The ''Ivan Rogov'' class, Soviet designation Project 1174 ''Nosorog'' (

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), is a class of

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(large landing ship in Soviet classification) built in the

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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

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; it may operate as either a LST or as a LPD. A typical load is one

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of 520

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and 25

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s. Up to 53 tanks or 80

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s 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

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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

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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)

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