B-427 was a Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" (actually "Б") in her designation stands for большая (bolshaya, "large"). Commissioned in 1971, the submarine operated with the Russian Pacific Fleet until decommissioning in 1994.

The Soviet Navy deployed four Project 641 submarines to Cuba: B-4, B-36, B-59, and B-130 of the Soviet Sixty-Ninth Submarine Brigade. [6] US Navy destroyers dropped practice depth charges near Project 641 subs near Cuba in efforts to force them to surface and be identified.

B-427 was a Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" (actually "Б") in her designation stands for большая (bolshaya, "large"). Commissioned in 1971, the submarine operated with the Russian Pacific Fleet until decommissioning in 1994.

Sovet Submarine B-427 was a Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. Foxtrots are among the largest non-nuclear submarines ever built. Its keel was laid down on 10 April 1971 at Sudomekh Shipyard of Leningrad.

Feb 25, 2023 · The Soviet submarine B-427, also known as Foxtrot-540 and later as Scorpion, was a diesel-electric attack submarine that prowled the waters of the Pacific Ocean for over two decades. Commissioned in 1971, this vessel was the embodiment of Soviet engineering prowess, featuring cutting-edge technology and state-of-the-art weaponry.

B-427 was a Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" in her designation stands for большая. Commissioned in 1971, the submarine operated with the Russian Pacific Fleet until decommissioning in 1994.

For twenty-two years B-427 patrolled the Pacific, protecting the ballistic missile submarine bastions of the Pacific Fleet while based out of Vladivostok, Russia with the exception of a few temporary postings as part of the Soviet Submarine Squadron that was for a time based at the former US Navy base at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.

Mar 26, 2017 · The Scorpion, commissioned as B-427, patrolled the seas or welcomed tourists during a consistently volatile time for the relationship between its old home, the former Soviet Union/Russia and its...

B-427 was a Project 641 (Foxtrot-class) diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" (actually "Б") in her designation stands for большая (bolshaya, "large"). Commissioned in 1971, the submarine operated with the Russian Pacific Fleet until decommissioning in 1994.

"B-427" was a project 641 (also known by its NATO reporting name as the "Foxtrot" class) diesel-electric attack submarine of the Soviet Navy. The "B" (actually "Б") in her designation stands for большая ("bolshaya", "large").