Red October (fictional submarine) prevailing opinion in Moscow seems to have been "Well done", though they put the Russian hierarchy in a political bind vis-a-vis cooperation with the United States at a critical point. In the story, "Red October" is the seventh Typhoon class hull built for the Soviet Navy; the real seventh boat, hull number TK-210, was laid down in the late 1980s, but canceled before it could have been commissioned and scrapped in 1990. None of the real Typhoon class submarines had 26 missile tubes or were considerably larger than the other Typhoon class SSBNs in the Russian Navy. Most Typhoon class
The Hunt for Red October (film) at which point Ramius requests asylum for himself and his officers. "Red October" is suddenly attacked by "V. K. Konovalov", which has tracked them across the Atlantic. As the two Soviet subs maneuver, one of "Red October"s cooks, Loginov, an undercover KGB agent and the secret saboteur, opens fire. He fatally wounds first officer Vasily Borodin before retreating to the nuclear missile bay, pursued by Ryan and Ramius. Loginov shoots Ramius, wounding him, but Ryan kills Loginov before he can detonate a missile. Meanwhile, "Red October" makes evasive maneuvers with a diversion provided by "Dallas", causing "V. K. Konovalov" to