TK-208 nuclear powered ballistic missile submarines (project 941) (1981 - 1989)
TK-208 1990
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| ÒÊ-208 [TK-208] (ex-Ê-208 [K-208]), 10.2000- ÒÊ-208 Äìèòðèé Äîíñêîé [TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy] | 824 | 711 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 30.6.1976 | 27.9.1980 | 29.12.1981 | in service (2019) |
| ÒÊ-202 [TK-202] | 712 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 22.4.1978 | 23.9.1982 | 28.12.1983 | stricken 1999 | |
| ÒÊ-12 [TK-12] | 713 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 19.4.1980 | 17.12.1983 | 26.12.1984 | stricken 2000 | |
| ÒÊ-13 [TK-13] | 724 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 23.2.1982 | 30.4.1985 | 26.12.1985 | stricken 1998 | |
| ÒÊ-17 [TK-17], 11.2002- ÒÊ-17 Àðõàíãåëüñê [TK-17 Arkhangelsk] | 725 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 9.8.1983 | 12.12.1986 | 15.12.1987 | for disposal 2015 | |
| ÒÊ-20 [TK-20], 6.2000- ÒÊ-20 Ñåâåðñòàëü [TK-20 Severstal'] | 727 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 27.8.1985 | 11.4.1989 | 19.12.1989 | for disposal 2015 | |
| ÒÊ-210 [TK-210] | 728 | Northern Yd, Severodvinsk | 1986 | --- | --- | cancelled 1990 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
23200 / 30460 |
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Length, m |
711-724: 170.0 725: 172.6 727, 728: 173.1 |
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Breadth, m |
23.3 |
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Draught, m |
11.5 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 OK-9 geared steam turbines units, 2 OK-650M nuclear reactors |
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Power, h. p. |
100000 |
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Max speed, kts |
13 / 27 |
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Fuel, t |
nuclear |
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Endurance, nm(kts) |
practically unlimited |
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Armament |
20 R-39 SLBM (20 R-39 (3M65)), 6 - 533 TT (bow, 22, inc. URPK-6 Vodopad-PL SSM/ASuM (83R, 84R)), RPK-2 Vyuga ASuM (81R), Shkval rocket torpedoes), 1 x 1 Igla-1 SAM (48 9M313) |
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Electronic equipment |
711: MRKP-58 Radian radar, MGK-500 Skat-KS sonar suite, MG-519 Arfa, MG-512 Vint sonars, MRP-21A ECM suite, MG-74 Korund-2 decoys, MVU-132 Omnibus CCS others: MRKP-59 Radian-U radar, MGK-540 Skat-3 sonar suite, MG-519 Arfa, MG-512 Vint sonars, MRP-21A ECM suite, MG-74 Korund-2 decoys, MVU-132 Omnibus CCS |
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Complement |
163 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
380 |
Project history: This submarine, designed by Rubin, was intended for the final phase of a sustained nuclear war. It would go out to sea, dive under the ice, and remain on the bottom for a year, surviving during a nuclear exchange. It would then be available for a reprisal attack on a recovering enemy. Hence the enormous emphasis on habitability; the submarine is extraordinary roomy, with a sauna and even an aviary. However, the effective limit on crew endurance is 120 days.
The unique configuration consists of five cylinders, mostly wrapped in the outer hull: two main units running the length of the submarine; one forward for the TTs, the torpedoes (and tactical missiles) and the bow sonar sphere, one for command/control (under the sail); and one aft for steering. Each of the main hulls contains a 190mW reactor, a 50000shp turbine, and an 800kW diesel generator. Apparently it was impossible to obtain sufficient volume in a single-cylinder of practicable dimensions, and the missiles require such large hull penetrations that it would have been impossible to place two rows side-by-side in a conventional hull. Flat decking abeam the sail contains two crew escape modules.
Modernizations: 2002, TK-208 Dmitriy Donskoy - under Project 941UM: - 2 R-39 SLBM, MGK-500 Skat-KS sonar, Omnibus CCS; + 2 R-30 Bulava SLBM (2 3M30)), MGK-520M Skat-2M sonar, Omnibus-U CCS
Naval service: No significant events.
TK-20 1997
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