Project 1176 Akula class

NATO: Ondatra class

Overview

Project 1176 Akula class

Russian Project 1176 Akula (NATO: Ondatra) class landing craft mechanized seen during a landing exercise in 2010.
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Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Landing Craft Mechanized

Entered service

1971

Status

In service

Development

Late 1960's

Developer

Soviet Union - Azov shipyard (main producer)
Soviet Union - Vympel shipyard, Rybinsk
Soviet Union - Vostochnaya shipyard, Vladivostok

Production

1971 - 2009

Producer

Soviet Union

Number produced

Designations

Ondatra class (NATO reporting name)
Project 1176E (export designation)

Notable users

Soviet Union

Details

Facts Project 1176 Akula class

General

Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Landing Craft Mechanized

Complement

4 to 6

Dimensions

Displacement

118.7 t full load

60.3 t standard

Length

24 m

Beam

6.0 m

Draft

1.5 m at full load

1.0 m without cargo

Propulsion

Machinery

2x Barnaultransmash 3D12 diesel

Power output

2x 300 hp

Propulsion

2 shafts, four-blade fixed pitch propellers in rotary nozzles

Mobility

Speed

11.5 knots maximum

10 knots practical

Range

330 nm at 10 knots

500 nm at 5 knots

Autonomy

2 days

Cargo capacity

Payload

50 t

Personnel

20 equipped troops

Vehicles

2x GAZ-66 4x4 tactical truck

1x T-72 tank

Cargo area

12.5 m x 3.6 m

Sensors

Navigation radar

Mius or Don

Media