Project 1171 Tapir class

NATO: Alligator

Overview

Project 1171 Tapir class

Forward view of Project 1171 Tapir (NATO: Alligator) class landing ship tank seen in 2015.
Source: Alex omen - © CC BY 3.0

Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Landing ship tank

Entered service

1965

Status

In service

Development

Early 1960's

Developer

Soviet Union

Production

1964 - 1975

Producer

Soviet Union - Yantar shipyard, Kaliningrad

Number produced

14 built of 15 planned

Designations

Alligator class (NATO reporting name)
БДК / большой десантный корабль
BDK / Bolshoy Desantnyy Korabl
Russian for "large landing ship"

Notable users

Soviet Union
Russia
Ukraine

Details

Facts Project 1171 Tapir class

General

Origin

Soviet Union

Type

Landing ship tank

Complement

55, including 5 officers

Dimensions

Displacement

4.946 t full load

2.885 t standard

Length

113.1 m

Beam

15.6 m

Draft

3.66 m

Propulsion

Arrangement

Two diesel engines

Machinery

M-58A, M-58A-3 or M-58A-4

Power output

4.500 hp per engine

9.000 hp combined

Propulsion

2 shafts, fixed pitch propellers

Mobility

Speed

17.3 knots maximum

Range

6.300 nm at 17 knots

7.650 nm at 16 knots

9.150 nm at 9 knots

Autonomy

15 days for first 6 ships in class

20 days for last 8 ships in class

Sensors

Navigation radar

2x Don

Sonar

MG-7 Braslet anti-saboteur sonar

Systems

IFF system

Khrom-KM

Fire control

PS-73 Groza-1171 (for A-215 Grad-M)

Guns

Dual purpose

1x2 57mm ZIF-31B with local fire control and 1.200 rounds stored

Dual purpose

2x2 25mm 2M-3M (only in last two in class)

SSM

Rocket artillery

1x 40-tube A-215 Grad-M with 160 rockets stored (in 8 ships in class)

SAM

MANPADS

2x4 MTU-4S launcher for 9M36 Strela-3, total of 24 missiles carried

Transport capacity

Cargo

1.000 t

Assault transport

313 troops plus 20 MBT or 47 BTR or 52 trucks (first 6 vessels in class)

440 troops plus 20 MBT or 47 BTR or 52 trucks (last 8 vessels in class)

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