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Revision as of 06:14, 13 July 2023
| Date | 27 October 1981 |
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| Location | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| Participants | Soviet Union, Sweden |
Soviet submarine S-363 was a Soviet Navy Whiskey-class submarine of the Baltic Fleet, which became notable under the designation U137 when it ran aground on 27 October 1981 on the south coast of Sweden, approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) from Karlskrona, one of the largest Swedish naval bases. U137 was the unofficial Swedish name for the vessel, as the Soviets considered names of most of their submarines to be classified at the time and did not disclose them. The ensuing international incident is often referred to as the Whiskey on the rocks incident.
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The secret war against Sweden | “[I]t was very much to Sweden's advantage and very much to NATO's advantage that this was done. [The "Whiskey on the Rocks" showed that] submarines can get in where they are not wanted and that is exactly why we made this defensive testing and these defensive maneuvers to assure that they [the Soviets] would not be able to do that. […] Besides that one intrusion of the Whiskey-class submarine, there were no violations, no capabilities of the Soviets.” | Caspar Weinberger | 2000 |
Known Participant
1 of the 2 of the participants already have pages here:
| Participant | Description |
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| Sweden | A nation state which is heavy on social control, but which defied the SDS COVID lockdown policy. |
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