The Russian Navy retired its last Foxtrots between 1995 and 2000;[2] units were scrapped and disposed of for museum purposes.[3] During the division of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, in 1997 one Foxtrot class submarine (later renamed as Zaporizhzhia) was passed to Ukraine as it was not operational since 1991. The ship never effectively served in the Ukrainian Navy and was under repair. In 2005 Ukrainian Ministry of Defence wanted to sell it, but was unsuccessful. Following successful post-repair trials in June 2013, it was recognised as operational.[4] However, on 22 March 2014 it was surrendered to or captured by Russia as part of the Russian annexation of Crimea.[5] Russia decided not to accept it due to its age and operational unsuitability. Its subsequent status was unknown.
Typen ble mest kjent under Cuba krisen da fire båter seilte til Cubanske farvann for å beskytte lastefartøyene med de berømte rakettene på vei vestover. I den forbindelse åpenbarte den første P-3A seg, men det var P-2A Neptunes som tvang tre av fartøyene til overflaten. Foxtrot Class var ganske støyende med sine tre skruer og Kolumna 37D motorer. Du ser snorkelen på bildet; den horisontale enheten foran den bakerste, HF, masten. Hele to av tre dekk var batterier. Fartøytypen var etterfølgeren til Zulu klassen og forgjengeren til Tango klasse båter.
Jeg tok mange bilder av typen i min tid på 333 skvadron; her et par:
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