The ''Khobi'' class (Project 437N) is a class of
replenishment oiler
A replenishment oiler or replenishment tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds which can supply both fuel and dry stores during underway replenishment (UNREP) at sea. Many countries have used replenishment oilers.
The ...
built for the
Soviet navy between 1953 and 1958.
Construction
Ships of the ''Khobi'' class were
built at the
Zhdanov shipyard
A shipyard, also called a dockyard or boatyard, is a place where ships are built and repaired. These can be yachts, military vessels, cruise liners or other cargo or passenger ships. Dockyards are sometimes more associated with maintenance a ...
in
Leningrad,
USSR. They were small tankers, similar in size to US Navy gasoline tankers (AOG). The Project 437N could refuel one ship at a time over the bow. A total of 20 vessels were built for the Soviet Navy. Two vessels were later transferred to Albania in 1958-59 as Patos and Semani (ex-Linda?) and one vessel was transferred to Indonesia.
Ships in class
There were 20 vessels in the class.
Cheremshan black market activity
During 1995-1996, while operating as a
wastewater/
sludge lighter with the
Northern Fleet, the ''Cheremshan'' stole 1,197.5 tons of fuel from other
Russian Navy vessels.
[''Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World'' (Wertheim)]
References
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External links
Project 437N small seagoing tanker(English)
Cold War naval ships of the Soviet Union
Oilers
Auxiliary replenishment ship classes