Ivan Rogov-class landing ship

Ivan Rogov in 1982.
Class overview
NameIvan Rogov class
BuildersYantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Operators
Succeeded byIvan Gren class
Built1973–1990
In service1978–2006
Completed3
Retired3
Preserved1
General characteristics
TypeLanding ship
Displacement
  • 11,580 tons standard
  • 14,060 tons full
Length157 m (515 ft)
Beam23.8 m (78 ft)
Draught6.7 m (22 ft)
Propulsion2 shafts, 2 gas turbines, 2 × 18,000 hp (13,000 kW)
Speed19 knots (35 km/h)
Range7,500 nmi (13,890 km) at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity2,500 tons of cargo
Complement239
Armament
  • Osa-M surface-to-air missile system (1 × 2 launchers, 20 missiles)
  • 76 mm AK-726 multipurpose gun (1 × 2 with 1000 rounds)
  • 30 mm AK-630 air defence gun (4 × 6-barreled mounts with 16,000 cartridges)
  • Grad-m 122 mm rocket launcher (1 with 320 rockets)
Aircraft carried4 × Kamov Ka-27 or Ka-29 helicopters

The Ivan Rogov class, Soviet designation Project 1174 Nosorog (Rhino), is a class of landing ships (large landing ship in Soviet classification) built in the Soviet Union. 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; 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. In total, 2,500 tons of cargo may be carried.

History

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Mitrofan Moskalenko was decommissioned after the Russian Ministry of Defence determined modernization would be as costly as buying a new ship.[1][2]

Both Aleksandr Nikolayev and Mitrofan Moskalenko were put to the auction for scrapping in 2014.[3] 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 Mistrals with the last two Project 1174 ships that are still in reserve.[4][5]

On May 27, 2019 the Mitrofan Moskalenko caught fire at the shipyard in the port of Severomorsk.[6]

Mitrofan Moskalenko was towed from Severomorsk to Murmansk for scrapping in May 2019.[7]

Aleksandr Nikolayeev is still kept preserved as of Autumn 2019, despite scrapping tender being been published in April 2016.[8]

Electronics and sensors

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  • 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

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Name Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned Status
Ivan Rogov Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad September 1973 31 May 1977 15 June 1978 Decommissioned in 1996
Aleksandr Nikolayev Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad March 1976 1982 30 December 1982 Decommissioned on 18 December 2006
Mitrofan Moskalenko Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad May 1984 1988 23 September 1990 Decommissioned on 18 December 2006

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Russia Sells Largest Landing Ship for Scrap".
  2. ^ "Landing Ship Mitrofan Moskalenko Leaves Russian Navy".
  3. ^ "Минобороны распродает на лом корабли и суда".
  4. ^ ""Носороги" на замену "Мистралям"". 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ ""Носороги" могут временно заменить "Мистрали" | Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер"". Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  6. ^ "В России вспыхнул большой десантный корабль: видео очередного провала". 27 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Russian Northern Fleet disposes of the Mitrofan Moskalenko large landing ship".
  8. ^ "Судьба корабля Александр Николаев еще не решена".
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