EMBA (ARC) class (Russia)

 2 EMBA-class CABLE LAYERS (ARC)

 Name          Launched          Commissioned     Status

 NEPRYADVA                       April 24, 1981   Reserve
 SETUN         April 24, 1981    1982             Active

Cable ships lay and tend underwater cables for communications purposes and to support sea-floor hydrophone arrays. They are supplemented in these roles by several civilian-operated cable ships. They are intended for use in shallow coastal areas rivers and harbors.

SETUN is...