AZOV and MINSK LST

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AZOV and MINSK LST

Post by aukepalmhof » Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:44 pm

The two warships on this stamp are Russian Landing Ship Tank (LST) of Project 775 of the by NATO given Ropucha class of which there 28 have been built on Stocznia Pólnocna Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland for the Russian Navy between 1974 and 1991.
The AZOV the first ship on the stamp was built under the name BDK-54. She was one of Project 775 III of which three have been built.
Displacement 2,768 ton standard, 4,080 ton full load, dim. 112.63 x 15.01 x 4.26m.
Powered by a two 16 ZVB 40/48 diesel engines each 9,600 hp, twin shafts, speed 17.5 knots.
Range by 16 miles, 3,500 miles.
Armament 2- 30mm AK-630M guns, missiles 2 – A-215 Grad-M, total 320 NURS. 2 – Manpads Strela-3 or Igla.
Capacity 10 medium tanks and 340 troops. Cargo capacity 450 tons.
Crew 87.
12 October 1990 commissioned.

23 November 1998 renamed in AZOV (151).
2017 In service.

The MINSK was built as BDK-43 as one of Project 775 II of which 13 were built.
Same details as the AZOV only her length was 112.5m. and her armament is a 1 – 76mm AK-176m, 2 – AK-630 M guns with 550 shots.
30 May 1983 commissioned.

16 September 2000 renamed in MINSK (127)
She was one of the first ships used in the transport service between Russia and Syria (Syrian Express) to help the Syrian Government.
2017 In Service.

The Ropucha (toad), or Project 775 class landing ships are classified in the Russian Navy as "large landing craft" (Bol'shoy Desantnyy Korabl). They were built in Poland in the Stocznia Północna shipyards, in Gdańsk. They are designed for beach landings and can carry a 450-ton cargo. The ships have both bow and stern doors for loading and unloading vehicles, and the 630 m² of vehicle deck stretches the length of the hull. Up to 25 armored personnel carriers can be embarked.

While being designed for roll-on roll-off operations the ships can also be loaded using dockside cranes. For this purpose there is a long sliding hatch cover above the bow section for access to the vehicle deck. There are no facilities for helicopters.
The 28 ships of this type were commissioned from 1975 to 1991. The last three ships were of the improved variant Project 775M, also called Ropucha II. These have improved defensive armament and accommodation for an increased number of troops.
They were built for the Soviet Navy during the Cold War, but the current Russian Navy has little need for a long-range amphibious capability and most of them are kept in reserve or are retired. However, during the 2008 South Ossetia war ships of this type were used for landing troops at the Georgian port of Poti.
One ship of this class, the U402 KOSTIANTYN OLSHANSKY, is in service with the Ukrainian Navy, and another was transferred to South Yemen in 1979 and was in service with the Yemen Navy until 2002, after that she was sold as a civilian cargo named SAM OF YEMEN (IMO No 8973679) and is this in service. The later vessel is the only unit of this class in (former) service outside the former USSR.
On 3 August 2012 international media reported that three vessels of the class, the ALEKSANDR OTRAKOYSKIY, GEORGIY POBEDONOSETS and the KONDOPOGA would soon visit the Russian naval base in Tartus, Syria. The ships were part of the Northern Fleet. Earlier reports, quoting a source at the Russian general staff, said the ships would spend a few days in Tartus and would take on fresh supplies of food and water. British media added that the ships each had up to 120 marines on board. The Russian defence ministry left open the possibility that the ships might dock there at some point for logistical reasons, saying they had every right to do so. The General Staff source, who was not named, had said that after calling in at Tartus they would head for the Bosphorus and the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk.
On 24 March 2014 on the KOSTIANTYN OLSHANSKY a Russian Navy flag was raised, after she was captured during the Crimea occupation from Ukraine.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ropucha-c ... nding_ship https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0 ... %D0%B0_775
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