ORIGINALLY A DELTA IV BALLISTIC MISSILE FIRING SUBMARINE. EXTENSIVE MODIFICATIONS DONE TO CREATE WHAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS A "MOTHER-SHIP".
"K-64 was removed from active service in 1999 and was ordered to be refitted. It was planned for her to be reactivated in 2002 to replace the Yankee 'Stretch' class KS-411. KS-411 had been the mother ship for the Paltus-class mini submarines, which are believed to be used for a combination of oceanographic research, search and rescue, and underwater intelligence-gathering
"K-64 was removed from active service in 1999 and was ordered to be refitted. It was planned for her to be reactivated in 2002 to replace the Yankee 'Stretch' class KS-411. KS-411 had been the mother ship for the Paltus-class mini submarines, which are believed to be used for a combination of oceanographic research, search and rescue, and underwater intelligence-gathering
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