Boris Chilikin-class fleet oiler


The Boris Chilikin class, Soviet designation Project 1559V Morskoy prostor , is a series of fleet replenishment oilers built in 1970s for the Soviet Navy and currently in service with the Russian Navy.

History

As the Soviet Navy 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" 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 draft. When in standard load, the ship has displacement 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 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 AK-630 rotary cannons, but during later operations these defensive weapons were removed.

Ships

NameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedFleetStatus
Boris ChilikinBaltic ShipyardOctober 1970Black Sea FleetDecommissioned in 2004
Vladimir KolechitskiyBaltic Shipyard1972Pacific FleetDecommissioned in 2012
Sergey Osipov
Baltic Shipyard1973Northern FleetActive as of 2024
Ivan BubnovBaltic Shipyard20 April 197419 July 1975Black Sea FleetActive
Genrikh GasanovBaltic Shipyard1976Northern FleetDecommissioned in 2015
Boris ButomaBaltic Shipyard30 October 1978Pacific FleetActive as of 2025

Boris Chilikin was transferred to Ukrainian Navy in 1997 as Makeevka and used as commercial bulk carrier since 2001.