Soviet submarine B-59 - Wikipedia
WEBSoviet submarine B-59 (Russian: Б-59) was a Project 641 or Foxtrot-class diesel-electric submarine of the Soviet Navy. B-59 was stationed near Cuba during the 13-day Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 and was pursued and harassed by US Navy vessels.
Soviet Submarine B-59 And The Man Who Single-Handedly
WEBSep 26, 2022 · Arkhipov was serving as second in command on the Soviet B-59 nuclear submarine at the time of the missile crisis. After the US ordered a naval blockade around Cuba, the navy began to drop depth...
The Underwater Cuban Missile Crisis at 60 - National Security …
WEBOct 3, 2022 · An incident occurred on one of the submarines, B-59, when its captain, Valentin Savitsky, came close to using his nuclear torpedo. Although the Americans weren’t even aware of it at the time, it happened on the most …
Preventing Nuclear War: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the B-59 …
WEBOn October 27, 1962, the world nearly ended as the commanders of the Soviet Submarine B-59 considered firing a T-5 nuclear torpedo against the US war fleet.
The Underwater Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Submarines and the …
WEBOct 31, 2002 · Soviet Navy map depicting Foxtrot sub locations near Cuba, late October 1962. Submarine B-59's position is indicated by the bright red rectangle outside the map itself, at top center of the margin. Source: Digital image by Svetlana Savranskaya
A Russian submarine had a ‘Crimson Tide’ moment near Cuba
WEBMay 26, 2023 · Three Soviet officers aboard a submarine designated B-59 were headed for Cuba during one of the most tense events of the Cold War. They’d been sailing for four weeks and had little communication from Moscow.
How Vasili Arkhipov helped prevent nuclear war 60 years ago | Vox
WEBOct 27, 2022 · Trapped in a diesel-powered submarine thousands of miles from home, buffeted by exploding depth charges and threatened with suffocation and death, Arkhipov kept his head.
The Day Nuclear War Almost Broke Out - The New Yorker
WEBOct 5, 2020 · On October 27, 1962, a day that’s been described as the “most dangerous” in human history, a Soviet submarine designated B-59 was churning through the Sargasso Sea when suddenly it was...
Soviet submarine B-59 - Wikiwand / articles
WEBSoviet submarine B-59 (Russian: Б-59) was a Project 641 or Foxtrot-class diesel-electric submarine of the Soviet Navy. B-59 was stationed near Cuba during the 13-day Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 and was pursued and harassed by US Navy vessels.
Submarine B-59 - Project 641 / Foxtrot class submarine - kchf.ru
WEBThe Foxtrot-class group of submarines became the most successful of the Soviet post-World War 2 diesel-electric attack submarine offerings. The design saw construction from the period spanning 1957 to 1983 and were in service from 1958 until as recently as 2014 with foreign navies.
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