Komandarm Fedko class oiler


Jyoti
Class overview
Operators:  Indian Navy
 People's Liberation Army Navy
Active: 2
General characteristics
Type: Replenishment Tanker
Displacement: 35,900 tons full load
Length: 178 m
Beam: 25 m
Propulsion: 1 10,948 hp steam turbine
Speed: 15 knots
Range: 12,000 miles @ 15 knots
Complement: 92 (incl. 16 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems:		 2 x Decca 1226 navigation radars
Armament: Guns may be fitted in due course
Aircraft carried: 1 medium helicopter
Notes: Cargo Capacity: 25,040 tons diesel

The Komandarm Fedko class is a class of replenishment tankers operated by the Indian and Chinese navies. Four ships of the Komandarm Fedko class were constructed by the Soviet Union, later Russia, of which one was bought by India, one by China and two are in commercial service. Jyoti (meaning "light") is the largest ship in the Indian Navy.[1]

History

Jyoti visited Shanghai in 2003,[2] and participated in exercises by the Indian and Singapore navies in 2010.[3]

Ships of the class

Name Pennant Builder Commissioned Status
Jyoti A58 Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg[4] July 20, 1996[4] Active
Qinghai-Hu AO 885 Kherson Shipyard, Kherson[5] August 5, 1996[5] Active

References

  1. ^ Eric Wertheim (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World (15 ed.). Naval Institute Press. p. 301. ISBN 159114955X. http://books.google.com/books?id=TJunjRvplU4C. 
  2. ^ "Indian warships wind up Shanghai visit". People's Daily. 14 November 2003. http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200311/14/eng20031114_128300.shtml. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  3. ^ "India-Singapore naval exercises begin today". The Hindu. 3 April 2010. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article381831.ece. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Wertheim, Naval Institute Guide, 301.
  5. ^ a b Wertheim, Naval Institute Guide, 132.