EL'BRUS class

 1 EL'BRUS-class SUBMARINE RESCUE SHIP (ASR) (Russian Project No. 537)

 Name        Launched          Commissioned      Status

 EL'BRUS     Aug. 21, 1976     Dec. 20, 1980     Stricken
 ALAGEZ      April 28, 1988    Jan. 28, 1989     Active
 AYUDAG      January 1995                        Scrapped

The vessels of the EL'BRUS class are the world's largest submarine salvage and rescue ships. Prior to the sinking of the Oscar-II class submarine KURSK in August of 2000, the ALAGEZ...