Table 3. 
Vehicle 
Sponsor Year 
537 
Under Development 
Depth 
Crew 
Soviet Undersea Research Vehicles Designed or 
Status and 
Designed Capability(m) Comments 
B-5 Giprorybflot 
B-11 v 
DSB-11 u 
Sever-3 PINRO 
Bentos- PINRO 
300 
AMS- 
200 (Nekton) 
Nekton 
(PA-600) 
VNIRO (?) 
Kal*mar Ukrainian 
(Okeaniya) 
AMP-40 Giprorybflot 
(Makrel) 
TINRO-1 TINRO 
Giproryblfot 
1970 6, 000 
Limited Depth Vehicles 
1966 300 
1968 450 
1973 600(? ) 
1970 ? 
Acad. of Sciences 
1967 100 
1965 300 
Manned Deep Submergence Vehicles 
1959 "5,000 
2-3(?) 
10 
(ch) ¥2 
Somewhat similar 
in appearance to 
Trieste; mention 
of this vehicle 
in the Soviet 
literature has 
ceased in recent 
years. 
Variation of the 
above; reported 
to be under 
development in 
1970. 
Reportedly planned 
for construction 
between 1970 and 
1980; status un- 
known 
Several designs 
made; semi- 
autonomous, self- 
propelled under- 
sea habitat; to be 
constructed between 
1970 and 1980; pre- 
sent status unknown. 
Conventional, self- 
propelled submers- 
ible; would be used 
in support of Bento- 
300; status unknown 
Fisheries recon- 
naissance vehicle; 
status unknown 
Small, maneuver- 
able vehicle to be 
used by divers; 
presumably opera- 
tional; exact status 
unknown 
Diver transport 
vehicle; status 
unknown 
Fully autonomous, 
diesel-powered 
minisub; diver 
lockout capability; 
status unknown 
