SIBIRYAKOV (AGOR) class

 2 SIBIRYAKOV-class OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH SHIPs (AGOR)

 Name                 Pendant    Launched    Commissioned    Status

 SIBIRYAKOV           .....      May 1989    July 1990       Active
 ROMUALD MUKHLEVICH   .....      1990        Dec. 1991       Active

The ships were ordered for the exploration of mineral resources at depths of up to 19,685 ft (6,000 m). Each can carry up to two 18-ton submersibles. Equipped with 14 laboratories plus hydrographic, meteorological,...