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Russian rescue ship <i>KIL-168</i>

Russian rescue ship KIL-168

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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]

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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.

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    "KIL 168 - Details and Position". marinetraffic.com. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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    "Mooring-buoy tender - Project 141". russian-ships.info. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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    "Kashtan Class Large Mooring/Buoy Tenders". globalsecurity.org. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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    "34th Rescue Ships Bde". Russian Military Analysis. 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.


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