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Originally Posted by UnderseaLcpl
That would make for a good novel, and I stress the word novel. If there were nuclear torpedoes aboard, the Soviets would have long since recovered them, as ferarful as they were about NATO recovering their technology, and given their strict monitorign of their military assets.
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Ok how? send a recovery ship out to raise the sub? Nope. Send in divers and cut the sub open and remove the torpedoes.
Maybe.
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Actually, now that I think about it, did the Whiskey-class even employ nuclear torpedoes? IIRC, the design pre-dated nuclear torpedoes, which would suggest that the tubes were not designed to accomadate purpose-built nuclear warheads, unless of course, the warheads could be fitted into a standard-diameter warhead or there was a redesign of the tubes.
I'm not sure and I'm probably wrong about that last paragraph. Please explain.
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The Russians did have several 533mm nuclear torpedoes; the 53-58 (in service 1968), and they had a special warhead they could afix to a normal torpedo as needed even at sea (in service 1962).