Alligator-class landing ship

	Nikolai Fil'chenkov in Sevastopol.
Class overview
Operators	Russian Navy; Ukrainian Navy;
Succeeded by	Ivan Gren-class landing ship
In commission	1964
Planned	15
Completed	14
Cancelled	1
Active	4
Laid up	1
Retired	10
Preserved	4
General characteristics
Type	Landing Ship Tank
Displacement	3,400 tons standard; 4,360-4,700 tons full load;
Length	112.8 metres (370 ft)–113.1 metres (371 ft) long
Beam	15.3 metres (50 ft)–15.6 metres (51 ft) beam
Propulsion	2 diesels, 2 shafts, 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW)
Speed	16-18 knots (33 km/h)
Capacity	1,000 tons
Troops	300-425 troops and, 20 tanks or 40 AFV's or 1,000 tons
Crew	55
Armament	Missiles: 1 × 122mm naval Grad bombardment rocket launcher in some, 3 × SA-N-5 SAM positions in some. Guns: 1 dual 57mm/70cal DP, 2 dual 25 mm AA in some.

Project 1171 (Tapir) class landing ship (NATO reporting name: Alligator) is a class of Soviet / Russian general purpose, beachable amphibious transport docks (Soviet classification: Large landing ship, Russian: БДК, большой десантный корабль).

Design of Project 1171 was initiated in 1959 by the Navy, while a similar dual-purpose Project 1173 was ordered by the civilian Ministry of Shipping. Eventually both designs were merged under the Project 1171 umbrella, and the resulting ship was a compromise between military (speed, survivability) and civil (fuel economy) objectives. The design team produced four different configurations of the ship. The Navy selected the most powerful and fastest option, which was also the least fuel-efficient, and the civil Ministry withdrew from the project completely. All production ships were made for the Navy and never operated on shipping lines.^[2]

A total of 14 vessels were completed between 1964 and 1975; all were retired in 1992–1995.^[2] As of September, 2008, two vessels, currently named Orsk and Saratov are in active service with the 197th Brigade of Landing Ships in the Russian Black Sea Fleet.^[3] As of March 2014, the Saratov and Nikolay Filchenkov are in service with the 197th Brigade of Landing Ships in the Black Sea Fleet, the Nikolay Vilkov is in service with the 100th Brigade of Landing Ships in the Russian Pacific Fleet, and the Orsk is currently inactive and undergoing refits.^[4]

Saratov (БДК-65) was launched in July 1964, commissioned in 1966 as Voronezhsky Komsomolets. As a lead ship of a formation, it lacked the habitable troops compartments installed on other ships of the class. Saratov was stationed in Donuzlav (Black Sea Fleet) until the Union collapsed and then remained mothballed in Odessa until 1994. The ship was reported in active operations in 2000 and later.^[5]

Orsk (БДК-69) was launched and commissioned in 1968 as Nikolay Obekov. It served a total of 11 campaigns in Indian and Atlantic oceans and the Mediterranean. Later, under the Russian flag, it carried peacekeeping troops and materials to Yugoslavia, Adjaria and Abkhazia.^[6] As of 2014 it is inactive and undergoing a refit.^[4] In 2018 the vessel was seen transporting Russian equipment to Syria.^[7]

Some vessels were used in the 2008 South Ossetia war.^{[citation needed]}

From 2013 on, Nikolai Fil'chenkov and Saratov were used to transport military equipment from Novorossiysk to Tartus in Syria, during an intervention in Syrian civil war, along with Ropucha-class ships.^[8]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Polmar, Norman (1991). Guide to the Soviet Navy (5th ed.). Naval Institute Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-87021-241-3.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "1171 Tapir". Encyclopedia of Ships (in Russian).
^ "Alligator Class - Project 1171 Tapir class Alligator". Global Security.org.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanko, Eugene (1997). "1171 Tapir/Alligator class large landing ships". Warfare.be. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
^ "Большой десантный корабль "Саратов"" [Large landing ship "Saratov"]. kchf.ru (in Russian).
^ "Большой десантный корабль "Орск"" [Large landing ship "Orsk"]. kchf.ru (in Russian).
^ "-YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
^ Kubiak, Krzysztof (2017). "Syryjski ekspres". Raport-WTO (in Polish). No. 4. p. 48. ISSN 1429-270X.

External links[]

Media related to Voronezhskiy Komsomolets class landing ship at Wikimedia Commons

All Alligator Class Landing Ships - Complete Ship List

[GSN-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Polmar, Norman (1991). Guide to the Soviet Navy (5th ed.). Naval Institute Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-87021-241-3.

[EN-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "1171 Tapir". Encyclopedia of Ships (in Russian).

[3] "Alligator Class - Project 1171 Tapir class Alligator". Global Security.org.

[Warfare.be-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanko, Eugene (1997). "1171 Tapir/Alligator class large landing ships". Warfare.be. Retrieved 2014-03-11.

[5] "Большой десантный корабль "Саратов"" [Large landing ship "Saratov"]. kchf.ru (in Russian).

[6] "Большой десантный корабль "Орск"" [Large landing ship "Orsk"]. kchf.ru (in Russian).

[7] "-YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2018-03-10.

[8] Kubiak, Krzysztof (2017). "Syryjski ekspres". Raport-WTO (in Polish). No. 4. p. 48. ISSN 1429-270X.

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show v t Soviet and Russian ship classes after 1945
Aircraft carriers	Moskva OREL^X Kiev Kuznetsov Ulyanovsk^X Project 23000E^P ^P
Battlecruisers	Kronshtadt^X Stalingrad^X Kirov
Cruisers	Sverdlov Kynda Kresta I Kresta II Kara Slava ^P ^P ^P
Destroyers	Skoryy Neustrashimy Kotlin Kildin Krupny Kanin Kashin Sovremenny Udaloy Lider^P Project 21956^P
Frigates	Kola Riga Petya Mirka Koni Burevestnik Gepard Neustrashimyy Novik^{P X} Admiral Grigorovich Admiral Gorshkov
Corvettes	Poti Pauk Parchim Nanuchka Tarantul Bora Grisha Buyan Steregushchiy Gremyashchiy Karakurt Project 20386 ^P ^P
P / M / T boats	Kronshtadt Komar Osa Shershen Stenka Turya Project 1204 Zhuk Matka Muravey^BG Sarancha Svetlyak^BG Rubin^BG Project 22160 Project 23550 Project 03160 ^P Okean Project 22100 ^P P134 Pr 21980 Pr 12260 Yastreb Pr 14310 Mirazh Pr 12150 Mangusta Pr 02800 DShL
Minesweepers	MT T43 T58 Yurka Natya Gorya Sasha Vanya Zhenya Sonya Yevgenya Alexandrit
Amphibious ships	Ivan Rogov Alligator Ropucha Polnocny Dyugon Ondatra Serna LHD HC LAC ^{P x} Khalzan ^{P X} Project 11780^{P X} Ivan Gren ° Andreev ° Kajman Priboy ^P Lavina ^P Project 23900
Spy ships	Primor'ye Balzam Vishnya Yury Ivanov
Air-cushioned crafts	Gus Lebed Tsaplya Aist Zubr Czilim^BG
Patrol icebreakers	Ivan Susanin^BG Purga^BG Project 23550
Other vessels	SSV-33 Don Ugra Smolnyy Dunay Lun
X Cancelled BG Border Guard service P Project P X Project , Cancelled

Class overview
Nikolai Fil'chenkov in Sevastopol.
Operators	Russian Navy Ukrainian Navy
Succeeded by	Ivan Gren-class landing ship
In commission	1964
Planned	15
Completed	14
Cancelled	1
Active	4
Laid up	1
Retired	10
Preserved	4
General characteristics
Type	Landing Ship Tank
Displacement	3,400 tons standard 4,360-4,700 tons full load
Length	112.8 metres (370 ft)–113.1 metres (371 ft) long
Beam	15.3 metres (50 ft)–15.6 metres (51 ft) beam
Propulsion	2 diesels, 2 shafts, 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW)
Speed	16-18 knots (33 km/h)
Capacity	1,000 tons
Troops	300-425 troops and, 20 tanks or 40 AFV's or 1,000 tons
Crew	55
Armament	Missiles: 1 × 122mm naval Grad bombardment rocket launcher in some, 3 × SA-N-5 SAM positions in some.^[1] Guns: 1 dual 57mm/70cal DP, 2 dual 25 mm AA in some.^[1]

Alligator-class landing ship

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