An aerial starboard bow view of the Soviet amphibious assault transport dock SVK Ivan Rogov underway on May 1st, 1982.
The Ivan Rogov-class landing ships are a class of Soviet large landing ships. They were built as part of the expansion of the Soviet Navy's amphibious warfare capabilities in the 1970s.
The Ivan Rogov-class has both bow ramp and well deck; it may operate as either a LST or as a LPD. A typical load is one battalion of 520 marines and 25 tanks. Up to 53 tanks or 80 armoured personnel carriers may be carried if the well deck is used for ground vehicle parking. 2,500 tons of cargo may be carried.
Specifications[]
- Type: Landing Ship
- Service Period: 1978-Present
- Characteristics:
- Length: 515 feet (156.97 meters)
- Beam: 78 feet (23.77 meters)
- Draught: 22 feet (6.71 meters)
- Displacement: 11,580 tons (Standard), 14,060 tons (Full Load)
- Capacity: 520 marines and 25 tankers, or 53 tanks and 80 APCs, or 2,500 tons of cargo
- Crew: 239
- Propulsion: 2 x gas turbines, 2 x shafts, 2 x 18,000 hp diesel engines
- Range: 7,500 nautical miles (13,890 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
- Speed: 19 knots (35.19 km/h)
- Sensor Suite:
- E-Band Surveillance RDF
- I-Band Navigation RDF x 2
- G-Band Fire Control RDF (for the AK-726 76mm naval gun)
- H/I-Band Fire Control RDF (for the AK-630 30mm guns)
- F/H/I-Band Fire Control RDF (for the Osa-M missiles)
- 17 Channel Radio Suite
- Optronic Fire Control System
- Countermeasures:
- Electronic Warfare System with Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
- Armament
- 1 x 76.2mm/59-caliber AK-726 naval gun
- 4 x 30mm/54-caliber AK-630 CIWS
- 1 x twin arm Osa-M AAM Launcher (20 missiles)
- Aircraft Carried: 4 x Kamov Ka-27 or Kamov Ka-29
- Aviation Facilities: Flight deck and Enclosed Hangar
Unit Run[]
- SVK Ivan Rogov
- SVK Aleksandr Nikolayev
- SVK Mitrofan Moskalenko