Don-class submarine tender


The Don-class submarine tender was the NATO reporting name for a group of submarine tenders built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. The Soviet designation was Project 310 Batur.

Design

The class were designed to support Soviet submarines on distant operations. They had significant self-defence armament and contained numerous workshops.

Ships

Seven ships were built for the Soviet Navy and one ship was exported to Indonesia
The Soviet ships were mostly named after submarine commanders killed in World War II: