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Friday, July 24, 2009

Thirty Year Old SSG Refurbished

Golf class ballistic missile submarineChina's lone Golf class ballistic missile sub has apparently been refurbished, rather than scrapped.

These diesel electric boats (SSGs) were introduced by Russia in the late 1950s, and 23 were built by the early 1960s, when attention was turned to nuclear ballistic missile boats (SSBN).

Fourteen Golfs were modified in 1966-72 to carry larger R-21 (1600 kilometer range) missiles. These boats remained in commission until 1990.

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