It was published by the (US) Naval Institute Press, their first published work of fiction. [0]

And yes. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SMCoIwsaRVw&t=1m31s

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October#Com... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Institut...