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Akula-class submarinelarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
for Akula I and Akula I Improved
Single sourcefor Akula II and Akula III
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Akula-class submarine | Type 206 submarine |
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| Name | Akula class[source] | — |
| Builders | Komsomolsk-on-Amur Severodvinsk[source] | Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft Nordseewerke[source] |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy[source] | German Navy Colombian National Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Victor class , Sierra class[source] | Type 205 submarine[source] |
Type 206 submarinelarger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
110.3 m (362 ft) for Akula I and Akula I Improved 113.3 m (372 ft) for Akula II and Akula III[source]
Length
Single source48.49 metres (159 ft 1 in)[source]
surfaced: 8,140 tons Akula I and Akula I Improved 8,450–8,470 tons Akula II and III submerged: 12,770 tons Akula I and Akula I Improved 13,400–13,800 tons Akula II and III[source]
Submerged
Single sourceSurfaced
Single source456 tonnes (449 long tons), surfaced; 500 tonnes (490 long tons), submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single source10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 28–35 knots (52–65 km/h; 32–40 mph) submerged[source]
Maximum; Submerged
Single sourceMaximum; Surfaced
Single sourceat 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged
Single sourceat 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced
Single source4,500 nautical miles (8,300 km; 5,200 mi) at 6 knots (11 km/h; 6.9 mph), surfaced 228 nautical miles (422 km; 262 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph), submerged[source]
one 190 MW OK-650B/OK-650M pressurized water nuclear reactor ( HEU <= 45%) 1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW) 2 OK-2 Turbo generators producing 2 MW 1 seven-bladed propeller 2 OK-300 retractable electric propulsors for low-speed and quiet maneuvering at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph)[source]
diesel
Single sourceelectric
Single source440 kilowatts (590 hp) (diesel) 1,100 kilowatts (1,500 hp) (electric)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Succeeded by | Yasen class[source] | Type 212 submarine , Type 209 submarine[source] |
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| Cost | est. $1.55 billion (1995 dollars)[source] | — |
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| Built | 1983–1999[source] | 1969–1975[source] |
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| In commission | 1984–present[source] | 1973–2011 (Germany) 2012–present (Colombia)[source] |
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| Planned | 20[source] | — |
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| Completed | 15[source] | 18[source] |
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| Canceled | 4 (1 Iribis suspended 42% complete since 1996)[source] | — |
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| Active | 4 (4 active +6 on modernization in Russia)[source] |
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| Retired | 5 in total.[source] | 16[source] |
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| Type | Nuclear attack submarine[source] | Type 206A submarine[source] |
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| Endurance | 100 days[source] | — |
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| Test depth | 480 m (1,570 ft) test depth for Akula I and Akula I Improved 520 m (1,710 ft) for Akula II and III 600 m (2,000 ft) maximum operating depth[source] | more than 200 m[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | MGK-540 active/passive suite Flank arrays Pelamida towed array sonar MG-70 mine detection sonar[source] | STN Atlas DBQS-21 (CSU83) submarine sonar Thomson-CSF DUUX 2 passive rangefinder sonar Safare VELOX sonar intercept EDO-900 active mine avoidance sonar Thomson-CSF Calypso II surveillance and navigation radar[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Bukhta ESM / ECM MG-74 Korund noise simulation decoys (fired from external tubes) MT-70 Sonar intercept receiver Nikhrom-M IFF[source] | Thomson-CSF DR-2000U ESM system Thorn-EMI SARIE[source] |
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| Armament | 4 × 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes) and 4 × 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes). (K-152 Nerpa has 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes) 40 torpedoes total 1–3 × Igla-M surface-to-air missile launcher fired from sail (surface use only) Granat cruise missiles, now Kalibr[source] | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes , 8 DM2A1 Seeaal (206) or DM2A3 Seehecht (206A) torpedoes ; 24 mines can be carried externally[source] |
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| Notes | Chiblis Surface Search radar Medvyeditsa-945 Navigation system Molniya-M Satellite communications MGK-80 Underwater communications Tsunami, Kiparis, Anis, Sintez and Kora Communications antennas Paravan Towed VLF Antenna Vspletsk Combat direction system[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Germany[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Gal -class submarine[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Propulsion | — | 2 MTU 12V 493, 4-stroke diesel engines , each coupled with an Asea Brown Boveri - generator 1 Siemens -Schuckert-Werke electric motor driving single five (Type 206) or seven (Type 206A) blade propeller[source] |
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10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), surfaced; 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph), submerged[source]