India-class submarine
Underwater rescue submarine class
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The Project 940 Lenok class (a type of salmon) (known in the West by its NATO reporting name India class) was a rescue submarine design of the Soviet Union. Two vessels of this class were built for the Soviet Navy; both were scrapped in the 2000s.
 An India-class submarine carrying two DSRVs in 1985 | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Soviet Navy |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
|
| Length | 106 m (347 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, twin screws |
| Speed |
|
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × India-class DSRVs |
| Complement | 94 (including 17 officers, 21 divers, 8 DSRV pilots) |
The submarines of this class were designed to function as mother ships for two India-class deep-submergence rescue vehicles (DSRVs), and had decompression chambers and medical facilities on board. While India-class boats were seen going to the aid of Russian submarines involved in incidents, they had also been observed working in support of Russian Spetsnaz operations.
Units
| # | Name | Image | Building number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS-486 | BS-486 (ex-Komsomolets Uzbekistana) |
|
194 | 22 February 1974[1] | 7 September 1975[1] | 30 December 1980 | Pacific | Decommissioned 1995, scrapped in 2000 |
| BS-257 | BS-257 |  |
195 | 23 February 1978 | 27 May 1979 | 1 September 1979 | Northern | Decommissioned 1996, scrapped in 2005 |
