Owner of this site is not responsible for potential mistakes or lacks of data. The Virginia class has a displacement of 7,900t, making it the ninth-largest submarine when comparing all submarine variants. Apr 4, 2018. It is longer than the Astute class, at 115m (377ft) but also narrower – with a beam measurement of 10m (34ft). The Virginia class was designed as smaller, less expensive and more versatile alternative to the advanced but extremely expensive Seawolf class. Some confusion may exist as the name Akula (Russian: Акула, meaning "shark" in Russian) was used by the Soviets for a different class of submarines, the Project 941, which is known in the West as the Typhoon class.The Project 971 was named Shchuka-B by the Soviets but given the designation Akula by the West after the name of the lead ship, K-284. The Yasen class measures 390 feet long and displaces 13,800 tons. Like its Russian counterpart, a Virginia’s main sonar is a spherical, bow-mounted type. Warrior Maven. Seawolf and Virginia class). All information comes from wikipedia.org, cia.gov, icanw.org, government websites and press releases. The Soviet Typhoon-class and American Seawolf-class are both extremely powerful classes of nuclear attack submarine. An August 2009 report from the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence estimated the Yasen-class submarines to be the quietest, or least detectable, of contemporaneous Russian and Chinese nuclear submarines but is still not as quiet as contemporary U.S. Navy submarines (i.e. The Akula class, Soviet designation Project 971 Shchuka-B ( Russian: щука-б, meaning " pike ", NATO reporting name Akula) are a series of nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986. US 'taken aback' by HMS Astute (British sub) Defence Management ^ | 06 March 2012 Posted on 03/06/2012 8:15:14 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki. Skip to comments. Submarine Dog Fight: America's Virginia Class vs. Russia's New Yasen Submarine (Who Wins?) But unlike those warships, and thanks to … By Kyle Mizokami, The National Interest. A total of 30 Virginia class nuclear-powered attack submarines are planned. On top of running silent, the Akula class could dive to depths of up to two thousand feet—while the U.S. Navy’s frontline submarines, the Los Angeles class, could dive to only 650 feet. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions. There are four sub-classes or flights of Shchuka-B… If they had evidence the Sierra and Akula class were comparable in noise that would have been an incredibly strong argument to authorize building more Seawolf class subs in a timely manner (or at least hurrying up with the Virginia class subs and their rate of construction on them.) Also in it wouldn't be able to dive as deep as the Sierra Class Subs because Akula's use steel hulls. Expert opinion, however, knows what lies behind the traditional Russian veil of … The Akula class submarine is Russia’s answer to the American Los Angeles class fast attack subs. I think the Akula project 971 would be an interesting addition to the game because it would be quite the challenge for the US Los Angeles sub in the sense they would have digital sensor array that would be much better at detection then the current subs available for Russia. HISTORY: The 15 nuclear powered attack submarines (SSN) of the "Akula" class were buld by the Soviet/Russian navy during the 1980's and 90's. Owner of this site is not responsible for potential mistakes or lacks of data. Submarine Battle: America's Virginia Class vs. Russia's New Yasen . The Virginia class, also known as the SSN-774 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (hull classification symbol SSN) in service with the United States Navy. 06 March 2012 . They are facing bureaucratic inertia however. It has a crew of just ninety, far fewer than its American equivalents, suggesting a high level of automation is built into the submarine. All information comes from wikipedia.org, cia.gov, icanw.org, government websites and press releases. They were designed that way, because they were designed for different missions. The Virginia-class submarines have a maximum speed in excess of 25 knots, whereas Akula-class submarines are capable of top speeds between 28 and 35 knots, although this is reduced significantly to 10 knots when sailing on the water’s surface. How does this new old upstart, Russia’s Yasen-class submarine, compare with the new backbone of the U.S. submarine force, the Virginia class? The United States Navy was 'blown away' by the performance of HMS Astute during sea trials in the Atlantic recently, the ship's commanding officer has said.