Submarines are in service with many countries of the world. Among them are small vessels, the crew of which consists of 1-2 sailors and the largest submarines in the world. We will talk about the latter in the article.
The largest submarines are underwater cruisers, the underwater displacement of which can reach 48 thousand tons and a length of 172 meters.
10. Navaga | Length 128 meters
At 10th place among the largest submarines in the world are Soviet submarines of project 667A "Navaga"Equipped with ballistic missiles. The length of the submarine is 128 meters, width - 11.7 meters. Equipment - 16 launchers with R-27 missiles. Range of action - 2400 kilometers. The total combat set of the submarine is 22 torpedoes, two of which are nuclear.
The development of submarines of the Navaga series began in 1958.
9. Triumph | Length 138 meters
French submarines typeTriumphan»Are among the largest submarines in the world. The construction of the first submarine began in 1986. The collapse of the USSR made adjustments to the number of submarines built - instead of 6, 4 submarines were created.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement - 14,335 tons, hull length - 138 meters, width - 12.5 meters. Armament - 16 ballistic missiles of class M45. Ninth place in our ranking.
8. Jin | Length 140 meters
Amazed by its size and the Chinese submarine project 094 "Jin". They take 8th place in the ranking of the largest submarines in the world. They replaced the boats of class 092 "Xia". The construction of new submarines began in 1999. Since China prefers to keep all its military developments secret, little is known about the new generation submarines. The length of the submarine is 140 meters, the width is about 13 meters, the underwater displacement is 11,500 tons. Armament - 12 ballistic missiles with a range of up to 12 thousand kilometers.
In 2004, the first submarine of the Jin series was launched. According to the Chinese side, now China is armed with 6 submarines of this type. They were supposed to start combat patrols in 2014.
7. Wangard | Length 150 meters
Among the largest submarines in the world are British submarines of the type "Wangard". In the 1990s, they replaced Resolution type boats. The appearance of new submarines in the United States and the Soviet Union forced England to begin to create a new type of submarine, with the same high combat characteristics. Initially, it was decided to build at least 7 submarines, but with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the need for so many missile carriers disappeared. In total, 4 submarines of the Vengard type entered service. The construction of the first of them began in 1986.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement - 15 900 tons, hull length - 150 meters, width - 12.8 meters. Armed with 16 Trident-2 D5 ballistic missiles.
6. Squid | Length 155 meters
On the 6th place in the rating of the largest submarines - Russian submarines "Squid". The submarine project began to be developed in 1972 specifically for the R-29R two-stage ballistic missile.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement 13,050 tons, hull length 155 meters, width - 11, 7 meters. Armament - 16 R-29R intercontinental liquid missiles with a range of more than 6,000 km.
Today, most of the Kalmar submarines are disposed of, the rest are part of the Pacific Fleet of Russia.
5. Murena-M | Length 155 meters
Submarines of the project "Murena-M»Are among the largest submarines. This is a modernization of the boats of the project "Moray". The main difference is the deployment of 16 missiles, not 12. For this, the hull of the boat was increased by 16 meters.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement of 15 750 tons, hull length 155 meters, width - 11, 7 meters. Armament - 16 R-29D missiles with a range of more than 9,000 km. Fifth place in the ranking.
4. Dolphin | Length 167 meters
Submarine ProjectDolphin”, Which occupies the 4th place in our rating, continued the development of the Kalmar project. The construction of the first submarine began in 1981. 7 submarines were built. Now they are all part of the Russian submarine fleet. In size, this type of submarine is one of the largest submarines in the world. Its underwater displacement is 18,200 tons, length 167 meters, width - 11, 7 meters. Armament - 16 ballistic missiles of class R-29RM.
3. Ohio | Length 170 meters
American submarines type "Ohio»Are among the largest submarines in the world. They belong to the third generation submarines and are equipped with 24 Trident ballistic missiles. Their feature is the divided warheads and an individual targeting system. Today, Ohio-type submarines form the core of American nuclear forces. They carry combat duty in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement - 18 750 tons, hull length - 170, 7 meters, width - 12, 8 meters. The maximum immersion depth is 55o meters. The first submarine of this type went into operation in 1981.
An interesting fact: in 2009, during the alert, the crew of the USS Rhode Island submarine saved four men and a boy who crashed and were at sea for four days without hope of salvation.
2. Northwind | Length 170 meters
Russian submarines of project 955 "Northwind»Take 2nd place in the ranking of the largest submarines in the world. Three submarine cruisers were built and commissioned, three are under construction and the last was laid down in December 2015. In total, by 2018 it is planned to build 8 submarines "Borey". A submarine was developed in order to replace the submarines of the Dolphin and Shark projects.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement of 24,000 tons, hull length of 170 meters, width - 13.5 meters. Armament - 16 Bulava missiles.
1. Shark | Length 173 meters
The first place in the ranking of the largest submarines in the world is occupied by the Russian submarine of project 941 "Shark". This is the largest man-built submarine cruiser. Imagine a colossus nine-story house high and two football fields long - this is the legendary Shark. From the point of view of combat readiness, such dimensions are doubtful, but one cannot but admire the power of this gigantic submarine.
The construction of the submarine was started in 1976. "Shark" was the answer to the project of an American submarine such as "Ohio." The first submarine missile carrier entered service in 1980.
Submarine dimensions: underwater displacement of 48 thousand tons, hull length 172, 8 meters, width - 23, 3 meters. The submarine is armed with 20 R-39 “Option” three-stage ballistic missiles.
The submarine created improved conditions for the crew. There is a small pool, a solarium, a sauna, a gym and even a living area.
The dimensions allow the submarine to crack ice more than two meters thick. And this means that it can carry combat patrols in the Arctic latitudes.
In total, Russia has 6 Shark class submarines in service.
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