Uda-class oiler

Sheksna on 1 June 1993
Class overview
NameProject 577 (NATO: Uda Class)
BuildersVyborg Shipyard
Operators
Succeeded byOlekma class
Built1959–1967
In commission1962–present
Completed9
Active5
Retired4
General characteristics
TypeReplenishment oiler
Displacement
  • 2,910 tons (standard load)
  • 7,240 tons (full load)[1]
Length121.9 m (400 ft)
Beam16 m (52 ft)
Draught6.51 m (21.4 ft)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 4500 hp 58D diesels
  • 2 x 300 kW diesel-generators
  • 3 x 100 kW diesel-generators
  • 1 x 25 kW diesel-generator
Speed17.7 kn (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi)
Endurance30 days
Capacity3,600 tons
Complement75
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MR-302 Rubka (air/surface search radar)
  • Neptune (navigation radar)
  • MR-103 Bars (fire control system)
Armament
  • Project 577:
  • 2 x 4 57 mm ZIF-75 anti-air guns
  • Project 577E:
  • 3 x 2 25 mm 2M-3M anti-air guns

The Uda class, Soviet designation Project 577, is a class of replenishment oiler built for the Soviet Navy between 1962 and 1967.

Construction

Project 577 vessels were built at the Vyborg, USSR shipyard during the 1960s and were designated VTR Voyenyy Tanker, Military Tanker) by the Soviet Navy. They are capable of replenishment at sea and an A-frame kingpost provides two amidships refueling positions. They are also capable of refueling over the stern.[2][3][1]

The Project 577 is similar in design to a US Navy AO fleet tanker or a Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet support tanker and performs the same operational role. Unlike US or British vessels of this type, the Project 577 does not have facilities for helicopters and is incapable of vertical replenishment.[4][5][1]

There are provisions for fitting eight ZIF-75 57mm AA guns in quad mounts, plus one MR-302 Strut Curve and two MR-103 Bars radar, but no weapons systems have been reported fitted to the Uda class since the 1960s.[6][7][1]

Variants

  • Project 577 – Soviet Navy
  • Project 577E – Export version

Ships

Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
Project 577
Terek Vyborg Shipyard 15 May 1959 19 December 1961 14 July 1962 Northern Fleet Decommissioned in 2012[1]
Sheksna Vyborg Shipyard 28 December 1959 16 October 1962 31 December 1962 Baltic Fleet Decommissioned in 1996[1]
Dunay Vyborg Shipyard 5 May 1964 14 October 1965 19 December 1965 Pacific Fleet Decommissioned in 2021[1]
Koyda Vyborg Shipyard 15 December 1964 26 May 1966 28 July 1966 Black Sea Fleet Active[1]
Lena Vyborg Shipyard 20 July 1965 22 October 1966 28 December 1966 Baltic Fleet Active[1]
Vishera Vyborg Shipyard 21 March 1966 24 May 1967 30 June 1967 Pacific Fleet Decommissioned in 2011[1]
Project 577E ( Indonesian Navy)
Balikpapan Vyborg Shipyard 20 March 1962 16 August 1963 30 September 1963 Active[1]
Pangkalan Brandan Vyborg Shipyard 10 December 1962 23 May 1964 14 August 1964 Active[1]
Vongkromo Vyborg Shipyard 2 November 1963 18 July 1964 30 September 1964 Active[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Uda Class". russianships.info. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Guide to the Soviet Navy (Polmer)
  3. ^ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)
  4. ^ Guide to the Soviet Navy (Polmer)
  5. ^ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)
  6. ^ Guide to the Soviet Navy (Polmer)
  7. ^ Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (Wertheim)