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Akula vs Trafalgar

Akula submarine side profile drawing
🇷🇺 Akula
Trafalgar submarine side profile drawing
🇬🇧 Trafalgar
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Specifications
Akula Trafalgar
Origin 🇷🇺 Ex-USSR 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Category Submarine Submarine
Type Nuclear-powered attack submarine Nuclear-powered attack submarine
Manufacturer Komsomolsk-on-Amur Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering
Year introduced 1984 1983
Number built 15 units 7 units
Estimated unit price $1,550 million $573 million
Displacement 8,140 tons 4,800 tons
Maximum speed 10.0 knots 20.0 knots
Range Unlimited Unlimited
Length 110.3 m 85.4 m
Beam 13.6 m 9.8 m
Crew 73 130
Max depth 600 m 300 m
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Armament & Systems
Akula Trafalgar
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
  • 5 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles
  • Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
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 1 × Rolls-Royce PWR1 nuclear reactor, 2 × GEC steam turbines, 2 × WH Allen turbo generators (3.2 MW), 2 × Paxman diesel generators (2.1 MW), 1 × pump jet propulsor, 1 × motor for emergency drive, 1 × auxiliary retractable prop

Overview

The Akula and the Trafalgar are both Submarine classes.

Displacement is 8,140 tons for the Akula vs 4,800 tons for the Trafalgar. The Akula reaches 10 knots vs 20 knots for the Trafalgar. Operational range is 99,999 nautical miles for the Akula vs 99,999 for the Trafalgar. The Akula carries a crew of 73 vs 130 for the Trafalgar. Submerged displacement is 12,770 tons for the Akula vs 5,300 tons for the Trafalgar. The Akula can dive to 600 m compared to 300 m for the Trafalgar.

The Akula was produced in 15 units vs 7 for the Trafalgar. Cost per hull is $1,550M for the Akula vs $573M for the Trafalgar. The Akula was commissioned in 1984, 1 years after the Trafalgar (1983).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Akula-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Akula-class has greater displacement at 8,140 tons compared to the Trafalgar-class's 4,800 tons.
Which is faster, the Akula-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Trafalgar-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 Trafalgar-class?
Both the Akula-class and Trafalgar-class are nuclear-powered and have unlimited range, limited only by food supplies and crew endurance.
Which is longer, the Akula-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Akula-class is longer at 110.3 meters compared to the Trafalgar-class's 85.4 meters.
How many crew members do the Akula-class and Trafalgar-class have?
The Trafalgar-class has a larger crew complement of 130 compared to the Akula-class's 73 crew members.
Which can dive deeper, the Akula-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Akula-class can dive deeper with a maximum depth of 600 meters compared to the Trafalgar-class's 300 meters.
Which is more expensive, the Akula-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Akula-class is more expensive at approximately $1.6 billion per unit compared to the Trafalgar-class at $573 million.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Akula-class or Trafalgar-class?
The Akula-class has been built in greater numbers with 15 vessels compared to 7 vessels of the Trafalgar-class.