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.
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 (ex-Komsomolets Uzbekistana) 194 22 February 1974Pavlov, p. 82 7 September 1975 30 December 1980 Pacific Decommissioned 1995, scrapped in 2000 BS-257 195 23 February 1978 27 May 1979 1 September 1979 Northern Decommissioned 1996, scrapped in 2005
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