarine fleet in the 1970s and 1980s, as hunter-killer submarines began to focus on tracking and potentially destroying NATO ballistic missile submarines. The Sierra classes were further titanium-hulled submarines and the single Mike-class submarine was an experimental type containing a number of innovations. Finally, the Akula class were being constructed as the Cold War ended, and these boats form the mainstay of the Russian nuclear attack submarine fleet today. This book explores the design, development, and deployment of each of these classes in detail, offering an unparalleled insight into the submarines which served the Soviet Union throughout the Cold War period. The text is supported by stunning illustrations, photographs and diagrams of the submarines.

Author : Mark H. Glissmeyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798985577129

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Soviet Attack Submarines by Mark H. Glissmeyer Pdf

Following the unimpressive performance of the Soviet Navy during World War Two, Soviet leadership realized that a stronger navy would be an important factor in their drive to gain recognition for their world power status. In less than a decade, the Soviet Union would develop a large naval force and would operate the largest submarine fleet in the world. By Stalin's death in 1953, their naval development program was well advanced; nine cruisers had been completed, construction had begun on two of a programmed four heavy cruisers, and construction of aircraft carriers was reportedly planned. The Soviet Navy was becoming a force which might eventually attempt to contest control of the high seas from the United States, as well as defend the USSR against any seaborne attack. This book traces the history and missions of the Soviet attack submarine force and describes the various classes of attack submarines which the Soviets built. It also discusses Soviet naval operations such as the conscription of their crews, and includes various submarine accidents at sea. It gives this chronology from two different viewpoints-that of the United States gleamed through US intelligence, and also from the viewpoint of the Soviet military. This hardcover version includes 53 figures and charts showing the various submarines including torpedo evolution, main development phases, maps, ballistic missile evolution, cruise missile comparisons, salvage and rescue, and construction numbers.

Author : Norman Polmar,Kenneth J. Moore
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781597973199

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Cold War Submarines by Norman Polmar,Kenneth J. Moore Pdf

Submarines had a vital, if often unheralded, role in the superpower navies during the Cold War. Their crews carried out intelligence-collection operations, sought out and stood ready to destroy opposing submarines, and, from the early 1960s, threatened missile attacks on their adversary's homeland, providing in many respects the most survivable nuclear deterrent of the Cold War. For both East and West, the modern submarine originated in German U-boat designs obtained at the end of World War II. Although enjoying a similar technology base, by the 1990s the superpowers had created submarine fleets of radically different designs and capabilities. Written in collaboration with the former Soviet submarine design bureaus, Norman Polmar and K. J. Moore authoritatively demonstrate in this landmark study how differing submarine missions, antisubmarine priorities, levels of technical competence, and approaches to submarine design organizations and management caused the divergence.

Author : Hugh Harkins
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1535596562

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Russian Non-nuclear Attack Submarines by Hugh Harkins Pdf

In 2016, Russia launched the last of its planned procurement of six Project 636.3 third generation large diesel electric attack submarines, having laid the keel of the third Project 677, the second of the modified design, medium displacement fourth generation diesel electric attack submarine, the previous year, both events marking significant milestones in the rejuvenation of the Russian Federation Navy non-nuclear attack submarine fleet. This volume sets out to detail the stable of Russian designed and built third and fourth generation large/medium displacement diesel electric attack submarines in service or development in the second decade of the 21st century, commencing with the modernised Project 877 and new build Project 636/636.3 (NATO reporting name 'Kilo') designs of the third generation, leading to the fourth generation Project 677 and Amur 1650/950 designs. The evolution of Russian/Soviet submarine building is detailed, leading to the third and fourth generation designs in service in 2016. International co-operation designs are detailed, specifically the Italian-Russian S-1000 medium displacement fourth generation diesel electric submarine jointly developed by the Fincantieri Naval Vessel Business Unit in Italy and the Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering Rubin in Russia. The various control, sensor, communications, navigation and weapons systems employed by or available for the respective Russian submarine designs are detailed. All technical information regarding the submarines, systems and weapons, has been provided by the respective design houses, developers and builders, as has the majority of the photographs and graphics used throughout the volume.

Author : Kenneth Sewell,Clint Richmond
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781416527336

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Red Star Rogue by Kenneth Sewell,Clint Richmond Pdf

"The Hunt for Red October" meets "Blind Man's Bluff" in this chilling, true story of a rogue Soviet submarine that sank while trying to provoke a war between the U.S. and China.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UVA:35007004865014

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Understanding Soviet Naval Developments by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jak P. Mallmann Showell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127437478

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The U-boat Century by Jak P. Mallmann Showell Pdf

On a sweltering day in August 1906 U-1, or Unterseeboot 1, meaning underwater boat, was lifted into Kiel's waters for trials; 100 hundred years later Kiel still witnesses the launching of U-boats, modern submarines with fuel cell propulsion systems, built for navies worldwide. In the years in between Germany fought two world wars, in which the U-boat almost defeated the Allies. --The U-boat was one of the most potent weapons of the 20th century, and here Mallmann Showell, perhaps the world's leading U-boat historian, explains how it was developed and designed and then deployed to wreak havoc in European waters and further afield in the Atlantic and the Far East. This is not a dry technical book but a work that looks behind the scenes at the men who built and fought in them. Weapons systems, operational areas, bases, builders and fleet organisation are covered, and as well as dealing with the world wars, the author brings the story up to date with the third, latest, generation of U-boats. The text is augmented by over 300 images, many never published before. --Publisher description.

Author : Bruce W. Watson,Susan M Watson,Calland Carnes,Brian Larson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000305753

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The Soviet Navy by Bruce W. Watson,Susan M Watson,Calland Carnes,Brian Larson Pdf

Since Admiral Sergei G. Gorshkov was appointed to the office of commander in chief of the Soviet Navy in 1956, the Soviet Union has made a massive investment in naval construction, training, and operations. As a result, the Soviet Navy has grown from a coastal defense force to one of the world's two strongest navies. This book offers a detailed assessment of every major aspect of the Soviet Navy, from fleet structure and training facilities to command and control procedures and warfare and intelligence collection capabilities.

Author : Edward Hampshire
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472825001

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Soviet Cruise Missile Submarines of the Cold War by Edward Hampshire Pdf

The Soviet Union's cruise missile submarines from the modified Whiskey, to the Oscar II classes were among the most formidable vessels of the Cold War. They were initially designed to carry land attack nuclear-tipped cruise missiles designed to strike targets on the eastern coast of the United States. By the late 1960s, however, submarine-launched ballistic missiles made the nuclear land-attack mission unnecessary, so existing classes were converted to the 'carrier killer' role, armed with anti-ship cruise missiles designed to destroy US super-carriers and other important naval targets. This fully illustrated study examines these powerful machines that were some of the largest and fastest submarines ever built. If war had broken out, they would have been at the forefront of the Soviet Navy's campaign to destroy NATO's sea power and cut America's sea link with Europe.

Author : W. Craig Reed
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061992544

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Red November by W. Craig Reed Pdf

“Red November delivers the real life feel and fears of submariners who risked their lives to keep the peace.” —Steve Berry, author of The Paris Vendetta W. Craig Reed, a former navy diver and fast-attack submariner, provides a riveting portrayal of the secret underwater struggle between the US and the USSR in Red November. A spellbinding true-life adventure in the bestselling tradition of Blind Man’s Bluff, it reveals previously undisclosed details about the most dangerous, daring, and decorated missions of the Cold War, earning raves from New York Times bestselling authors David Morrell, who calls it, “palpably gripping,” and James Rollins, who says, “If Tom Clancy had turned The Hunt for Red October into a nonfiction thriller, Red November might be the result.”

Author : Peter A. Huchthausen
Publisher : National Geographic Society
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 079226472X

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K-19 by Peter A. Huchthausen Pdf

Tells the real story of a Russian submarine's narrowly averted nuclear meltdown at the height of the cold war. Companion volume to the feature film.

Author : Kenneth Sewell,Clint Richmond
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780743274654

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Red Star Rogue by Kenneth Sewell,Clint Richmond Pdf

This riveting New York Times bestseller tells of the shocking true story of a rogue Soviet submarine poised for a nuclear strike on the United States, “reveal[ing] the explosive facts about one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War” (The Flint Journal). On March 7, 1968, several hundred miles northwest of Hawaii, the nuclear-armed K-129 surfaced and sunk, taking its crewmen and officers with it to perish at sea. Who was commanding the rogue Russian sub? What was its target? How did it infiltrate American waters undetected? Drawing from recently declassified documents and extensive confidential interviews, Navy veteran Kenneth Sewell exposes the stunning truth behind an operation calculated to provoke war between the United States and China. With full, authoritative detail and sixteen pages of exclusive photographs, Red Star Rogue illuminates this history-shaping event and rings with chilling relevance in light of today’s terrorist threats.

Author : John M. Tully,Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001-06
Category : Navies
ISBN : 1423528506

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Russia's Submarine Force by John M. Tully,Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Pdf

This thesis analyzes the factors likely to shape the future of the Russian submarine force, It examines key events affecting this force since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, and explores the determinants of these events, The Russian Federation inherited a huge submarine fleet from the Soviet Union, Due to the changing conditions in the world and in Russia, its future status is in doubt The thesis begins by analyzing the development and roles of the Soviet submarine force, It then considers the four most significant factors that have affected the submarine force since 1991: (1) Russia's poor economic performance, (2) Russia's changing national security requirements, (3) competition from the other military services for a limited defense budget, and (4) changes within the military and society, The thesis concludes that the Russian submarine force is unlikely to undergo a major revival, The most probable scenario involves a smaller and less capable force, The most influential factors may be Russia's economic performance and the military reform plans of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergey Ivanov,