Ships of the Khobi class were built at the Zhdanov shipyard in Leningrad, USSR.

The Project 437N could refuel one ship at a time over the bow.

A total of 20 vessels were built for the Soviet Navy.

Two vessels were later transferred to Albania in 1958-59 as Patos and Semani (ex-Linda?)

[4][5][6] During 1995-1996, while operating as a wastewater/sludge lighter with the Northern Fleet, the Cheremshan stole 1,197.5 tons of fuel from other Russian Navy vessels.