Cuban Missile Crisis
Foxtrots played a central role in some of the most dramatic incidents of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet Navy deployed four Foxtrot subs to Cuba. US Navy destroyers dropped practice Depth Charges near Foxtrot subs near Cuba in efforts to force them to surface and be identified. Three of the four Foxtrot subs were forced to surface, one eluded US forces.
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