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Russia’s 48,000 Ton Typhoon-Class Submarine Was Built for a Nuclear War Against America

Born to match America’s Ohio-class, the Project 941 Typhoon-class was the USSR’s ultimate second-strike machine: a ...
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Russia’s Typhoon-Class Missile Submarine Was a 48,000-Ton ‘Record Breaker’

The Soviet Union's Typhoon-class was the largest submarine ever built, a 48,000-ton nuclear-powered behemoth made famous by "The Hunt for Red October." Designed to operate under Arctic ice, it carried ...
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Typhoon-Class Submarines: The Russian Behemoths Were Biggest Subs Ever

Summary and Key Points: The Soviet Typhoon-class submarines, made famous by the novel and film The Hunt for Red October, were the largest and most fearsome submarines ever built. -These massive ...
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Typhoon-class

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 ...