Akula Class Submarine Indian Navy

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The Akula Class Submarine is a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986.

It was commissioned by the Indian Navy as INS Chakra II in April 2012.

FEATURES OF AKULA CLASS SUBMARINE:

Type:
Nuclear-powered attack submarine

Displacement:
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

Length:
110.3 m (362 ft) for Akula I and Akula I Improved
113.3 m (372 ft) for Akula II and Akula III

Beam:
13.6 m (45 ft)

Draught:
9.7 m (32 ft)

Propulsion:
One 190 MW OK-650B/OK-650M pressurized water nuclear reactor
1 OK-7 steam turbine 43,000 hp (32 MW)
2 OK-2 Turbogenerators 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)

Speed:
10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced
28-35 knots (52-65 km/h; 32-40 mph) submerged

Endurance:
100 days

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)

Sensors and processing systems:
MGK-500 or 540 active/passive suite
Flank arrays
Pelamida towed array sonar
MG-70 mine detection sonar

Electronic warfare & decoys:
Bukhta ESM/ECM
MG-74 Korund noise simulation decoys

Armament:
4