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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.
The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Soviet Akula class (Акула), meaning shark. It is sometimes confused with other submarines, as Akula is the name NATO uses to designate the Russian Project 971 Shchuka-B (Щука-Б)-class attack submarines.
K-284 Akula was the lead ship of the Soviet Navy's Project 971U "Shchuka-B" (NATO reporting name "Akula") nuclear-powered attack submarines. The ship was laid down on 6 November 1983 and was commissioned in the Pacific Fleet on 30 December 1984. The submarine was 12-15 dB quieter than the previous generation of Soviet submarines.
Nerpa (renamed INS Chakra in Indian Navy service) is a 8,140-tonne (8,010-long-ton) Project 971 (or Project 518; [1] NATO: Akula-class) nuclear-powered attack submarine. The construction of the submarine was started in Russia in 1993, but was suspended due to lack of funding.
large positional submarine Leninets-class submarine: Series II, XI, XIII, XIII-1938 25 Minelayers Shchuka-class submarine: Series III, V, V-bis, V-bis-2, X, X-1938 86 Medium-sized patrol submarines. Pravda-class submarine: Serie IV 3 Squadron submarines. Malyutka-class submarine: Series VI, VI-bis, XII, XV 110 Small submarines for coastal ...
The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Soviet Akula class (Акула), meaning shark. It is sometimes confused with other submarines, as Akula is the name NATO uses to designate the Russian Project 971 Shchuka-B (Щука-Б)-class attack submarines.
Ukraine says both vessels sank in Crimean bay – the Akula straight away and the Serna after Russian attempts to save it Two Russian landing boats filled with armoured vehicles destroyed by ...
The submarine was laid down on 22 February 1985, at Sevmash, Severodvinsk, launched on 16 April 1988, and commissioned on 29 December 1988. [9] On 29 December 1989, it was assigned to the 24th Submarine Division of the 3rd Submarine Flottila of the Northern Fleet. On 24 July 1991, it received the name Bars.