Typhoon (Project 941) vs Ohio class
In length they are almost level, 175 metres against 170, but submerged the Soviet Typhoon displaced about 48,000 tonnes, roughly two and a half times the Ohio class's 18,750. The reason is its design, with several pressure hulls inside a very wide outer hull. It remains the largest submarine ever built; the more compact Ohio is still in service.
Length to scale
Typhoon (Project 941) is 1 times longer than Ohio class · Typhoon (Project 941) displaces about 2.6 times as much as Ohio class
Displacement balance
Typhoon (Project 941)
175 m · 574 ft · 48,000 t
Soviet submarine; submerged displacement, the largest ever built.
Ohio class
170 m · 558 ft · 18,750 t
US submarine; submerged displacement.
* Open-source estimate. Full-load displacement in approximate metric tonnes (submerged for submarines).
Figures used and how reliable they are
- Typhoon (Project 941): 574 ft, 48,000 t. Soviet submarine; submerged displacement, the largest ever built.
- Ohio class: 558 ft, 18,750 t. US submarine; submerged displacement.
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Sources / References
- U.S. Navy Fact Files for carriers, destroyers and submarines.
- Royal Navy, French Navy and Spanish Navy public ship pages.
- IISS, The Military Balance (annual editions).
- Jane's Fighting Ships and Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships (historical ships).