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Akula vs Yasen

Akula vs Yasen at a glance — displacement 8,140 vs 8,600 tons, length 110 vs 139 m, speed 10 vs 20 knots, crew 73 vs 85.

Akula submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Akula
Yasen submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Yasen
Specifications
Akula Yasen
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇷🇺 Russia
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered attack submarine Nuclear-powered attack submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur Sevmash
Year introduced 1984 2013
Number built 15 units 6 units
Estimated unit price $1,550 million $1,600 million
Displacement 8,140 tons 8,600 tons
Maximum speed 10.0 knots 20.0 knots
Range Unlimited Unlimited
Length 110.3 m 139.2 m
Beam 13.6 m 13.0 m
Crew 73 85
Max depth 600 m 658 m
Performance Radar Chart
Armament & Systems
Akula Yasen
Armament
  • 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes (28 torpedoes)
  • 4 x 650 mm torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes)
  • 1–3 x Igla-M surface-to-air missile launcher
  • Granat cruise missiles
  • Kalibr cruise missiles
  • Type 53 torpedoes
  • RPK-2 missile
  • RPK-6 missile
  • Type 65 torpedoes
  • RPK-7 missile
  • Naval mines
  • Tsircon hypersonic cruise missiles
  • Oniks anti-ship cruise missiles
  • Kalibr anti-ship, anti-submarine and land attack submarine launched cruise missiles
  • 10 x torpedo tubes (533 mm)
  • 30 Futlyar (UGST-M) heavyweight torpedoes
  • naval mines
  • Igla-M surface-to-air missiles
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 Turbo generators producing 2 MW, 1 seven-bladed propeller, 2 OK-300 retractable electric propulsors OK-650KPM pressurized water reactor, 200 MWt turbines of 43,000 shp
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
The Yasen-class has greater displacement at 8,600 tons compared to the Akula-class's 8,140 tons.
Which is faster, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
The Yasen-class is faster with a maximum speed of 20 knots compared to the Akula-class's 10 knots.
Which has longer range, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
Both the Akula-class and Yasen-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
The Yasen-class is longer at 139.2 meters compared to the Akula-class's 110.3 meters.
How many crew members do the Akula-class and Yasen-class have?
The Yasen-class has a larger crew complement of 85 compared to the Akula-class's 73 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
The Yasen-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 658 meters compared to the Akula-class's 600 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
The Yasen-class is more expensive at approximately $1.6 billion per unit compared to the Akula-class at $1.6 billion.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Akula-class or Yasen-class?
The Akula-class has been built in greater numbers with 15 vessels compared to 6 vessels of the Yasen-class.