Altay-class oiler

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

Altay – the civilian type ship of the class
Class overview
Name: Project 160 (NATO: Altay Class)
Builders: Rauma-Repola, Finland
Operators:
Built: 1967-1972
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

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]

NameYard No.Laid DownLaunchedCommissionedFate
KolaNo. 163not known30 July 19671967Still active as of 2021[7]
Yel'nyaNo. 168not known21 February 1968June 1968
YergorlikNo. 174not known15 November 1968April 1969sold commercial 1996
IzhoraNo. 181not known21 October 19691970
PrutNo. 203not known30 July 19711971
IlimNo. 215not known21 August 1972November 1972transferred 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.[8]

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. https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12334902@egNews
  8. Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)
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