Project 941 Akula
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Project 941 Akula is the Soviet/Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class known in the West as the Typhoon class, among the largest submarines ever built.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet submarine class
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Typhoon-class submarine ⓘ ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ |
| armament | submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| builtBy | Sevmash shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ballistic missile submarines
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Cold War submarines of the Soviet Union ⓘ Nuclear submarines of Russia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewComplement | large crew compared to other SSBNs ⓘ |
| designedBy | Soviet design bureaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedDuring | 1970s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
R-39 Rif SLBM
NERFINISHED
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operations under Arctic ice ⓘ |
| displacement | among the largest submarines ever built ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive habitability spaces
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multiple pressure hulls ⓘ |
| hasSubClass |
TK-12
NERFINISHED
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TK-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ TK-17 Arkhangelsk NERFINISHED ⓘ TK-20 Severstal NERFINISHED ⓘ TK-202 NERFINISHED ⓘ TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the largest submarines ever built ⓘ |
| launchPlatformFor | R-39 Rif (SS-N-20 Sturgeon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedShipyard | Severodvinsk GENERATED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Проект 941 «Акула» NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Typhoon class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOReportingNameOfMissile | SS-N-20 Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
reinforced sail for surfacing through Arctic ice
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very large beam and twin pressure hull design ⓘ |
| numberOfHullsBuilt | 6 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operator |
Russian Navy
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfService | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlant | two nuclear reactors ⓘ |
| primaryRole | strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1980s ⓘ |
| status | mostly decommissioned ⓘ |
| strategicRole | sea-based leg of Soviet nuclear triad ⓘ |
| submarineType | SSBN ⓘ |
| successor | Project 955 Borei class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Northern Fleet area of responsibility ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Russian strategic submarine forces
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Soviet strategic submarine forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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