So recently i've been digging through shipwrecks and stuff within GTA V when I remembered about the submarine wreck north off of Mt. Gordo. Well, I did some research and stuff and apparently the conning tower of the submarine resembles that of a Soviet Charlie-class submarine , along with the paint style, which also resembles that of the Charlie-class. But then again, that's not the only submarine in the game. Aside from the one at Pacific Bluffs, there's also one at the Los Santos Naval Port, or Merryweather HQ. Thanks to the GTA Wiki and some Youtube videos, i've been able to confirm that it's a Soviet Alfa-class submarine. Both of the submarines are very visually similar, and one could have been the other. So what does this mean? Why does Merryweather own Soviet submarines? Had they purchased one? Was the one off of Mt. Gordo a relic from the Cold War (which for some reason was extremely close to the coast of the US), or was it just owned by Merryweather for whatever reason?
I decided to do some research if the Soviets had used submarines to spy on the United States, or to find an explanation for them and instead came up with an article about the opposite. I also found an article from 1983 about a soviet submarine that ran ashore of the coast of South Carolina.
What are your guys thoughts about it?
Here's two videos for comparison: A guy exploring submarine wreck and a guy exploring the Los Santos Naval Port