Sevastopol, Ukraine - 1 may 2008
Salvage lifting ship of Russian Black See Fleet 'Kommuna' (22), ex 'Volkhov'
Build: 1915; Builder: Putilovskiy zavod, S. Peterburg, Russia;
Length - 96m, Breadth - 13.2m, Draught - 3.7m;
Displacement - 3100t; Speed - 10knots;
Main engine: 2x1200hp;
Catameran-hulled salvage lifting ship originally intended to hoist sunken submarines with four 250 ton lifting rigs. Too small to lift existing Russian submarines, but remains in service supporting submersibles.