Þessir rússnesku kafbátar eru þeir stærstu í heimi og eru um 30.000tonn.
Það voru smíðaðir 6 bátar af þessari gerð og sá fyrsti var sjósettur árið 1980. Smá upplýsingar á ensku:

Soviet Designation: 941 Akula
US-Designation: Typhoon
Development began: December 1973
Design Bureau: Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering “Rubin”
Chief designer: S.H. Kovalev
Builders: Nr. 402 Severodvinsk
Construction and Outfit: March 1977-September 1989
Service time: December 1981-
Number of ships: 6
Armament: D-19 launch system with
20 R-39 missiles
2-650mm torpedo tubes
4-533mm torpedo tubes
Power Plant: 2 pressurized water reactors, 190 MW each
2 steam turbines, 50.000 hp each
Propellers: 2×7 blade fixed-pitch shrouded
Length: 170-172 meters
Beam: 23-23.3 meters
Draft: 11-11.5 meters
Displacement: 23,200-24,500 tons Surfaced
33,800-48,000 tons Submerged
Maximum diving depth: 500 meters
Speed: 12-16 knots Surface
25-27 knots Submerged
Crew: 150 men (50 officers)
Endurance: 90-120 days

Þeir sem hafa séð The hunt for the Red October hljóta að kannast við þessa kafbátagerð:D