Nsoviet submarine k-129 and project azorian books

When the cia built a ship with a giant claw, designed salvage the soviet submarine k129, 5km down. For the first time, the central intelligence agency cia has declassified substantive information on one of its most secret and sensitive schemes, project azorian, the agency codename for its ambitious plan to raise a sunken soviet submarine from the floor of the pacific ocean in order to retrieve. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In fact authors kenneth the sinking of the soviet submarine k129 and the cias subsequent attempts to recover it has long been of interest to me. From the beginning, the tragedy was shrouded in mystery. Soviet submarine k129 1960, a golfclass project 629 dieselelectric ballistic missile submarine that sank in march 1968. When the cia tried to steal a soviet nuclear submarine. The book reports that a soviet sailors remains were found in his. K129 was an 8yearold soviet nuclear ballistic missile submarine that went missing in the north pacific during a routine combat patrol in march 1968.

Despite the fact that k129 was carrying atomic missiles, neither the u. The k129 was a project 629a dieselelectric powered ballistic missile submarine that served in the pacific fleet of the soviet navyone of six project 629 strategic ballistic missile submarines assigned to the 15th submarine squadron based at rybachiy naval base in kamchatkacommanded by counter admiral rudolf a. Project azorian erroneously called jennifer by the press after its top secret security compartment was a u. Project azorian is a drier, more academic affair, focusing mainly on the naval aspects of the operation, the engineering and functioning of the glomar explorer and capture vehicle, and what may have caused the sinking of the k129. An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the cold wara mix between the hunt for red october and argoabout how the cia, the u. Advancing an understanding of why the soviet submarine k129 was lost. Discover the unbelievable story of project azorian, the cias cold war effort to steal the k129 nuclear submarine that the soviets had lost. Navy, and americas most eccentric mogul spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nucleararmed soviet submarine k129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the pacific ocean. Project azorian is a drier, more academic affair, focusing mainly on the naval aspects of the operation, the engineering and functioning of the glomar explorer and. In early august 1968, the wreck of k129 was penis by the uss halibut please update with 2012 information. According to the cia history of the mission, called project azorian, the soviet union failed to locate the sub in a massive twomonth search, but the united states found it. The cia and the raising of the k129 kindle edition by polmar, norman c.

Red star rogue puts forward a compelling case that the event that sank k129 was far more sinister then the public has ever been told. Project azorian was the cias name for its secret operation to find. Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the pacific ocean floor in the summer of 1974, using the purposebuilt ship hughes glomar explorer. On july 21st, 1974, despite incredible risks, and after years of secret preparations, the cia attempted to salvage the sunken soviet ballistic missle submarine k129 from the depths of the north pacific ocean. This book reveals the latest information available about the cias herculean attempt to obtain the soviet secrets sunk with the k129. Buy soviet submarine k 129 1960 by russell jesse isbn. That time the cia used a giant claw machine to access a.

Azorian was the code name for the most ambitious ocean engineering endeavour ever. The cia and the raising of the k129 by norman polmar and michael white isbn 9781591146681 was published in september 2012. Robert johnston last updated 16 january 2006 see note at bottom of page. Soviet submarine k129 may refer to one or both of the following submarines of the soviet navy. It almost sounds like the plot from a james bond movie, but project azorian is completely true. Josh deans new book, the taking of k129, tells the true story of project azorian, a secret cia mission to lift the submarine from a depth of more than 3 miles into a custombuilt ship called the hughes glomar explorer. How the cia tried to recover a 2,500ton soviet submarine. Project azorian, the supersecret effort to raise a soviet submarine carrying nuclear missiles, nuclear torpedos, and cryptological data was one of the cold wars most daring and ingenious operations. Nov 19, 2016 project azorian, a cia project to retrieve a sunken soviet submarine k129 from the depths of the pacific ocean in the 1970s and also other russian submarines raised such as the kursk k141. The sinking of the soviet submarine k129 and details of. But the soviet submarine k129 carried valuable cold war secrets, so president nixon approved project azorian. He cowrote a book on this episode, project azorian.

This project was for the 1974 recovery of the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the bottom of the pacific ocean floor. American intelligence located it within weeks of its demise. S central intelligence agency, also recognized as the cia. Project azoria recovery of the sunken soviet submarine k129. While i found josh deans recent the taking of k129 to be a compelling read, it occasionally felt like the book the movie is based on, mostly ignored the soviet perspective, and had quite a few annoying technical errors. Central intelligence agency cia project to recover the sunken soviet submarine k129 from the pacific ocean floor in 1974, using the purposebuilt ship hughes glomar explorer.

As discussed in project azorian, the cia and the raising of the k129 by michael white and norman polmar, a russian source subsequent to the acoustic analysis. The cold war on the ocean floor how the cia recovered a sunken soviet submarine in an ingenious and highrisk covert operation. Azorian the raising of the k129 and nuclear attack on the. Navy, and a crazy billionaire spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nucleararmed soviet submarine k129 after it had sunk to the bottom of the pacific ocean. Advancing an understanding of why the soviet submarine k.

Josh deans new book, the taking of k129, tells the true story of project azorian, a secret cia mission to lift the submarine from a depth of more than 3 miles into a custombuilt ship called the. Projekt 629a, nato reporting name golf iiclass dieselelectric powered ballistic missile submarine that served in the pacific fleet of the soviet navyone of six project 629 strategic ballistic missile submarines assigned to the 15th submarine squadron based at rybachiy naval base in. The k129 was a project 629a nato reporting name golf ii dieselelectric powered submarine that served in the soviet navys pacific fleet one of six project 629 strategic ballistic missile submarines attached to the 15th submarine squadron based at rybachiy naval base, kamchatka, commanded by rear admiral rudolf a. Project azorian the cias declassified history of the glomar explorer by matthew aid. This operation, called project azorian, is now referred to by the american intelligence service as one of the two or three most valuable and bold spy operations during the cold war. The hughes mining barge, or hmb1, is a submersible barge about 99 m 324 ft long, 32 m 106 ft wide, and more than 27 m 90 ft tall. Cia spy ship built to raise soviet sub becomes victim of. True tale of cold war terror account of 1969 sinking of. Project azorian, also known as jennifer by the press after its own top security compartment, was the code name for a project of the u. An incredible true tale of espionage and engineering set at the height of the cold war when the cia, the us navy, and americas most eccentric spent six years and nearly a billion dollars to steal the nucleararmed soviet submarine k129.

K129 was a project 629a nato reporting name golfii dieselelectric powered submarine of the soviet pacific fleet, one of six project 629 strategic ballistic missile submarines attached to the 15th submarine squadron based at rybachiy naval base, kamchatka, commanded by rear admiral rudolf a. The hmb1 was originally developed as part of project. When in 1968 the soviet submarine k129 sank in the pacific ocean, the americans first decided to photograph and then extract its wreck. Wikimedia commons k129 have you ever watched an opening scene to a movie where based on a true story flashed across the screen and you thought, no way. In 1968 the soviet ballistic missile submarine k129 sank in the central north pacific. In march 1968, the k129, a soviet nuclear submarine, exploded and sank with all hands in the pacific ocean roughly 300 miles from pearl harbor. The cia crafted a secret program to raise the submarine in 1974. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cia salvage the raising of the russian nuclear submarine.