The Typhoon-class submarine was designed to stay submerged for up to 120 days under normal conditions, with the potential for longer durations if a nuclear war broke out. Conceived during the height ...

The Akula (“Shark”) class, or Project 941 as it was known during development, was designed to form the basis of the Soviet Union’s nuclear deterrent forces at sea.

Built primarily for long missions under the polar icecap, the sheer size of the Typhoon, known indigenously as the Akula Class, was simply mind blowing. She was half the length of an Nimitz class ...

The Soviets officially designated this ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) as Project 941 Akula (“Shark”), “Typhoon-Class” is the NATO codename. To make matters semantically more confusing ...

The submarines of this series (Project 941, or Typhoon, according to NATO's classification ... is that of a nine-story building. All six Akula submarines (the name means “shark” in English ...

Initially entering service in 1981 as TK-208, it was the lead vessel of the Project 941 Akula class. After a significant overhaul, it reentered service in 2002 under its new name. -The Typhoon ...

Images show crew members working on the Typhoon-class sub, also known as an Akula, a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine belonging to the Russian Navy. The sub appears to be the Dmitriy ...

The Soviet Union built the biggest submarines ever – Akula (“Shark”) class, designated as “Typhoon” subs by NATO. It is almost 173 meters long, which is more than a football field.

If you’ve ever seen The Hunt for Red October, you’re probably familiar with Russia’s truly massive Typhoon-class submarines. These Cold War giants still stand as the largest subs ever built.

To meet these challenges, the Project 941 Akula submarine, the NATO code name Typhoon, was conceived. Its purpose was not to strike the first blow in a nuclear war between East and West ...

One would think that the Cold War ended a long time ago, but ask the Pentagon officials who are very concerned about the two Russian nuclear-powered Akula-class attack submarines now patrolling ...