| Typhoon-class submarine underway | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Akula (Акула) (NATO: Typhoon) |
| Builders: | Rubin Design Bureau |
| Operators: |  Soviet Navy Russian Navy |
| Preceded by: | Delta class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Borei class submarine |
| In commission: | December 12, 1981 |
| Planned: | 8 |
| Completed: | 6 |
| Cancelled: | 2 |
| Scrapped: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement: | 23,200–24,500 tons surfaced 33,800–48,000 tons submerged |
| Length: | 175 m |
| Beam: | 23 m |
| Draught: | 12 m |
| Propulsion: | 2 × OK-650 pressurized-water nuclear reactors, 190 MW (254,800 hp) each 2 × VV-type steam turbines, 37 MW (49,600 hp) each 2 shafts with 7-bladed shrouded screws |
| Speed: | 22.22 knots (41.15 km/h) surfaced 27 knots (50 km/h) submerged |
| Endurance: | 120 days submerged |
| Test depth: | 400 m |
| Complement: | 160 |
| Armament: | 1 × 9K38 Igla SAM 2 × 650 mm (26 in) torpedo tubes • RPK-7 Vodopad AShMs • Type 65K torpedoes 4 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes • RPK-2 Viyuga cruise missiles • Type 53 torpedoes D-19 launch system • 20 × RSM-52 SLBMs |