Soviet Submarine K-219
K-219 was a Navaga-class ballistic missile submarine (NATO reporting name "Yankee I") of the Soviet Navy. She carried 16 (later 15) SS-N-6 liquid-fuel missiles powered by UDMH with IRFNA, equipped with an estimated 34 nuclear warheads.
K-219 was involved in what has become one of the most controversial submarine incidents in the Cold War.
Read more about Soviet Submarine K-219: The Incident, Hostile Waters Film, Casualties
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