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MPN11
Interesting point. However, presumably ‘inflatables’ would be subject to perforation in a conflict, so I would guess some buoyancy material in a semi-rigid doughnut.
For RU Navy, I guess one lifeboat for the Captain, one for the Commissar … and swimming lessons for the rest.
She actually did have quite a few lifeboats fitted around the rear half of the ship, Containers pretty much like those fitted to RN ships of the era.