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| History | |
|---|---|
 Russia | |
| Name | KIL-168 |
| Builder | Neptun Werft, Rostock, East Germany |
| Launched | 30 September 1989 |
| Commissioned | 5 October 1990 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9030175[1] |
| Status | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| General characteristics [2] | |
| Class and type | Kashtan-class large mooring/buoy tender |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 97.83 m (321 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 18.2 m (59 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) |
| Range | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km; 2,300 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Endurance | 45 days |
| Complement | 47 |
| Sensors and processing systems | MR-201 navigation radar |
KIL-168 is a Project 141 (NATO reporting name: Kashtan class) large mooring/buoy tender of the Russian Navy, built by the Neptun Werft Shipyard in Rostock, East Germany, launched on 30 September 1989, and commissioned on 5 October 1990.[2]
The Kashtan class tenders were developed from the Sura class, and are equipped with a 100-ton heavy lift gantry at the stern.[3]
KIL-168 is attached to the 34th Rescue Ships Brigade, Pacific Fleet and based at Vladivostok.[4] In August 2005, it served as support in the rescue of the DSRV AS-28 after it became tangled in underwater antenna cables.
References
[edit]- ^ "KIL 168 - Details and Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Mooring-buoy tender - Project 141". russian-ships.info. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "Kashtan Class Large Mooring/Buoy Tenders". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ "34th Rescue Ships Bde". Russian Military Analysis. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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