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Salvage vessel/ Submersible support
Kashtan-class salvage vessel is a salvage vessel/ Submersible support. It was built by Neptun Werft , Rostock , East Germany. Reported operators include Soviet Navy (former) Russian Navy.
Kashtan class
Neptun Werft , Rostock , East Germany
Soviet Navy (former) Russian Navy
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Salvage vessel/ Submersible support
4,200 tons standard 6,200 tons full load
97.83 m (321 ft 0 in)
18.20 m (59 ft 9 in)
5.70 m (18 ft 8 in)
2 × 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) diesel-electric motors, 2 fixed pitch propellers, 1 bow thruster , 5 × 775 kW diesel generators
13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 97.83 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Kashtan-class salvage vessel equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
India
RussiaNavy exact named class holdings of Kashtan. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): LOGISTICS AND SUPPORT / ABU. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited. The own fetched design source declares this exact class and its PDF operator country; ship capacities and fitted launcher/armament counts are retained as source scope, not added to hull quantities.