![Papa-class Submarine (K-222)](http://lh4.ggpht.com/kobus.nl/SIl_VNCOgGI/AAAAAAAAGmY/e9ERkUmAUdE/s144/Papa_class_submarine.jpg)
Dubbed ‘Golden Fish’ by Russian sailors because of the colour of its titanium alloy hull, it has been the world’s fastest underwater vessel for almost 40 years.
Commissioned in December 1969, the K-222 could travel at 44.7 knots – that’s over 80 kph. Armed with 10 anti-ship cruise missiles, it was designed to destroy aircraft carriers.
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