# Jonas Pleškys

> Jonas Pleškys was a Soviet Navy barge captain who defected from the Soviet Union to the United States in April 1961. As a captain of a barge, he directed his vessel to Gotland, Sweden, where he asked for political asylum. The crew and the barge were returned to the Soviet Union. His defection served as an inspiration for Tom Clancy's book The Hunt for Red October.

*Soviet naval commander (1935-1993)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1935-03-10
- **Died:** 1993-04-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Jonas Pleškys was a Soviet Navy barge captain who defected from the Soviet Union to the United States in April 1961. As a captain of a barge, he directed his vessel to Gotland, Sweden, where he asked for political asylum. The crew and the barge were returned to the Soviet Union. His defection served as an inspiration for Tom Clancy's book The Hunt for Red October.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 42.6

## Sources
- [Jonas Pleškys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Ple%C5%A1kys)
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- [Плешкис, Йонас](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%2C_%D0%99%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%81)
- [Jonas Pleškys](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Ple%C5%A1kys)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1996364)

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