The Project 940 Lenok class (a type of

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) (known in the West by its NATO reporting name India class) was a military submarine design of the

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. The submarines of this class were designed to function as mother ships for two India-class

deep-submergence rescue vehicle A deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) is a type of deep-submergence vehicle used for rescue of downed submarines and clandestine missions. While DSRV is the term most often used by the United States Navy, other nations have different design ...

s (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

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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. India class 2

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