Yankee-class submarine
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The Yankee-class submarine was a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines that formed a key part of the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet submarine class
ⓘ
ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
submarine-launched ballistic missile
ⓘ
torpedo ⓘ |
| builtAt | Severodvinsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Soviet shipyards ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War submarines of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
ballistic missile submarines ⓘ nuclear-powered submarines of the Soviet Navy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewType | mixed conscript and professional sailors ⓘ |
| decommissioningPeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| enteredServicePeriod | late 1960s ⓘ |
| followedBy | Delta-class submarine ⓘ |
| hasNATOReportingName | Yankee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSovietDesignation |
Navaga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Project 667A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceWithSuccessorState | Russian Navy (early 1990s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedCapability | true submerged-launch SLBM capability for USSR ⓘ |
| K-219IncidentCause | missile tube explosion ⓘ |
| K-219IncidentLocation | north of Bermuda ⓘ |
| K-219IncidentOutcome |
loss of submarine
ⓘ
radioactive release ⓘ |
| K-219IncidentYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| missileLaunchSystem | vertical launch tubes ⓘ |
| missileLocation | behind sail ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | double-hull design ⓘ |
| notableAccident | K-219 incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | open ocean patrols ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet strategic nuclear forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patrolArea |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakServicePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| poweredBy | pressurized-water reactor ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hotel-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| role | strategic missile platform ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
sea-based nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
second-strike capability ⓘ |
| submarineType | SSBN ⓘ |
| treatyInfluence |
SALT I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
START I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor | strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
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