She Hit 44 Knots: Russia’s Papa-Class Titanium Nuclear Submarine Had Just 1 Mission

She Hit 44 Knots: Russia’s Papa-Class Titanium Nuclear Submarine Had Just 1 Mission

Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Papa-class submarine K-222—Project 661 “Anchar”—was a one-off nuclear cruise missile boat that pushed Cold War engineering to the edge. Built with a titanium hull and twin reactors, it set an underwater speed record of 44 knots and carried P-70 Ametist missiles plus torpedoes. Mike-Class Submarine from Russia. Image Credit: Creative Commons. K-278 Komsomolets Mike-Class. Image Credit: Creative Commons. -But th…