Altay-class oiler
{{Short description|Soviet class of replenishment oiler}}
| {{Infobox ship begin |display title=Altay-class oiler |sclass=2}}
{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=300px |Ship caption=Yel'nya in 2018 }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Project 160 (NATO: Altay class) |Builders=Rauma-Repola, Finland |Operators=*{{navy|Soviet Union}}
|Class before=Olekma class |Class after=Dubna class |Subclasses= |Cost= |Built range= 1967–1972 |In service range= |In commission range=1968–present |Total ships building= |Total ships planned= |Total ships completed=6 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=4 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired=2 |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Replenishment oiler |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement=7,230 tons full load |Ship length={{convert|106.17|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|15.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship height= |Ship draught={{convert|6.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} |Ship draft= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*1 B&W-550 VTBN-110 diesel engine
|Ship speed={{convert|14|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range=*{{convert|5,000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|13|kn}}
|Ship endurance= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity=*1,300 tons heavy oil
|Ship troops= |Ship complement=60 |Ship crew= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors=*2 Don-2 (navigation)
|Ship EW=IFF |Ship armament= |Ship armour= |Ship armor= |Ship aircraft= |Ship aircraft facilities= |Ship notes= }} |
The Altay class, Soviet designation Project 160, is a class of replenishment oiler built for the Soviet Navy between 1967 and 1972.
Construction
The Altay-class 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 six 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.Guide to the Soviet Navy (Polmer)Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)russian-ships.info (accessed 29 Feb 2012)
Operational history
=1993 ''Yel'nya'' incident=
In April 1993, while in reserve with the Black Sea Fleet at Sevastopol, Yel'nya was taken over by Ukrainian dissidents. After a brief seizure, control was reestablished by the Russian Navy. Yel'nya was later transferred to the Baltic Fleet.
= 2021 ''Kola'' Gulf of Suez collision and Suez Canal obstruction =
{{Main|2021 Suez Canal obstruction}}
On 23 March 2021, Kola, along with Steregushchiy-class corvette Stoikiy, were in the northern part of the Gulf of Suez when Kola collided with civilian bulk carrier Ark Royal. The two ships, which were both approaching Suez, sustained light damage, according to the Russian Navy. Kola and Ark Royal resumed sailing after the collision.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-24 |title=Bulk carrier collided with Russian Navy tanker off Suez |url=https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/33109/bulk-carrier-collided-russian-navy-tanker-suez/ |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=FleetMon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210324213352/https://www.fleetmon.com/maritime-news/2021/33109/bulk-carrier-collided-russian-navy-tanker-suez/ |archive-date=2021-03-24 }}{{cite news|date=23 March 2021|title=Bulk carrier collided with Russian Navy tanker off Suez|work=Maritime Bulletin|url=https://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/03/23/bulk-carrier-collided-with-russian-navy-tanker-off-suez/|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323204253/http://www.maritimebulletin.net/2021/03/23/bulk-carrier-collided-with-russian-navy-tanker-off-suez/|archive-date=23 March 2021}}
That same day, Kola and Stoikiy were in the Gulf of Suez when the container ship Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, completely obstructing the canal. Kola, along with Stoikiy and around 350 other ships on both sides of the canal, were forced to wait for the Ever Given to be refloated. Initially, Kola and Stoikiy were the only known military vessels to have been affected by the obstruction, however since normally military ships do not transmit their position to commercial websites, an unknown number of military ships were involved, with the Spanish amphibious assault ship Juan Carlos I being among the first ships to move through the canal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:169049/zoom:12|title=MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic|website=www.marinetraffic.com}} At the time of the incident, maritime tracking website vesselfinder.com temporarily misidentified Kola as Stoikiy (specifically "Russian Warship 545"); this was corrected on 25 March. As of 29 March, Kola was still anchored in the Gulf of Suez.{{Cite web|last=Storm.mg|date=2021-03-24|title=長榮海運糗大了！台灣巨輪卡在蘇伊士運河，塞住連接歐亞的海上大動脈-風傳媒|url=https://www.storm.mg/article/3559135|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.storm.mg|language=zh-TW}}{{Cite web|date=25 March 2021|title=KOLA (Oil Products Tanker) Registered in Russia – Vessel details, Cur…|url=https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:346200/mmsi:273318510/imo:6720004/vessel:KOLA|access-date=25 March 2021|website=archive.is|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325185320/https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:346200/mmsi:273318510/imo:6720004/vessel:KOLA|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=25 March 2021|title=KOLA, Oil Products Tanker – Details and current position – IMO 672000…|url=https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/KOLA-IMO-6720004-MMSI-273318510|access-date=25 March 2021|website=archive.is|archive-date=25 March 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325185226/https://www.vesselfinder.com/vessels/KOLA-IMO-6720004-MMSI-273318510|url-status=live}}
Ships in class
There were six vessels in the class.
| class="wikitable" | |||||
| Name | Yard No. | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kola | No. 163 | not known | 30 July 1967 | 1967 | Still active as of 2021{{Cite web |url=https://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/navy/news/more.htm?id=12334902@egNews |title=Танкер Балтийского флота "Кола" пополнил запасы топлива отряда кораблей в Средиземном море |language=ru |access-date=2021-03-26 |website=structure.mil.ru}} |
| 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 |
Gallery
File:Tanker_ALTAI_(russ.)_(Kiel_54.712).jpg|Altay – the civilian type ship of the class.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120413115104/http://russian-ships.info/eng/support/project_160.htm Project 160 medium seagoing tanker] (English)
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Category:Ships built in Finland