Military Periscope Logo

----- HISTORICAL RECORD -----

CHAKRA class SSGN

Country of Origin: India


 0 NUCLEAR-PROPELLED CRUISE MISSILE SUBMARINE (SSGN)
   (ex-Soviet CHARLIE I class**)

 Name          Status
 CHAKRA        Returned

This was the world's first nuclear-propelled submarine transferred to another nation by the builder. The Soviet transfer made India the fifth country in the world to possess a nuclear-propelled warship.

The CHARLIE-class SSGN was the first submarine to be capable of launching cruise (guided) missiles while submerged. The design had a double...

Please log in to continue reading.

Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.

Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…

  • More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
  • Nearly every country's armed forces
  • Militant organizations
laptop image

Try Military Periscope free for seven days