Английская Википедия:Don-class submarine tender
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The Don-class submarine tender was the NATO reporting name for a group of seven submarine tenders built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. The Soviet designation was Project 310 Batur. Evolving from a need for dispersed basing of submarines in the advent of a nuclear war, the ships were designed to support distant operations of the Soviet Union's submarine fleet, capable of repairing and resupplying. However, the Soviets returned to stationary basing of their submarines and the Don class were later converted into flagships. One vessel was exported to Indonesia in 1962 and due to the ship's heavy armament, was used primarily for patrol duties. The ships of the Don class were removed from service in the mid 1990s and broken up for scrap.
Design
With the advent of nuclear war and the danger that stationary bases faced, the Soviet Navy sought to disperse the fleet while still maintaining functionality.Шаблон:Sfn As a result, the Soviet Central Design Bureau came up with Шаблон:Native name meaning "Floating Base" in the mid 1950s to serve as distant logistic support for submarines.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Designated Project 310 Batur by the Soviets and the NATO reporting name Don class,Шаблон:Sfn their chief designer was V. I. Mogilevich.Шаблон:Sfn Each ship was capable of providing emergency repairs to submarine hulls, and resupplying and rearming up to four submarines of projects 611 and 613 each. Each ship of the class had storage space for 42 Шаблон:Convert torpedoes.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn
The sources disagree on the dimensions and displacement of the ships. Kuzin & Nikolsky state the vessels had a standard displacement of Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Cvt fully loaded and measured Шаблон:Convert long with a beam of Шаблон:Cvt and a draught of Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn Sharpe has the Don-class tenders displacing Шаблон:Cvt standard and Шаблон:Cvt fully loaded and measuring the same length and beam as Kuzin & Nikolsky but with a draught of Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn Couhat has the tonnages as Шаблон:Cvt standard and Шаблон:Cvt fully loaded and measuring the same length and beam but with a draught of Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn
The Don-class tenders were powered by diesel-electric system comprising four diesel engines and two electric motors turning two propeller shafts creating Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn This gives the ships a maximum speed of Шаблон:ConvertШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn and a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn The tenders had an endurance of 40 days at sea.Шаблон:Sfn The ships had a complement of 350 including 28 officers and additional crew space for up to 394 headquarters/submarine personnel.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Efn To resupply the submarines, the vessels had a single 100-ton crane fitted at the bow, one 10-ton crane, two 5-ton cranes and two 1-ton cranes.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
The submarine tenders had varying armament throughout their careers and between ships. The majority were armed with four single-mounted B-34USMA Шаблон:Cvt/56 dual-purpose gunsШаблон:Efn and four twin-mounted ZIF 31B Шаблон:Cvt/70 anti-air (AA) guns.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Viktor Kotelnikov was armed with only two 100 mm guns and Magadansky Komsomolets had none. Kamchatsky Komsomolets and Fyodor Vidyaev both ported four twin Шаблон:Cvt/80 AA guns. The 100 mm guns had 40° elevation and could 15 shells per minute to a distance of Шаблон:Convert. Each shell was Шаблон:Convert. The 57 mm guns had 90° elevation and could fire 120 rounds per minute to Шаблон:Cvt with each round weighing Шаблон:Cvt. The 25 mm guns had 85° elevation and could fire 270 rounds per minute to Шаблон:Cvt.Шаблон:Sfn Those with guns removed had instead a helicopter landing pad over the stern.Шаблон:Sfn On the final ship of the class, an OSA-M AA missile system was installed.Шаблон:Sfn
Those Don-class ships equipped with the 100 mm guns were given two Hawk Screech fire control radars operating on the I band. For surface search, they had Slim Net radar operating on the E/F bands, though some were equipped with Strut Curve operating only on the F band. For identification of friend or foe, they had Square Head and High Pole A systems installed. For electronic support measures, the tenders had two Watch Dog systems mounted.Шаблон:Sfn
Construction and career
Seven ships were built for the Soviet Navy with one ship (Nikolay Kartashov) exported to Indonesia in 1962. Those ships that were named, were named for military personnel killed in World War II.Шаблон:Sfn All seven ships were constructed at the Ivan Nosenko #444 Black Sea Shipyard in Nikolayev, Soviet Union. Following the expansion of stationary naval bases by the Soviet Navy, some of the vessels were converted to flagships. Fyodor Vidyaev and Dmitriy Galkin were given Vee Cone antenna for long range communications.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Ships in class
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| Name | Builder | Шаблон:Nowrap | Launched | Completed | Fate | Notes |
| Шаблон:Ship[1] | Black Sea Shipyard, Nikolayev, Soviet Union | 24 April 1959[1] | 31 March 1960[1] | 25 December 1960[1] | Stricken 1994[1] | |
| Шаблон:Ship[2] | 24 March 1956[2] | 26 April 1957[2] | 30 September 1958[2] | |||
| Шаблон:Ship[3]Шаблон:Efn | 6 October 1955[3] | 29 November 1956[3] | 28 March 1958[3] | Renamed PKZ-124 in 1966, Kamchatsky Komsomolets in 1979 and PB-9 in 1992. | ||
| Шаблон:Ship[4] | 10 November 1956[4] | 25 June 1957[4] | 1 July 1960[4] | Stricken 1994[4] | ||
| Шаблон:Ship[5] | 8 June 1960[5] | 7 October 1961[5] | 30 September 1962[5] | Stricken 1992[5] | Renamed Magadansky Komsomolets in 1970 and PB-27 in 1991.[5] | |
| Шаблон:Ship[6] | 19 June 1956[6] | 26 June 1957[6] | 11 December 1959[6] | Stricken 1994[6] | ||
| Шаблон:Ship[7] | 18 December 1959[7] | 20 December 1960[7] | 31 May 1962[7] | Transferred to Indonesia in 1962Шаблон:Sfn | Renamed KRI Ratalungi in 1962.Шаблон:Sfn Discarded in 1990.Шаблон:Sfn | |
Export
Beginning in 1958, Indonesia began a closer relationship with the Eastern Bloc during the Cold War. A result of this closer relationship saw the transfer of nearly 100 naval vessels from the Soviet Union.Шаблон:Sfn Among the ships transferred was a Don-class submarine tender, the ex Nikolay Kartashov in 1962, arriving in Indonesia in July of that year and 14 Project 613 submarines.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Renamed KRI Ratulangi, the vessel had the same specifications as the other Don-class tenders and was armed with 100 mm, 57 mm and 25 guns. The ship was equipped with different sensors, carrying Slim Net radar for air/surface search operating on the E/F bands and RCA SPN 11 (CR-103) for surface search operating on the I/J bands and for fire control, Sun Visor B radar operating on the G/H and I bands.Шаблон:Sfn
Ratulangi was used as a submarine support ship and escort vessel. Due to ship's heavy armament, the tender was used as a patrol vessel.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn Ratulangi was discarded in 1990, the same year the last Project 613 submarine was discarded by the Indonesian Navy.Шаблон:Sfn
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