Project 941 Akula

Project 941

NATO: Typhoon

Project 941 Akula (mod)

Type	SSBN
Soviet designation	PLARB
NATO reporting name	Typhoon (mod)
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
Propeller	2 x 7 bladed propellers
Nuclear reactors	2
Titanium hull	No
Navigation system	Simphoniya (Inertial Navigation System)
Class year	1987

Sensors

Sonar (11)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
MG-35 Shtil	com		—	—
MG-512 Vint	cav	sub	—	—
MG-518 Sever	Echo sounder	sub	—	—
MG-519	Mine detection	sub	—	1.5
MG-553 Zhgut-M	ssp		—	—
MGK-500 Skat-KS OGS	Active Intercept		—	—
MGK-503 Skat-2 Active	Hull	sub	—	5.1
MGK-503 Skat-2 Cylindrical	Cylindrical	sub	3.0	—
MGK-503 Skat-2 Flank	Flank	sub	3.4	—
Pelamida Towed Array	Towed	sub	3.4	—
Pelamida Towed Array	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	—	7.5
Kora Radio Antenna	—	Radio (VLF), Radio navigation	—	7.5
Kutum Search periscope	—	Periscope (observation)	—	7.5
MRKP-58 Radian Radar	—	Radar, ESM	—	7.5
RCP	—	Snorkel	—	7.5
Saiga Radiosextant	—	Radio sextant	—	7.5
Swan-21 attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	7.5
UHF / Satcom	—	Radio (UHF), Navsat, Satcom	—	7.5
Zone RDF	—	Direction finder	—	7.5