Altay-class oiler

Class overview
Name: Project 160 (NATO: Altay Class)
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Finland
Operators:
In commission: 1968-present
Completed: 6
Active: 4
Retired: 2
General characteristics
Displacement: 7,230 tons full load
Length: 106.17 m (348 ft)
Beam: 15.4 m (51 ft)
Draught: 6.7 m (22 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 1 diesel (B&W-550 VTBN-110)
  • 3,250 bhp
  • 1 shaft
Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h)
Range:
  • 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h)
  • 8,600nm at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Capacity:
  • 1,300 tons heavy oil
  • 2,700 tons distilled fuel
  • 200 tons water
  • 100 tons lube oil
Complement: 60
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • 2 Don-2 (navigation)
  • NEL-5 (sonar)
  • MGL-25 (underwater telephone)
Electronic warfare
& decoys:		 IFF
Armament: none
Aircraft carried: none

The Altay class (Project 160) is a class of replenishment oiler built for the Soviet navy between 1967 and 1972.

Construction

The vessels were built for the USSR by the Finnish shipbuilding yard Rauma-Repola. Over 60 vessels of this type were built for Soviet service, most with the fishing fleet and merchant fleet. Only 6 vessels were ordered for service with the Soviet navy. Project 160 tankers can refuel one ship at a time from either side or over the stern.[1][2][3]

Ships in class

There were 6 vessels in the class.[4][5][6]

Name Yard No. Laid Down Launched Commissioned Fate
Kola No. 163 not known 30 July 1967 1967
Yel'nya No. 168 not known 21 February 1968 June 1968
Yergorlik No. 174 not known 15 November 1968 April 1969 sold commercial 1996
Izhora No. 181 not known 21 October 1969 1970
Prut No. 203 not known 30 July 1971 1971
Ilim No. 215 not known 21 August 1972 November 1972 transferred to merchant fleet

Yel'nya incident

In April 1993, while in reserve with the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol, the Yel'nya was taken over by Ukrainian dissidents. After a brief seizure, control was reestablished by the Russian Navy. The Yel'nya was later transferred to the Baltic Fleet.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Guide to the Soviet Navy (Polmer)
  2. ↑ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)
  3. ↑ russian-ships.info (accessed 29 Feb 2012)
  4. ↑ Guide to the Soviet Navy (Polmer)
  5. ↑ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)
  6. ↑ russian-ships.info (accessed 29 Feb 2012)
  7. ↑ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)

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