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Russia’s Typhoon-Class Missile Submarine Was Something the U.S. Navy Still Can’t Match

Key Points and Summary - Russia’s Project 941 Typhoon-class SSBNs were purpose-built for nuclear war under Arctic ice: dual parallel pressure hulls for survivability, 20 R-39 (RSM-52) SLBMs with up to ...
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Russia’s 48,000 Ton Typhoon-Class Sub: Armed with a Swimming Pool and Nukes

Key Point and Summary: The Typhoon-class submarines were the largest ever built, designed to rival America’s Ohio-class SSBNs during the Cold War. -These 48,000-ton giants carried 20 massive RSM-52 ...
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Typhoon: Russia Built Missile Submarines Bigger Than the U.S. Navy Could Match

What You Need to Know: The Russian Navy has decommissioned the Dmitry Donskoy, the last active Typhoon-class submarine and the largest submarine ever built. Initially entering service in 1981 as ...
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Typhoon-Class: Russia Built the Biggest Submarine Ever (48,000 Tons)

Summary and Key Points You Need to Know on the Biggest Submarine Ever: The Dmitry Donskoy (TK-208), the world’s largest nuclear-powered submarine and the last of the Russian Navy’s Typhoon-class, was ...