Russian deep submergence rescue vehicle AS-28

AS-28 surfacing in the Bering Sea
History
Russia
NameAS-28
BuilderKrasnoye Sormovo
Yard number1
Laid downJanuary 1982
Launched10 December 1985
Completed12 August 1986
Commissioned12 August 1986
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typePriz-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle
Displacement55 t (54 long tons)
Length13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Beam3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
Height4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Speed
  • 3.3 knots (6.1 km/h) maximum
  • 2.3 knots (4.3 km/h) cruise
  • 0.5 metres per second (1.6 ft/s) ascent speed
Range21 nmi (39 km)
Endurance
  • 120 hours with 4 aboard
  • 10 hours with 24 aboard
Test depth1,000 m (3,300 ft)
Capacity20 passengers
Crew5

AS-28 is a Priz-class deep-submergence rescue vehicle of the Russian Navy, which entered service in 1986.[1] 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).

  1. ^ "Deep-diving autonomous underwater vehicle - Project 1855". russian-ships.info. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.