India-class submarine
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 An India-class submarine carrying two DSRVs in 1985
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators |  Soviet Navy |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine |
| Displacement |
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| 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 |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × India-class DSRVs |
| Complement | 94 (including 17 officers, 21 divers, 8 DSRV pilots) |
The Project 940 Lenok class (a type of salmon) (known in the West by its NATO reporting name India class) was a military submarine design of the Soviet Union.
The submarines of this class were designed to function as mother ships for two India-class deep-submergence rescue vehicles (DSRVs).
While India-class boats have been seen going to the aid of Russian submarines involved in incidents, they have also been observed working in support of Russian Spetsnaz operations. The boats had decompression chambers and medical facilities on board. Two vessels of this class were built for the Soviet Navy. Both were scrapped in the 2000s.
Units
[edit]| # | Name | Image | Building number | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fleet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS-486 | BS-486 (ex-Komsomolets Uzbekistana) |
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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 |
Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Friedman, Norman (1995). "Soviet Union 1947–1991: Russian Federation and Successor States 1991–". In Chumbley, Stephen (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 337–426. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Pavlov, A. S. (1997). Warships of the USSR and Russia 1945–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-671-X.
- Polmar, Norman & Moore, Kenneth J. (2004). Cold War Submarines: The Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines. Washington, D. C.: Potomac Books. ISBN 978-1-57488-594-1.
- Polmar, Norman & Noot, Jurrien (1991). Submarines of the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1718–1990. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-570-1.
External links
[edit]- Николаев А. С. (2002–2016). "Проект 940 "Ленок" (NATO – "India")". deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-05.
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