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.

Two vessels of this class were built for the Soviet Navy; both were scrapped in the 2000s.

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.

Artist's concept of an India-class submarine deploying a deep submergence rescue vehicle to assist a November-class submarine
Shadowgraph of an India-class submarine with two DSRVs
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