SS-N-19 Shipwreck

missile

Also known as: Shipwreck

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The SS-N-19 Shipwreck is a supersonic, dive-launched antiship cruise missile developed by the Soviet Union. It could carry a nuclear warhead and had a range of approximately 340 nautical miles (630 km). This missile was deployed on the massive Oscar-class submarines, which entered service in 1980. These submarines were designed to carry twenty-four SS-N-19 missiles. The development of such missiles was part of the broader Soviet strategy to divide their attack submarines between antisubmarine and cruise-missile roles.1

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The SS-N-19 Shipwreck, a small, vertically launched, flip-out wing supersonic missile with a range of about 390 miles, appeared in the 1980s.
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The SS-N-19 Shipwreck, a small, vertically launched, flip-out wing supersonic missile with a range of about 390 miles, appeared in the 1980s.
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