It is sometimes confused with other submarines, as Akula is the name NATO uses to designate the Russian Project 971 Shchuka-B (-) class attack submarines.
The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Russian Akula class (), meaning shark. Technically Typhoons were also able to successfully deploy their long-range nuclear missiles while moored at their docks. Soviet doctrine for these vessels was to have them launch SLBMs while submerged under the arctic ice, avoiding the traversal of the GIUK gap to remain safe from the enemy attack submarines and anti-submarine forces. The source of the NATO reporting name remains unclear, although it is often claimed to be related to the use of the word "Typhoon" ("") by Leonid Brezhnev in a 1974 speech while describing a new type of nuclear ballistic missile submarine. With a maximum displacement of 33,800 tons, the Typhoons are the largest class of submarine ever built, large enough to accommodate decent living facilities for the crew, when the submarine remained submerged for months on end. Excerpt: The project 941 or Akula, Russian "" ("Shark") class submarine (NATO reporting name: Typhoon) is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s.
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