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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.
Size comparison of common World War II submarines with the Typhoon class Soviet Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine, with inset of an American football field graphic to convey a sense of the enormous size of the vessel. The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Soviet Akula class (Акула), meaning shark. It is sometimes ...
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.
In 2008, Russia had an agreement pending with India worth US$2 billion for the lease of Nerpa and another Project 971 Shchuka-B-class submarine. [10] Of this, K-152 Nerpa would be leased for 10 years to India at an estimated cost of US$670 million. The submarine was handed over to India on 30 December 2011. [11]
Size comparison of common World War II submarines with the Typhoon class Soviet Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarine, with inset of an American football field graphic to convey a sense of the enormous size of the vessel. The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Soviet Akula class (Акула), meaning shark. It is sometimes ...
The submarine was laid down on 7 November 1993 at Amur Shipyard, Komsomolsk-on-Amur. Launched on 5 August 1994 and commissioned on 17 July 1995. [9] On 29 December 1995, the boat was included in the Pacific Fleet. It became a part of the 45th Submarine Division of the 2nd Submarine Flotilla based on the Krasheninnikov Bay (Vilyuchinsk).
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.