Lost at Sea

USSR Subs During Peacetime

by Harry Cooper


A report has reached here which we find tough to believe, but it is supposed to be accurate. It is a list of Soviet submarines lost at sea in peacetime. Here is the breakdown of these submarines:

DATECLASSLOCATIONCASUALTIES
4/68GOLFNW of Japan86 dead
4/70ALPHASea of Japanunknown
4/71YANKEEnear Guamall hands lost
9/71GOLF IISW of Japanall hands lost
11/76FOX TROTSea of Japanall hands lost
11/77prototype NUC.South China Seaunknown
8/80ECHO ISea of Japanall hands lost
10/81WHISKEYNW of Japanall hands lost
9/83CHARLIESea of Japan90 dead
3/84VICTOR IW of Japanall hands lost
9/84ECHO II60m W. of Japanall hands lost
9/84GOLF IINW of Oki Islandall hands lost
1/86ECHO IISea of Japanall hands lost

We have requested confirmation of these figures and have asked for information on any additional losses Soviet submarine losses from our Members in the Russian Navy but nothing yet.


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