Russian (Soviet) nuclear submarines (nuclear submarines) of Project 941 of the “Shark” type because of their size are frightening, writes Popular Mechanics.
These submarines, which are the largest in the world, are called “monster submarines” and “real leviathans of the Cold War times” by the American magazine. The publication notes that the Project 941 nuclear submarine of the Shark class is more than 1.5 times longer than a football field and three times wider than the average American home.
Popular Mechanics writes that out of several similar submarines built in the USSR, only the TK-208 “Dmitry Donskoy” remains in service with the Russian Navy, which is awaiting decommissioning. The publication notes that at present, Project 955 submarines of the Borey type are being commissioned, one of which was also named Dmitry Donskoy.
In January, the TASS columnist Dmitry Litovkin wrote that the Russian Navy in five years plans to write off the last operating nuclear submarine TK-208 “Dmitry Donskoy” of project 941 of the “Shark” type, which was nicknamed for “everyday delights” (sauna and swimming pool). floating “Hilton”.
In the same month, the Zavod magazine, referring to the General Director of Sevmash Mikhail Budnichenko, wrote that two Project 955A submarines of the Borey-A type, the construction contract for which was signed with the Russian Ministry of Defense in July 2020, will be named “Dmitry Donskoy” and “Prince Potemkin”.