Russian submarine Dmitry Donskoy (TK-208)

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1. What is the location?Severodvinsk, Russia (construction and decommissioning)
2. What is the age?Commissioned in 1981, decommissioned in 2023
3. What was the Dmitry Donskoy submarine and why was it special?It was a huge Russian submarine built in the 1970s and 1980s, the biggest ever made, and it carried powerful nuclear missiles.
4. When was it built and when did it start service?Construction started on June 30, 1976, and it began service on December 29, 1981.

Project 941 Akula Class: The Soviet/Russian designation for the Typhoon class of ballistic missile submarines.
Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM): A ballistic missile that can be launched from a submarine, providing a strategic nuclear deterrent.
Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs): Warheads on a missile that can be directed to hit separate targets.
Displacement: The volume of water displaced by a submerged vessel, used as a measure of its size and weight.