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.

It was built to be a Project 15966M merchant tanker, but was modified and purchased by the Indian Navy, and commissioned on 20 July 1996.

It is deployed as a major force multiplier in sustaining the navy's blue water operations.

[7][8] Qinghaihu was laid down in January 1989 at the Kherson Shipyard as Vladimir Peregudov.

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