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Delta-ii Class Submarine=Overview= The Delta-II Class Submarine was a large Ballistic Missile Submarine designed to remedy shortcomings in the Delta-I Class Submarine. The design was essentially the same, however the submarine was lengthened in the 4th and 5th compartments by 16 meters to allow the installation of 4 more missile tubes. The new type of Delta also recieved additional quietning measures including having the Steam Turbines mounted on shock absorbers, having all pipes and hydraulics seperated from the hull through rubber insulation, and a special hydroacoustic coating being applied to the hull. The NATO designation, Delta-II indicates this submarine as a new version, however, the Soviet designation, 667BD Murena-M, refers to this submarine only as an improved Delta-I. Only four submarines of this class were built, apparantly in favour of building the following class, Delta-III, and all Delta-IIs were out of service by 1996. =Genaral Charateristics= 130 Total Sources and Rescources: Federation of American Scientists Haze Gray & Underway: World Navies Today
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