Russian deep submergence rescue vehicle AS-28
AS-28 surfacing in the Bering Sea | |
| History | |
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| Russia | |
| Name | AS-28 |
| Builder | Krasnoye Sormovo |
| Yard number | 1 |
| Laid down | January 1982 |
| Launched | 10 December 1985 |
| Completed | 12 August 1986 |
| Commissioned | 12 August 1986 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Priz-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle |
| Displacement | 55 t (54 long tons) |
| Length | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Height | 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Speed |
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| Range | 21 nmi (39 km) |
| Endurance |
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| Test depth | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Capacity | 20 passengers |
| Crew | 5 |
AS-28 is a Priz-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle of the Russian Navy, which entered service in 1986. It was designed for submarine rescue operations by the Lazurit Design Bureau in Nizhny Novgorod. It is 13.5 m (44 ft) long, 5.7 m (19 ft) high, and can operate up to a depth of 1,000 m (3,300 ft).