The Russian Navy includes the submarine TK-208 Dmitry Donskoy, which remains the largest submarine in the world. The 19FortyFive edition appreciated the Russian submarine with a swimming pool and sauna and noted that its maintenance is comparable to the construction of new ships.
The publication noted that the length of the 941UM project boat is 172 meters. The ship with a displacement of 48 thousand tons is almost twice as wide as American submarines of the Ohio type. The dimensions of the TK-208 made it possible to place a swimming pool and sauna on board the submarine.
"Dmitry Donskoy" remains the last boat of the project 941 "Shark" in service. The author of the publication stressed that three submarines of this type were disposed of with the financial support of the United States. The last Shark will be replaced by the Borey-A Project 955A submarine.
"Due to its size and age, Dmitry Donskoy is expensive to maintain. The Russians can build new Borei-class submarines at the price of keeping the Donskoy in working order. Probably, it is better to use the Donskoy only for testing new missiles, and not for indefinite repairs in order to join the new Borei class," 19FortyFive summarizes.
In March, the publication Popular Mechanics estimated the size of the TK-208. The publication noted that the boat is 1.5 times longer than a football field and three times wider than the average American house.
Daniil Irinin