Russian submarine AS-34

''AS-34'' is a Russian , or rescue mini-submarine, which went into service in 1989.

Service record

In 2000, ''AS-34'' was stationed aboard the rescue ship '' Rudnetsky'' and participated in operations to attempt a rescue of personnel from the sunken submarine ''Kursk''. The submarine managed to reach ''Kursk'' but was unable to establish a seal to fully dock on the ninth compartment and effect rescue.

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Priz-class deep-submergence rescue vehicles
Kursk submarine disaster
1989 ships
Ships built in the Soviet Union
Submarines of the Soviet Navy