Bravo class submarine
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The Project 690 Kefal ("Mullet") class (known in the West by its NATO reporting name
NATO reporting name
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Bravo class) was a design of military submarine
Submarine
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s that were built in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
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. The boats were designed for use in ASW
Anti-submarine warfare
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exercises, but could also be employed in a combat role. Four vessels were built, which were commissioned into the Soviet Navy between 1967 and 1970. All four boats were stricken in the 1990s.