Pacific Fleet Special-Purpose Underwater Rescue Party (EPRON): Shch-Class Submarine Rescue Operations as Contribution to Strengthening Defence Potential of the Soviet Far East in the 1930s
Usov Aleksej Vjacheslavovich
Far Eastern Law Institute of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs (branch) in Vladivostok
Submitted: 09.06.2021
Abstract. The research objective is as follows: to analyse Shch-class submarine rescue operations conducted by the Special-Purpose Underwater Rescue Party (EPRON) in the Pacific Ocean as a contribution to strengthening the defence potential of the Soviet Far East in the 1930s. Scientific originality of the study involves a comprehensive analysis of the EPRON activity in the Pacific Border district in the mentioned period. As a result, it is proved that the Red Banner Special-Purpose Underwater Rescue Party contributed greatly to the Pacific fleet provision, played an important role in improving rescue services in the Pacific region. The EPRON performed a wide range of underwater works, conducted emergency operations to rescue Shch-class submarines.
Key words and phrases: ЭПРОН, Дальний Восток, безопасность, Тихоокеанский флот, водолаз, Special-Purpose Underwater Rescue Party (EPRON), Far East, security, Pacific fleet, diver
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