ROMEO** (849) class (Egypt) SS

 4 ROMEO-class ATTACK SUBMARINES (SS)
   (Chinese-built ROMEO class)

 Pendant    Commissioned    Status
 849        May 21, 1984    Active*
 852        May 21, 1984    Active*
 855        May 21, 1984    Active*
 858        May 21, 1984    Active*

*Operability is suspect.

The ROMEO class is a Russian-designed, medium-range, torpedo attack submarine. The four surviving from the Egyptian ROMEO class were all Chinese-built. The first pair was delivered on March 28, 1983, and...