Project 941 Akula

Project 941

NATO: Typhoon

Project 941 Akula

Type	SSBN
Soviet designation	PLARB
NATO reporting name	Typhoon
Country	USSR
Displacement (t)	30,460
Length (m)	170.0
Beam (m)	23.3
Draft (m)	11.5
Height (m)	23.3
Max speed submerged (kn)	27.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	16.0
Max safe depth (m)	305
Endurance (days)	120
Nuclear reactors	2
Titanium hull	No
Class year	1981

Sensors

Sonar (10)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
MG-512 Vint	cav	sub	—	—
MG-518 Sever	Echo sounder	sub	—	—
MG-519	Mine hunting	sub	—	1.5
MG-553 Zhgut-M	ssp		—	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Active	Hull	sub	—	5.1
MGK-500 Skat-KS AIR	Active Intercept		—	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Cylindrical	Cylindrical	sub	2.6	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Flank	Flank	sub	3.0	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Towed	Towed	sub	3.4	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS Towed	Towed	sub	3.4	—

Radar (3)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
MRKP-58 Radian		—	Yes	—
MRKP-58 Radian ESM		—	—	—
Zone		—	—	—

Launchers (3)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 — 500 1981 - present: 2 x 53-65K , 2 x SAET-60M , 2 x URPK-6 Vodopad-PL (83R) , 2 x URPK-6 Vodopad-PL (84R) , 10 x USET-80 , 2 x VA-111 Shkval
Missile Launcher 20 — 60 1983 - present: 20 x R-39R
Signal Ejector	2	—	100

Extendable devices (9)

Name	NATO name	Capabilities	Max depth (m)	Max speed (kn)
Anis Radio Antenna	—	Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation	—	6.5
Kora Radio Antenna	—	Radio (VLF), Radio navigation	—	6.5
Kutum search periscope	—	Periscope (observation)	—	6.5
MRKP-58 Radian Radar + ESM	—	Radar, ESM	—	6.5
RCP	—	Snorkel	—	6.5
Saiga Radiosextant	—	Radio sextant	—	6.5
Swan-21 attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	6.5
UHF / Satcom	—	Radio (UHF), Navsat, Satcom	—	6.5
Zone RDF	—	Direction finder	—	6.5

Towed devices (1)

Name	Type	NATO name	Towed decoy	Capabilities	Cable (m)	Depth (m)	Speed (kn)
VBAU Phosphorus	Trailing wire	—	—	Receive, Radio (VLF, LF, Radio navigation)	549	91 – 37	2.3 – 9.0