CHAKRA class SSGN

 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...