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LIMA-class AGSS

Country of Origin: Russia

ship list


 0 LIMA-class AUXILIARY SUBMARINES (AGSS)

 Name     Laid Down       Launched        Commissioned     Status
 BS-555   Oct. 26, 1977   Aug. 11, 1978   Dec. 29, 1979    Stricken

description

The exact purpose and characteristics of this submarine were not publicly known; she was probably a research and development craft.

HULL: The hull length-to-beam ratio was relatively small. There was a large, flat deck area. The sail structure was set well amidships and equipped with a fixed radar mast.

The...

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