This pic shows the arrangement of the two parallel hulls, hull which has the torpedo tubes and the missile silos. This design meant the sub would have a displacement in excess of 23,000 tonnes and very high reserve buoyancy of 48% which made it very difficult to sink. All of these compartments were enclosed in a massive outer hull with Akula SSN’s bow sonar array below the foremost hull. They zeroed on the 441st design which proposed a sub 149m long with two parallel pressure hulls, sail was closer to the aft section and missiles silos placed between the two main hull in front of the sail.įurther work on design added another pressure hull for the conn, one more for torpedo tubes and another one for control surfaces in the aft section and extended the length to 172m. One of these designs proposed a 253m long submarine which was deemed too big to be built in Russian yards. The design bureau went through various proposed designs, the number is said to be in excess of 400. This sub was designated as Project 941 Akula (not to be confused with Akula class SSN) whereas NATO named this class as Typhoon. In 1972 work formally began at the Rubin design bureau and in 1973 work began on its R-39 SLBM.
Thus the Russians decided to counter this threat with an even larger submarine which they initially called as the “Tayfun” from which its NATO name was derived ie Typhoon. The Typhoon-class submarine was a formidable weapon, and it was one of the most important components of Russia’s nuclear deterrent.ĭuring the 1970s, America started designing its new Trident SSBNs to be named as the Ohio class which were a considerable increase in capabilities for the USN, and were the largest subs when they entered service. It was the largest submarine ever built, and it was armed with 20 ballistic missiles that can carry up to 200 nuclear warheads.
Intro- The Typhoon-class submarine was a nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that was designed by the Soviet Union.
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