Don-class submarine tender
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Nikolayev Shipyard |
| Operators: | Soviet Navy, TNI-AL (Indonesian Navy) |
| Succeeded by: | Ugra-class submarine tender |
| Built: | 1958-61 |
| In commission: | 1961-89? |
| Completed: | 7 |
| Retired: | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine tender |
| Displacement: | 6730 tons standard, 9000 tons full load |
| Length: | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.7 m (58 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 Diesel engines, 8000 hp |
| Speed: | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
| Range: | 21,000 km (11,000 nmi; 13,000 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement: | 300 to 450 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Radar: Hawk Screech, Slim Net |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | 2 Watch dog ECM systems, Vee cone communication system |
| Armament: | 4 - 100mm guns (4 × 1), 4 - 57mm guns, |
The Don class submarine tender was the NATO reporting name for a group of submarine tenders built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. The Soviet designation was Project 310 Batur.
Design
The class were designed to support Soviet submarines on distant operations. They had significant self-defence armament and contained numerous workshops
Ships
7 ships were built for the Soviet Navy and one ship was exported to Indonesia
The Soviet ships were mostly named after submarine commanders killed in World War II:
- Dmitriy Galkin, named after Dmitriy Galkin
- Fyodor Vidyaev, named after Fyodor Vidyayev
- Kamchatskiy Komsomolets
- Magomed Gadzhiev, named after Magomet Gadzhiyev
- Magdanskiy Komsomolets
- Viktor Kotelnikov named after Viktor Kotelnikov
Magomed Gadzhiev with Frigate Bezzavetny and cruiser Zhdanov
See also
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