Don class submarine tender
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| Class overview | |
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| Name: | Don class |
| Builders: | Nikolayev Shipyard |
| Operators: |
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| Succeeded by: | Ugra class |
| Built: | 1958–1961 |
| In commission: | 1961–1989? |
| Completed: | 7 |
| Retired: | 7 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine tender |
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| Length: | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Beam: | 17.7 m (58 ft) |
| Draught: | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 diesel engines, 8,000 hp (6,000 kW) |
| 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 & decoys: |
2 Watch dog ECM systems, Vee cone communication system |
| Armament: |
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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.
The class were designed to support Soviet submarines on distant operations. They had significant self-defence armament and contained numerous workshops.
Seven 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:
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