Russian submarine K-284 Akula

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History
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Name: Akula
Builder: Amur Shipyard
Laid down: 6 November 1983
Launched: 16 June 1984
Commissioned: 30 December 1984
Decommissioned: 2001
General characteristics
Class & type: Attack nuclear submarine
Type: Project 971U Schuka-B ("Akula-II")
Displacement: 8,140 tonnes surfaced, 12,770 tonnes submerged
Length: 114.3 meters
Beam: 13.6 meters
Draught: 9.7 meters
Propulsion: one 190MWt OK-650 V reactor
Speed: 24 knots
Complement: 73 officers and men

K-284 Akula was the lead ship in the Soviet submarine class Project 971 Щука-Б (Shchuka-B, 'Shchuka' meaning pike, NATO reporting name "Akula").

The ship was laid down in 6 November 1983 and was commissioned in the Pacific Fleet on 30 December 1984. The submarine was 12-15 dB quieter than the previous generation of Soviet submarines. K-284 served in the Soviet Fleet until the collapse of the Soviet union in 1991 and then continued to serve in the Russian navy. The submarine was decommissioned in 2001.