The ''Boris Chilikin'' class, Soviet designation Project 1559V ''Morskoy prostor'' (Sea space), is a series of fleet

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s built in 1970s for the

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and currently in service with the

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History

As the

began to more regularly operate in large areas of the world's oceans and because of the emergence of the s, demand for large surface supply ships increased. In 1967, the TsKB "Baltsudoproyekt" (now

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) received technical and tactical assignment for the design of Project 1559V sea oilers based on the civilian Project 1559 or ''Velikiy Oktyabr'' class. The main designers were S.N. Shumilov and Captain 2nd rank Yu. D. Makshanchikov.

Construction

The maximum length of the ship is , the maximum width and

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. When in standard load, the ship has

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about 6,950 tons and 22,460 tons while fully loaded. Endurance of the ships is 90 days during which they can travel the distance about . The oilers of this class are equipped with a device for the transfer of goods in move by the traverse method. This allows carrying out cargo operations during significant sea waves. A wide range of transported goods (for example,

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- 8,250 tons, diesel - 2,050 tons,

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- 1,000 tons, drinking water - 1,000 tons, boiler feedwater - 450 tons, lube oil - 250 tons, provisions 220 tons) allows to rank the oilers of this class to the ships for providing of complex supply.

Armament

Originally, the ships were armed with two 57 mm AK-725 guns and two 30 mm

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s, but during later operations these defensive weapons were removed.

Ships

''Boris Chilikin'' was transferred to

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in 1997 as ''Makeevka'' and used as commercial

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since 2001.

References

External links

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Project 1559V Morskoy prostor
Auxiliary replenishment ship classes Auxiliary ships of the Russian Navy Auxiliary ships of the Soviet Navy Oilers