Russian nuclear cruise missile submarine K-45 1958-1989

Project 659/NATO Echo I-class as SSN . ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Project 651/NATO Juliett-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Part of Project 659 called by NATO Echo I preceded by Project 665 NATO named Whiskey Long Bin-class and succeeded by Project 651 NATO named Juliett-class and Project 670 Skat NATO named Charlie class. Of project 659 were 5 boats built converted in Project 659T SSN’s. Part of the Pacific Fleet. Laid down by Komsomolsk-on-Amur shipyard No. 199 on 20 December 1958, launched on 12 May 1960, commissioned on 28 June 1961 and decommisioned to be broken up in 1989.

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