Russian nuclear ballistic missile submarine TK-208 Dmitry Donskoy 1976-

Project 667BDRM Delfin/ NATO Delta IV-class. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Project 941 Akula-class/NATO Typhoon. ©Warshipsresearch.blogspot.com

Near Kiel, Germany 1 August 2017

Part of 941 Akula-class/NATO Typhoon preceded by Projects 667b Murena, 667B Murena-M, 667BDR Klamar and 667BDRM Delfin NATO named Delta I-V class succeeded by Projects 955 andd 955A respectively Borei-class and Borei-A class. Designed by Rubin, laid down by Sevmash on 30 June 1976, launched on 27 September 1979, commissioned on 23 December 1981, in service in February 1982, decommissioned on 6 February 2023 and planned to be preserved as part of the Central Naval Museum in 2025.

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Russian ships info dated 12 April 2026 19:46 o’clock.

Typhoon-class dated 5 May 2026 15:20 o’clock