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AKULA Submarine model

The Akula submarine is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of Soviet origin. The Soviet Navy launched its Akula class in the mid-1980s. Thirty years later they remain the mainstay of the Russian nuclear attack submarine fleet—and are quieter than the majority of their American counterparts.

Construction of the first Akula submarine began in 1983. The new design benefited from advanced milling tools and computer controls imported from Japan and Sweden, allowing Soviet engineers to fashion quiet seven-bladed propellers.

The launch of Akula model shocked the Western world. Before that, the U.S. Navy was confident it had the Soviet submarines outmatched because they were all extremely noisy. The Akula submarine was nearly as stealthy as the Los Angeles class. American submariners could no longer take their acoustic superiority for granted. More trouble for the US Navy, the Akula could operate 480 meters deep, two hundred meters deeper than the Los Angeles class. And it swam a fast thirty-three knots!

The large Akula submarine model featured a steel double hull, allowing the vessel to take on more ballast water and survive more damage. The propulsion plant was rafted to dampen sound, and anechoic tiles coated its outer and inner surface. Even the limber holes which allowed water to pass inside the Akula’s outer hull had retractable covers to minimize acoustic returns. The 111-meter-long submarine needed a crew of around seventy, for about three months at sea.

The Akula I—designated Shchuka in Russian service—were foremost intended to hunt U.S. Navy ballistic-missile submarines. Four 533-millimeter torpedo tubes and four large 650-millimeter tubes could deploy up to forty wire-guided torpedoes, mines, or long-range SS-N-15 Starfish and SS-N-16 Stallion antiship missiles. The Akula submarine model could also carry up to twelve Granat cruise missiles capable of hitting targets on land up to three thousand kilometers away.

Today the Russian Navy maintains ten Akula submarines, but only three are in operational condition. Nonetheless, the Russian Navy has kept its boats busy. In 2009, two Akula were detected off the East Coast of the United States—the closest Russian submarines had been seen since the end of the Cold War. Three years later, another Akula submarine had spent a month prowling in the Gulf of Mexico without being caught. In the last several years, Russia has also been upgrading the Akula fleet to fire deadly Kalibr cruise missiles.

Akula submarine continue to make up the larger part of Russia’s nuclear attack submarine force, and will remain in service into the next decade until production of the succeeding Yasen class truly kicks into gear.

This primarily wood Akula submarine model is 22" long (1:200 scale) x 6.5" tall x 4" wide  (including the base's dimensions) $1,790  Shipping and insurance in the US included. Other places: $200 flat rate. This model is in stock and can be shipped within five business days.

30.5" long (1:144 scale) $1,990 Shipping and insurance in the US included. Other places: $250 flat rate. This one is built per commission only. We require only a small deposit to start the process (not full amount, not even half) to start the process $500  The remaining balance won't be due until the model is completed, in less than 6 months. 

For different sizes, contact us for a quote: Services@ModelShipMaster.com.

For different Russian submarines, click here: Oscar, Kilo, Alfa, Akula, Typhoon.
 

Learn more about the Akula submarine model here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akula-class_submarine