Soviet Foxtrot submarine B-59 ended as scrap in Mexico
By The BriefBrief
The Soviet Project 641 Foxtrot-class diesel submarine B-59, which hosted the 1962 debate over whether to fire a nuclear weapon, is no longer in service. The class’s surviving exhibits are also deteriorating, and that B-59 ended as scrap in Mexico.
WHO:B-59 (Project 641 Foxtrot-class submarine)
WHAT:The Foxtrot-class submarine B-59 ended as scrap in Mexico after serving as a museum exhibit.
