This list includes all major fleet support auxiliaries: replenishment ships, tenders, salvage ships, and seagoing tugs.
Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are listed in italics. Navigation and surface-search radars are not listed. All classifications are purely unofficial and are based on an attempt to use standard classifications throughout all navies; they may or may not correspond to "official" designations.
This list identifies those units believed to remain operational, but most of these units are unable to deploy for the reasons cited above. Ships in refit are listed only when there is a reasonable chance of them returning to service. Ships laid up pending refit generally are listed, as they could return to service if funding became available.
Many ships, especially auxiliaries, have been operating in commercial or charter freight or passenger service to raise operating funds. These are listed as active units, as they could rapidly return to naval roles if required.
Fleets: The following abbreviations are used to indicate fleet
assignements:
NOR: Northern Fleet, headquarters at Severomorsk.
PAC: Pacific Fleet, headquarters at Vladivostok.
BLK: Black Sea Fleet, headquarters at Sevastopol.
BALT: Baltic Sea Fleet, headquarters at Kaliningrad.
CASP: Caspian Flotilla.
RIV: Units assigned to service on inland rivers.
Concept/Program: Class of 6 replenishment oilers, a slightly modified version of the civilian Velikiy Oktyabr class. Have only a minimal dry cargo/stores replenishment capability. Leadship of the class has been transferred to the Ukraine.
Classification: Voyenyy Tanker (VT); Military Tanker.
Builders: Baltic Zavod, St. Petersburg. Built 1971-1878.
Disposals/Reserve: Boris Chilikin to Ukraine 1997, Vladimir Kolyachitskiy stricken by 1997.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Boris Butoma | 1978 | PAC | ||
| Genrikh Gasanov | NOR | |||
| Ivan Bubnov | BLK | |||
| Sergey Osipov | NOR |
Concept/Program: Small Finnish-built tankers, with minimal dry cargo/stores transfer capability. Pechenga is operating in commercial service with solid stores transfer rigs removed.
Classification: Voyenyy Tanker (VT); Military Tanker.
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Rauma, Finland.
Disposals/Reserve: Sventa to Ukraine 1997, Irkut stricken 1996.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Dubna | 1974 | BLK | ||
| Pechenga | 1978 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Sole surviving naval unit of a class of 20+ units; 2 served the Soviet Navy and the rest supported the Soviet fishing fleet.
Classification: Probably Voyenyy Tanker (VT); Military Tanker.
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Rauma, Finland.
Disposals/Reserve: Argun' sold commercial in 1996.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Vyaz'ma | 1983 | NOR |
Concept/Program: Small oilers, commercial design. Many sister support the Russian fishing fleet, and some of these units are on commercial charter.
Classification: Probably Voyenyy Tanker (VT); Military Tanker.
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Rauma, Finland.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Kola | 1967 | NOR | ||
| Ilim | 1971 | PAC | ||
| Yel'nya | 1971 | BALT | ||
| Prut | 1972 | NOR |
Concept/Program: Aged light fleet oilers; it is expected that this class will soon be discarded.
Classification: Voyenyy Tanker (VT); Military Tanker.
Builders: Karamaki Zavod, Vyborg SY. Built 1962-1967.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Terek | 1962 | NOR | ||
| Sheksna | 1962 | NOR | ||
| Dunay | 1965 | PAC | ||
| Lena | 1966 | BALT | ||
| Vishera | 1967 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Survivors of several small tankers built in the 1970's.
Classification: Probably Voyenyy Tanker (VT); Military Tanker.
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Rauma, Finland
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Olekma | 1964 | BLK | ||
| Iman | 1964 | BLK |
Concept/Program: Intended for support and repair of submarines' nuclear propulsion plants, including nuclear refuelling. Low speed and boxy hullform indicate these ships are not intended to get underway frequently.
Classification: Plavuchaya Masterskaya (PM); Floating Workshop.
Builders: Black Sea SY, Nikolayev, Ukraine.
Disposals/Reserve: Sister PM-16 cancelled prior to launching and was completed as a Greek cruise ship.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| PM-63 | 1984 | NOR | ||
| PM-74 | 1985 | PAC | ||
| PM-12 | 1991 | NOR |
Concept/Program: Survivors of a class of large submarine tenders; two sisters were training ships. Intended to provide afloat support, including supplies, water, torpedoes, fuel, and battery charging; minimal repair facilities. Often employed as flagships/command ships for submarine squadrons.
Classification: Plavuchhaya Baza (FB); Floating Base.
Builders: Black Sea SY, Nikolayev, Ukraine.
Disposals/Reserve: Numerous sisters discarded 1990's.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Vladimir Yegorov | 1963 | NOR | ||
| Volga | 1968 | BLK |
Concept/Program: Relatively small, general-purpose repair ships; carry extensive spare parts supplies. 11 units are in service, with 13 more in reserve; some have been stricken.
Classification: Plavuchaya Masterskaya (PM); Floating Workshop.
Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland. Built 1968-1988.
Concept/Program: Small, general-purpose repair ships. There are extensive variations among these units.
Classification: Plavuchaya Masterskaya (PM); Floating Workshop.
Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland. Built 1963-1967.
Disposals/Reserve: Several sisters discarded.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| PM-20 | ||||
| PM-21 | ||||
| PM-26 | ||||
| PM-51 | ||||
| PM-62 | ||||
| PM-63 | ||||
| PM-68 | ||||
| PM-146 |
Concept/Program: Polish-built; successors to the 'Pelym' class. Up to 17 units are believed to be in service, as follows: SR-23, 26, 59, 74, 120, 137, 216, 245, 253, 478, 479, 541, 548, 560, 570, 938, 939. Specific completion dates and fleet assignments are not known.
Classification: Sudno Razmagnichivanya (SR); Deperming Vessel.
Builders: Stocznia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland. Built 1985-1990.
Disposals/Reserve: One sister to Ukraine; two abandoned incomplete at the collapse of the USSR.
Concept/Program: Up to 17 units are believed to be in service from among the following: SR-70, 111, 179, 180, 188, 203, 215, 218, 220, 221, 222, 233, 241, 276, 280, 281, 334, 344, 370, 407, 409, 455. Specific completion dates and fleet assignments are not known.
Classification: Sudno Razmagnichivanya (SR); Deperming Vessel.
Builders: Khabarovsk SY, Gorokhovtse SY. Built 1971-1987.
Disposals/Reserve: One to Cuba 1982, one stricken 1995.
Concept/Program: An extremely large, complex submarine salvage and rescue ship; by far the largest in the world. Icebreaking hull; facilities for several 'Poisk-4' class salvage submersibles; extensive dive support and firefighting facilities. Probably employed as a submarine support tender while in port.
Classification: Possibly Spasitel'noye Sudno (SS); Rescue Ship.
Builders: Zavod imeni 61 Kommunara, Nikolayev, Ukraine.
Disposals/Reserve: El'brus not seen at sea since 1984, was stricken 1997-98; Ayudag scrapped incomplete.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Alagez | 1988 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Converted timber carriers outfitted to carry and support salvage and research submersibles and to carry out salvage activies. Retain two cargo holds and are fitted with extensive heavy-lift booms; one hold converted to carry submersibles. The last unit is apparently used mainly for "research". All have probably been involved in covert "ocean engineering" work in the past.
Classification: Sudno-baza Podvodnikh Issledovaniy (SPI); Underwateer Research Support Ship.
Builders: Karamaki Zavod, Vyborg.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Mikhail Rudnitskiy | 1979 | NOR | ||
| Giorgiy Koz'min | 1980 | PAC | ||
| Giorgiy Titov | 1983 | NOR | ||
| Sayany | 1984 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Built as a very large mooring/buoy tenders with a 100 ton heavy lift gantry at the stern; reclassified in 1995 to serve as a submersible support and transport ship. Lift gantry can also be used for salvage work.
Classification: Unknown.
Builders: VEB Neptunwerft, Rostock, East Germany.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| SS-750 | 1990/95 | BALT | ex-KIL-140 |
Concept/Program: Elderly 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.
Classification: unknown.
Builders: De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Kommuna | 1913 | BLK | Sevastopol |
Concept/Program: Large Polish-built oilfield support tugs taken over for naval service; 40 others are in civilian service. Heavy towing and firefighting capabilities; there is some dispute as to whether they are outfitted as salvage ships or as ordinary tugs, but at least one operates in a salvage/rescue role.
Classification: unknown.
Builders: A. Warski SY, Szczecin, Poland. Built 1983-1987.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Ilga | 1983 | NOR | ||
| Aleksander Kortunov | BLK | |||
| Kalar | PAC |
Concept/Program: Large, well equipped and highly capable salvage tugs. Facilities include two towing winches, highline personnel transfer system, salvage pumps, complete dive support, four water cannon for firefighting, large cargo capacity and several small craft. 94 ton bollard pull. Two sisters are in merchant service.
Classification: Probably Spastel'niy Buksir (SB); Rescue Tug.
Builders: United Admiralty SY, St. Petersburg.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Pamir | 1974 | NOR | ||
| Mashuk | 1975 | PAC | ||
| Alatau | 1983 | PAC | ||
| Altay | 1987 | NOR |
Concept/Program: Survivors of several large tug-type submarine salvage/rescue vessels built during the 1950's and 1960's. Extensive dive support facilities, and can tow ships up to 15,000 tons. The surivors have been modernized.
Classification: Spasitel'noye Sudno (SS); Rescue Ship.
Builders: Zavod imeni 61 Kommunara, Nikolayev, Ukraine.
Disposals/Reserve: Seven units lost or discarded 1969-1997.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| EPRON | 1959 | BLK | ||
| SS-83 | 1961 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Large, modern, well-equipped salvage tugs. Icebreaking hull; 90 ton bollard pull. Are similar to the civilian (merchant marine) Stroptivyy class (see non-naval ships section).
Classification: Spastel'niy Buksir (SB); Rescue Tug.
Builders: Rauma-Repola Oy, Uusikaupunki/Nystad, Finland.
Disposals/Reserve: SB-408 to civilian operation in 1993.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| SB-406 | 1984 | NOR | ||
| SB-921 | 1985 | BALT | ||
| Shakhter | 1985 | BLK |
Concept/Program: Tugs intended specifically for firefighting and evactuation of personnel; nine others are civilian-owned and support oilfields. Fitted with numerous water cannon.
Classification: Possibly Spastel'niy Buksir (SB); Rescue Tug.
Builders: Stozcnia Polnocna, Gdansk, Poland.
Disposals/Reserve: One to Vietnam in 1992.
| Name | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| Vikhr-5 | 1984 | |||
| Vikhr-6 | 1985 | |||
| Vikhr-8 | 1985 | |||
| Vikhr-9 | 1986 |
Concept/Program: Class of general-purpose fleet tugs; outfitted for salvage and firefighting duties. 35 to 43 ton bollard pull. Three units are classified as salvage tugs, but they are virtually identical to the standard units, so they are listed here.
Classification: Morskoy Buksir (MB); Seagoing Tug or Spastel'niy Buksir (SB); Rescue Tug.
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Finland. Built 1977-1983.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| MB-18 | ||||
| MB-32 | ||||
| MB-35 | BALT | |||
| MB-36 | BLK | |||
| MB-38 | NOR | |||
| MB-119 | BALT | |||
| SB-365 | NOR | |||
| SB-522 | PAC | |||
| SB-523 | NOR |
Concept/Program: General-purpose fleet tugs. A modified version is operated by the Ministry of Fisheries. 22 units exist; up to 9 may be in reserve.
Classification: Morskoy Buksir (MB); Seagoing Tug
Builders: Yaroslavl Zavod, built 1973-????.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| MB-4 | BALT | |||
| MB-6 | NOR | |||
| MB-13 | NOR | |||
| MB-19 | NOR | |||
| MB-25 | NOR | |||
| MB-26 | ||||
| MB-28 | ||||
| MB-31 | BLK | |||
| MB-37 | PAC | |||
| MB-56 | NOR | |||
| MB-58 | NOR | |||
| MB-61 | PAC | |||
| MB-76 | PAC | |||
| MB-99 | ||||
| MB-100 | NOR | |||
| MB-106 | ||||
| MB-110 | 1991 | |||
| MB-147 | ||||
| MB-148 | PAC | |||
| MB-196 | ||||
| MB-236 | ||||
| MB-307 | NOR |
Concept/Program: Enlarged version of 'Katun-I' class. Lavishly equipped for firefighting, both shipboard and ashore, but with minimal towing capability. Also intended for decontamination washdown of warships.
Classification: Pozharnoye Sudno (PS); Firefighting Ship.
Builders: Srednyy Neva Zavod, Kolpino. Built 1978-81
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| PKhS-64 | NOR | |||
| PKhS-92 | NOR | |||
| PKhS-95 | PAC | |||
| PKhS-219 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Civilian-design tug. 30 ton bollard pull.
Classification: Morskoy Buksir (MB); Seagoing Tug
Builders: Jurong SY, Singapore.
Disposals/Reserve: MB-330 on commercial charter.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| MB-331 | 1991 | PAC |
Concept/Program: Lavishly equipped for firefighting, both shipboard and ashore, but with minimal towing capability. Also intended for decontamination washdown of warships. There are several civilian sisters.
Classification: Pozharnoye Sudno (PS); Firefighting Ship.
Builders: Srednyy Neva Zavod, Kolpino. Built 1970-1978.
| Number | Year | FLT | Homeport | Notes |
| PZhS-96 | BALT | |||
| PZhS-98 | NOR | |||
| PZhS-123 | BLK | |||
| PZhS-124 | BALT | |||
| PZhS-209 | PAC | |||
| PZhS-273 | CASP | |||
| PZhS-279 | CASP | |||
| PZhS-282 | BALT | |||
| PZhS-551 | BALT |
Concept/Program: Smaller general-purpose ocean tugs; not fitted for salvage or rescue. Several units are designated as rescue tugs, but they are virtually identical to the standard units, except for diver support facilities, so they are listed here. 20-27 tons bollard pull. Several sisters operated by Maritime Border Guard. Up to 18 standard units and 7 rescue variants are believed to remain in service, from among the following: MB-5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 21, 23, 24, 51, 52, 54, 85, 151, 152, 160, 162, 163, 164, 166, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, Loska, Neptun, Orion, Pochetnyy, Saturn,Serdity, Tyulen, SB-4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 15, 28. Specific completion dates and fleet assignments are not known.
Classification: Morskoy Buksir (MB); Seagoing Tug or Spastel'niy Buksir (SB); Rescue Tug.
Builders: Petrozavod SY, St. Petersburg. Built 1958-1966.
Concept/Program: Relatively small, elderly, general-purpose tugs; now being discarded. Several units are designated as rescue tugs, but they are virtually identical to the standard units, so they are listed here. Up to 9 standard units and 2 rescue variants are believed to remain in service, from among the following: MB-45, 69, 95, 102, 120, 125, 134, 145, 147, SB-41, SB-46. Specific completion dates and fleet assignments are not known. This class is being discarded.
Classification: Morskoy Buksir (MB); Seagoing Tug or Spastel'niy Buksir (SB); Rescue Tug.
Builders: ?? SY, Riga. Built 1953-1960.