RUSSIA TYPHOON NUCLEAR SUBMARINE ARCHANGELSK CREW BADGE

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RUSSIA TYPHOON NUCLEAR SUBMARINE ARCHANGELSK CREW BADGE Shipping Info Description 20263WELL-MADE UNIQUE ARTICLE!Russia's largest Typhoon-type Soviet-built nuclear submarine ARCHANGELSK K-525 Insignia (Named under North Russian city of Archangel - Archangelsk). SUBMARINE ARCHANGELSK K-525 issued crew brass badge for naval officers and sailors of this sub. With Soviet and Russian Navy Naval Flags on the top and K-525 ARCHANGELSK sub solid brass miniature in 3D. Hard to describe beautiful insignia- bright hot enameled colors, multiple pieces complex structure. Robust screw back side attachment. HANDSOME OFFICIAL NAVY ITEM. GREAT SOLID COLLECTIBLE & PERFECT UNIQUE GIFT for NAVY MEMORABILIA AFICIONADOS! EVEN BETTER THAN PICTURES!The Typhoon class submarines are a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. With a maximum displacement of 48,000 tons, Typhoons are the largest class of submarine ever built. The NATO reporting name stems from the use of the word "typhoon" by Leonid Brezhnev in a 1974 speech while describing a new type of nuclear ballistic missile submarine. The Typhoon class was developed under Project 941 as the Russian Akula class, meaning shark. It is sometimes mixed up with other submarines, as Akula is the name NATO uses to designate the Russian Project 971 Shooka-B class attack submarines.Typhoon submarines are one of the quietest sea vessels in operation at this time, being quieter and yet more maneuverable than their predecessors. This is partly due to the vessels' large size, which allows them to minimize noise caused by water. Besides their missile armament, the Typhoon class features six torpedo tubes; two are designed to handle RPK-2 (SS-N-15) missiles or Type 53 torpedoes, and the other four are designed to launch RPK-7 (SS-N-16) missiles, Type 65 torpedoes, or mines. A Typhoon class submarine can stay submerged for periods up to 180 days in normal conditions, and potentially more if necessity arises (e.g. nuclear war).Typhoon class submarines feature multiple pressure hulls that simplify internal design while making the vessel much wider than a normal submarine. In the main body of the sub, two Delta class titanium pressure hulls lie parallel with a third, smaller pressure hull above them (which protrudes just below the sail), and two other pressure hulls for torpedoes and steering gear. This also greatly increases their survivability - even if one pressure hull is breached, the crew members in the other are safe and t is less potential for flooding. High internal volume also allows Typhoon class submarines to provide good conditions for their crews, including sport facilities, sauna, swimming pool and a smoking room.Six Typhoon class submarines were built, with each carrying 20 R-39 missiles (SS-N-20) with a maximum of 10 MIRV nuclear warheads each. Originally, the submarines were designated by hull numbers only. Names were later assigned to the four vessels retained by the Russian Navy, which were sponsored by either a city or company. The construction of an additional vessel (hull number TK-210) was cancelled and never completed. Only the first of these submarines to be constructed, the Dmitry Donskoi, is still in service with the Russian Navy, serving as a test platform for the Bulava (SS-NX-30) missile currently under development. All the R-39 missiles have been retired. The Typhoons are slated to be replaced with the Borei class starting in 2007.from Shipping Info INVENTORY ITEM 20263 DC SHIPPING & HANDLING IN US DOLLARS: U.S.A. $3.60 CANADA $7.20 UK, AUSTRALIA, NZ, JAPAN & WESTERN (OLD) EUROPE $8.40 ************************************ OTHER COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE $8.40 WITH OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL $11.00 INSURANCE (USPS REGISTERED MAIL SERVICE EXTRA FEE) INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE ON HIGH VALUED ITEMS IS MANDATORY AND STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, SECURITY & PEACE OF MIND. PLEASE EMAIL US FIRST FOR POSTAGE FEES! WE WILL REVIEW YOUR COUNTR... read more

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