The oldest active ship of the Russian Navy
How many years do ships live? The exact answer to this question is most likely not to be found in marine textbooks. Then you can try to find the oldest operating ship on navy.
The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, which is based in Sevastopol, is home to the oldest ship of the Russian Navy — the rescue catamaran ship Kommuna, which has been in service for 99 years.
1. Rescue ship-catamaran "Commune" - the oldest ship of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia. 12 November 2012 will mark the 100 anniversary of the year from the day the ship was laid down.
2. The project is the first in the domestic stories A specialized two-hull submarine rescue ship was developed in 1911 year by order of the Marine General Staff. As a prototype used the German catamaran-rescuer "Vulkan". The original name of the court was “Volkhov”, and the name “Commune” was obtained in 1922 year.
3. "Commune" has a displacement of 3100 tons, its length - 81 m, width - 13,2 m, draft - 3,7 m.
Full speed is 8,5 knots, and cruising range is 4000 miles.
No weapons. Specialist. equipment: shipboard lifting equipment - left hull for 80 tons, right hull - for 30 tons. Crew: 23 people.
It is worth noting that the ship hull is made of Putilov steel and is, of course, not in perfect condition, but in quite working condition. The vessel is constantly undergoing maintenance, because he, of course, even by human standards, is not even pre-retirement, but a deeply retired age.
4. We climb the ladder to the "Commune" to get acquainted with the veteran closer.
5. Plate with a brief history of the ship ..
6. In the mess room there is another sign. She minted in the year of the launch of the vessel - in 1915 year.
It is interesting that (and this is noticeable on the plate) the emblem of the Putilov factory was changed much later.
7. “Commune” is a catamaran-type vessel, between its sides a mobile platform moves with a descent vehicle.
It is powered by four cable drives located in pairs on the sides of the vessel in the front and rear parts.
8. View of the platform from the top farm
9. Huge drums with cables allow you to immerse the descent vehicle to a depth of 1 kilometer
10. Cables for drives of a descent module underwater vehicle
11. The main object of the “Commune” is a working remote-controlled uninhabited underwater vehicle RTNPA. Allows you to work at depths up to 1 km (limited by cable length). Designed for searching and detecting underwater objects using sonars, lifting loads up to 150 kg, cutting cables, etc.
12. The RTNPA is equipped with 4 video cameras, as well as a pair of manipulators. Manipulators are interchangeable, intended for various purposes - the seizure of an object, the installation of a radio beacon, the seizure of a cable, snacking or cutting.
The device is equipped with 10 engines, allowing for exceptional maneuverability.
13. Manipulator with a cutting disc, which allows cutting of metal and cables at depths up to 1 km
14. In the yellow capsules are all electronic systems. When immersed from there all air is forcibly exhausted. This ensures complete sealing of the capsules by compressing water.
15. Control bridge descending underwater vehicle. Equipment and equipment produced in Norway
16. The bridge of the ship.
17. The steering wheel and some elements have been saved from the date of the launch of the ship - from 1915
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20. The ship Kommuna is based in Streletskaya Bay of Sevastopol on the rented berths of the Naval Forces of Ukraine. Here the warships of Russia and Ukraine stand aboard
21. Spotlight on the upper bridge
22. The topmost cabin is located at an altitude of more than 20 meters above sea level.
23. Spare screws
24. Anchor chain length gauges
25. The chain goes into the sea ...
26. Engine room. Two six-cylinder diesel engines of the Riga Felzer plant with an 600 horsepower hp were originally installed on the Kommun as the main engines. (310 rpm). Subsequently, they were replaced with diesel engines with similar characteristics of the Kolomna plant.
27. Emergency sound alarm system in case of emergency
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29. There is here and…
30. Galley nameplate
31. Soon the team has lunch
32. Piano in the officers' cabin. It was installed during the construction of the vessel. Currently, it is not possible to remove it due to the difference in dimensions and door openings.
33. Course pointer
34. In some places on the "Commune" there are still pre-revolutionary signs.
35. Voltmeters
36. Storm trap
37. On the Day of the Fleet of the Russian Federation, which will be celebrated on July 29 2012, the vessel will carry out the task of the ship-escort Neptune. In this regard, the team paints the lifeboats for the parade in honor of the holiday
38. For the first time, the rescue ship was used for its intended purpose in the summer of 1917, when the AH-15 submarine sank with the open hatch in the Aland skerries during the training dive. Despite the fact that the rescue was hampered by a strong storm, 16 (29) of June at 00 hours of 50 minutes with Volkhov’s wigs was lifted. The crew of the “rescuer” crew repaired the boat within a month, and it was again put into operation. September 24 (October 7) 1917, the rescue ship Volkhov, from the depth of the 13,5 meter was successfully lifted by the submarine Unicorn from the depth of the XNUMX meter
39. From 15 May to 13 September 1928, the “Commune” performs work on raising the sunk 4 June 1919 of the year in the Koporsky Gulf of the Gulf of Finland of the English submarine L-55. The boat was lifted to the surface from the depth of the 62 meter using the step method 21 July 1928. Once again, everyday work: raising the sunken boat of the maritime security and the tugboat KP-7, ensuring the testing of new submarines and the repair of the BF ships. The Kommuna raised submarines Bolshevik, M-90, a torpedo boat and an aircraft that crashed from the depths ...
40. With the outbreak of World War II, the rescue vessel Kommuna is based in Leningrad. Since March 1942, 32 divers of the Commune have been working on the Ladoga Life Road. Part of the crew participated in landing operations on the Neva (and this at 40% of the shortage). During this time, the sailors of the Commune raised four from the bottom tank HF, two tractors and 31 cars. Kommunars prepared 159 light divers for the fleet, repaired six M-type submarines. Despite the difficult situation at the front, rescuers lifted the sunken from the water: PL Shch-411, tugboat Austra, schooners Trud, Aquarius-2, The OVR TsO Pravda floating base was repelled by two “pikes” and several “small hunters” ...
41. In 1944, the Kommuna lifted 14 of sunken objects with a total displacement of 11 767 tons, assisted 34 in emergency ships and vessels. The entire crew of the vessel was awarded the medals "For the Defense of Leningrad."
Only in 1954 the veteran ship was able to undergo a major overhaul, during which the main diesel engines were replaced with Dutch-made engines. At the end of November 1956, the catamaran again took up combat duty: from the depth of 45 meters the submarine M-200 was rammed by the destroyer. In October, the submarine M-1957 was lifted from the depth of the 73 meter from the depth of the 256; in August of the 1959, the torpedo boat sank at the depth of the 22 meter. In total, for its service, Kommuna assisted more than a hundred ships and submarines.
42. In 1967, the veteran ship successfully completed an inter-base crossing from the Baltic to the Black Sea, safely arriving in Sevastopol, circling around Europe. In Sevastopol, at the Sevmorzavod, Kommuna was converted into a carrier vessel of deep-water apparatuses. The conversion project was completed by the end of 1969 of the year in the Sevastopol Central Design Bureau "Chernomorets". By the time of completion of work at the SMZ (27 on April 1973), the cost of refitting the vessel was about 11 million rubles
At the moment, the rescue ship "Commune" has passed dock repair, and, despite its age, is actively involved in various activities of the fleet's emergency and rescue service with outlets at sea.
The Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, which is based in Sevastopol, is home to the oldest ship of the Russian Navy — the rescue catamaran ship Kommuna, which has been in service for 99 years.
1. Rescue ship-catamaran "Commune" - the oldest ship of the Black Sea Fleet of Russia. 12 November 2012 will mark the 100 anniversary of the year from the day the ship was laid down.
2. The project is the first in the domestic stories A specialized two-hull submarine rescue ship was developed in 1911 year by order of the Marine General Staff. As a prototype used the German catamaran-rescuer "Vulkan". The original name of the court was “Volkhov”, and the name “Commune” was obtained in 1922 year.
3. "Commune" has a displacement of 3100 tons, its length - 81 m, width - 13,2 m, draft - 3,7 m.
Full speed is 8,5 knots, and cruising range is 4000 miles.
No weapons. Specialist. equipment: shipboard lifting equipment - left hull for 80 tons, right hull - for 30 tons. Crew: 23 people.
It is worth noting that the ship hull is made of Putilov steel and is, of course, not in perfect condition, but in quite working condition. The vessel is constantly undergoing maintenance, because he, of course, even by human standards, is not even pre-retirement, but a deeply retired age.
4. We climb the ladder to the "Commune" to get acquainted with the veteran closer.
5. Plate with a brief history of the ship ..
6. In the mess room there is another sign. She minted in the year of the launch of the vessel - in 1915 year.
It is interesting that (and this is noticeable on the plate) the emblem of the Putilov factory was changed much later.
7. “Commune” is a catamaran-type vessel, between its sides a mobile platform moves with a descent vehicle.
It is powered by four cable drives located in pairs on the sides of the vessel in the front and rear parts.
8. View of the platform from the top farm
9. Huge drums with cables allow you to immerse the descent vehicle to a depth of 1 kilometer
10. Cables for drives of a descent module underwater vehicle
11. The main object of the “Commune” is a working remote-controlled uninhabited underwater vehicle RTNPA. Allows you to work at depths up to 1 km (limited by cable length). Designed for searching and detecting underwater objects using sonars, lifting loads up to 150 kg, cutting cables, etc.
12. The RTNPA is equipped with 4 video cameras, as well as a pair of manipulators. Manipulators are interchangeable, intended for various purposes - the seizure of an object, the installation of a radio beacon, the seizure of a cable, snacking or cutting.
The device is equipped with 10 engines, allowing for exceptional maneuverability.
13. Manipulator with a cutting disc, which allows cutting of metal and cables at depths up to 1 km
14. In the yellow capsules are all electronic systems. When immersed from there all air is forcibly exhausted. This ensures complete sealing of the capsules by compressing water.
15. Control bridge descending underwater vehicle. Equipment and equipment produced in Norway
16. The bridge of the ship.
17. The steering wheel and some elements have been saved from the date of the launch of the ship - from 1915
18.
19.
20. The ship Kommuna is based in Streletskaya Bay of Sevastopol on the rented berths of the Naval Forces of Ukraine. Here the warships of Russia and Ukraine stand aboard
21. Spotlight on the upper bridge
22. The topmost cabin is located at an altitude of more than 20 meters above sea level.
23. Spare screws
24. Anchor chain length gauges
25. The chain goes into the sea ...
26. Engine room. Two six-cylinder diesel engines of the Riga Felzer plant with an 600 horsepower hp were originally installed on the Kommun as the main engines. (310 rpm). Subsequently, they were replaced with diesel engines with similar characteristics of the Kolomna plant.
27. Emergency sound alarm system in case of emergency
28.
29. There is here and…
30. Galley nameplate
31. Soon the team has lunch
32. Piano in the officers' cabin. It was installed during the construction of the vessel. Currently, it is not possible to remove it due to the difference in dimensions and door openings.
33. Course pointer
34. In some places on the "Commune" there are still pre-revolutionary signs.
35. Voltmeters
36. Storm trap
37. On the Day of the Fleet of the Russian Federation, which will be celebrated on July 29 2012, the vessel will carry out the task of the ship-escort Neptune. In this regard, the team paints the lifeboats for the parade in honor of the holiday
38. For the first time, the rescue ship was used for its intended purpose in the summer of 1917, when the AH-15 submarine sank with the open hatch in the Aland skerries during the training dive. Despite the fact that the rescue was hampered by a strong storm, 16 (29) of June at 00 hours of 50 minutes with Volkhov’s wigs was lifted. The crew of the “rescuer” crew repaired the boat within a month, and it was again put into operation. September 24 (October 7) 1917, the rescue ship Volkhov, from the depth of the 13,5 meter was successfully lifted by the submarine Unicorn from the depth of the XNUMX meter
39. From 15 May to 13 September 1928, the “Commune” performs work on raising the sunk 4 June 1919 of the year in the Koporsky Gulf of the Gulf of Finland of the English submarine L-55. The boat was lifted to the surface from the depth of the 62 meter using the step method 21 July 1928. Once again, everyday work: raising the sunken boat of the maritime security and the tugboat KP-7, ensuring the testing of new submarines and the repair of the BF ships. The Kommuna raised submarines Bolshevik, M-90, a torpedo boat and an aircraft that crashed from the depths ...
40. With the outbreak of World War II, the rescue vessel Kommuna is based in Leningrad. Since March 1942, 32 divers of the Commune have been working on the Ladoga Life Road. Part of the crew participated in landing operations on the Neva (and this at 40% of the shortage). During this time, the sailors of the Commune raised four from the bottom tank HF, two tractors and 31 cars. Kommunars prepared 159 light divers for the fleet, repaired six M-type submarines. Despite the difficult situation at the front, rescuers lifted the sunken from the water: PL Shch-411, tugboat Austra, schooners Trud, Aquarius-2, The OVR TsO Pravda floating base was repelled by two “pikes” and several “small hunters” ...
41. In 1944, the Kommuna lifted 14 of sunken objects with a total displacement of 11 767 tons, assisted 34 in emergency ships and vessels. The entire crew of the vessel was awarded the medals "For the Defense of Leningrad."
Only in 1954 the veteran ship was able to undergo a major overhaul, during which the main diesel engines were replaced with Dutch-made engines. At the end of November 1956, the catamaran again took up combat duty: from the depth of 45 meters the submarine M-200 was rammed by the destroyer. In October, the submarine M-1957 was lifted from the depth of the 73 meter from the depth of the 256; in August of the 1959, the torpedo boat sank at the depth of the 22 meter. In total, for its service, Kommuna assisted more than a hundred ships and submarines.
42. In 1967, the veteran ship successfully completed an inter-base crossing from the Baltic to the Black Sea, safely arriving in Sevastopol, circling around Europe. In Sevastopol, at the Sevmorzavod, Kommuna was converted into a carrier vessel of deep-water apparatuses. The conversion project was completed by the end of 1969 of the year in the Sevastopol Central Design Bureau "Chernomorets". By the time of completion of work at the SMZ (27 on April 1973), the cost of refitting the vessel was about 11 million rubles
At the moment, the rescue ship "Commune" has passed dock repair, and, despite its age, is actively involved in various activities of the fleet's emergency and rescue service with outlets at sea.
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