The Project 941 Akula (Russian: Акула, meaning 'shark', NATO reporting name Typhoon), was a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed and built by the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.

Das Projekt 941 „Akula“ (russisch Акула [ɐˈkuɫə] = „Hai“), von der NATO als Typhoon-Klasse bezeichnet, war eine in der Sowjetunion für die sowjetische Marine entwickelte Reihe von U-Booten mit ballistischen Raketen.

The Akula class, Soviet designation Project 971 Shchuka-B (Russian: Щука-Б, lit. 'Pike-B', NATO reporting name Akula) is a series of fourth generation nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986.

2023年9月25日 · These colossal Typhoon-class submarines not only represented technological marvels but also embodied a strategic shift in naval warfare during the Cold War era. Their immense size and advanced missile systems marked a notable milestone in the development of Soviet naval power.

2020年7月17日 · The Typhoon class (Project 941 Akula class) nuclear-powered ballistic missile (SSBN) submarines were constructed at the Severodvinsk Shipyard, on the White Sea near Archangel. The first of the six members of the class to be commissioned was Dmitry Donskoy (TK 208) in 1981, followed by TK 202 in 1983, Simbirsk (TK 12) in 1984, TK 13 in 1985 ...

2023年6月2日 · The Typhoon-class – also known as Project 941 Akula – were six Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The largest ever constructed, they served with the Soviet and Russian navies both before and after the Cold War .

Project 941 Akula / TYPHOON. The Typhoon was the world's largest submarine, a size resulting not simply from Russian entrancement with the stupendous but also from specific mission requirements.

The Typhoon class, known as “Akula” (Shark) in Russian, was developed under the secretive and aptly named Project 941. The project was the Soviet response to the American Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, designed to ensure the USSR’s second-strike capability, a critical element in the doctrine of mutually assured destruction (MAD).

The Typhoon is the world’s largest submarine and was one of the most feared weapons of the Cold War. Each submarine is capable of carrying twenty long-range ballistic missiles with up to 200 nuclear warheads that were once aimed at the United States.

Comments The Typhoon submarines do not currently have operational SLBMs. Dmitriy Donskoy, relaunched in June 2002 after refit, acts as a test‐bed for the new Bulava SLBM. The Bark SLBM originally intended for the submarine was cancelled, and the Bulava SLBM