The ''Ivan Rogov'' class, Soviet designation Project 1174 ''Nosorog'' (
Rhino
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), is a class of
landing ships (large landing ship in Soviet classification) built in the
Soviet Union
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. The ships were built as a part of expansion of the
Soviet Navy's
amphibious warfare capabilities in the 1970s.
Project 1174 has both bow ramp and
well deck
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; it may operate as either a
LST or as a
LPD. A typical load is one
battalion
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of 520
marines
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and 25
tank
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s. Up to 53 tanks or 80
armoured personnel carriers may be carried if the well deck is used for ground vehicle parking. In total, 2,500 tons of cargo may be carried.
History
''Mitrofan Moskalenko'' was decommissioned after the Russian
Ministry of Defence determined modernization would be as costly as buying a new ship.
Both ''Aleksandr Nikolayev'' and ''Mitrofan Moskalenko'' were put to the auction for scrapping in 2014. In 2015, with the decision of the French government to not deliver two ordered ''Mistral''-class amphibious assault ships for the
Russian Navy, it was considered to temporarily replace the ''Mistral''s with the last two Project 1174 ships that are still in reserve.
On May 27, 2019 the ''Mitrofan Moskalenko'' caught fire at the shipyard in the port of Severomorsk.
''Mitrofan Moskalenko'' was towed from
Severomorsk
Severomorsk (russian: Северомо́рск), known as Vayenga () until April 18, 1951, is a closed town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Severomorsk is the main administrative base of the Russian Northern Fleet. The town is located on the coast o ...
to
Murmansk
Murmansk (Russian: ''Мурманск'' lit. "Norwegian coast"; Finnish: ''Murmansk'', sometimes ''Muurmanski'', previously ''Muurmanni''; Norwegian: ''Norskekysten;'' Northern Sámi: ''Murmánska;'' Kildin Sámi: ''Мурман ланнҍ'') ...
for scrapping in May 2019.
''Aleksandr Nikolayeev'' is still kept preserved as of Autumn 2019, despite scrapping tender being been published in April 2016.
Electronics and sensors
* E-Band Surveillance Radar
* Two I-Band Navigation Radars
* G-Band Fire Control Radar (for 76mm Gun)
* H/I-Band Fire Control Radar (for 30mm Guns)
* F/H/I-Band Fire Control Radar (for Osa-M Missile System)
* 17 channel radio suite
* Optronic Fire Control System
* Electronic Warfare System with Electronic Support Measures (ESM)
Ships
See also
*
List of ships of the Soviet Navy
*
List of ships of Russia by project number
The list of ships of Russia by project number includes all Russian ships by assigned project numbers. Ship descriptions are Russian assigned classifications when known. (The Russian term "проект" can be translated either as the cognate "pr ...
References
External links
Ivan Rogov Class (Type 1174) Landing Ship, Russia* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101130042500/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_1174.htm All Ivan Rogov class landing ships - Complete Ship List]
Amphibious warfare vessel classes
Ivan Rogov-class landing ships, Ivan Rogov class landing ship
Cold War amphibious warfare vessels of the Soviet Union, Ivan Rogov class landing ship
Amphibious warfare vessels of Russia, Ivan Rogov class landing ship
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