The Typhoon-class submarines were the largest ever built, designed to rival America’s Ohio-class SSBNs during the Cold War.

Crafted by the Rubin Design Bureau during the height of the Cold War, the Typhoon-class (its NATO reporting ... government’s commitment to restoring Russia’s linkages with her historic past ...

These varied in size from 7,800 to 13,500 tons, and capabilities. Russia had already built a class of subs to replace the Deltas, and these were the enormous 24,000-ton Typhoon/Akula class SSBNs.

Typhoon Goni struck Russia’s Far-Eastern Maritime territory and the city of Vladivostok on the night from Wednesday to Thursday. It caused heaviest rainfall in the southern parts of the ...

The Yasen-class submarines may carry as many as 30 torpedoes. Russia’s Navy also uses the Arkhangelsk boat of Project 941 "Akula" - the world’s largest submarine. A total of six submarines of ...