India-class submarine

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.

An India-class submarine carrying two DSRVs in 1985
Class overview
Operators:  Soviet Navy
Completed: 2
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Type: Submarine
Displacement:
  • 3,900 long tons (3,963 t) surfaced
  • 4,800–6,840 long tons (4,877–6,950 t) submerged
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:
  • 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) surfaced
  • 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) submerged
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 2 × India class DSRV's
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).

While India class boats have been seen going to the aid of Russian Submarines involved in accidents, 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 1990s.

Artist's concept of an India class submarine deploying a deep submergence rescue vehicle to assist a November class submarine

Units
# Name Image Building number Laid down Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
BS-486 BS-486
(ex-Komsomolets Uzbekistana)		 194 22 February 1974 7 September 1975 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
  • Николаев А. С. (2002–2016). "Проект 940 «Ленок» (NATO – "India")". deepstorm.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2020-04-05.CS1 maint: date format (link)
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