Ivan Gren-class landing ship

Ivan Gren in May 2017.
Class overview
Name: Project 11711 Ivan Gren
Operators:  Russian Navy
Preceded by: Ropucha class
Built: 2004–present
Planned: 2[1]
Completed: 2
Active: 1
General characteristics
Type: Landing ship
Displacement: 6,600 tons full load[2]
Length: 120 m (393 ft 8 in)
Beam: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Propulsion: Diesel Kolomna 10D49
Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h)
Range: 3,500 nautical miles (6,500 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity: 13 main battle tanks and 300 troops
Complement: ~100
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Hangar for 2 Ka-27 ASW/Ka-29 transport-attack helicopters

The Ivan Gren class, or Project 11711, is a class of landing ship that is being constructed for the Russian Navy.

The first ship was built in Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad. The vessel have a displacement of 5,000–6,000 tons and is able to carry up to 13 main battle tanks or 36 armoured personnel carriers and 300 marines.[3] The first ship in the class was laid down on 23 December 2004. The hull of Ivan Gren was completed by the end of November 2010. On 9 October 2010 a contract to increase work on the vessel was signed.[4] The ship was launched on 18 May 2012 and was scheduled to be delivered to the Russian Navy by 2014.[5][6] Delivery of Ivan Gren was delayed until 2015 while the second ship of the class, Pyotr Morgunov, began construction in October 2014.[7] The lead ship started its sea trials in June 2016 in the Baltic Sea.[8]

As of January 2018, the first ship in the class, Ivan Gren, was still in testing. According to Russian sources the ship had several design faults that includes hull stability and engine problems.[9] There are no plans to build more ships following Pyotr Morgunov.[10]

On 3 May 2018, the lead ship of the class, Ivan Gren, successfully completed its sea trials held in the Baltic Sea. The warship's systems and complexes were checked by the state acceptance commission of Russia's Defense Ministry.[11] Ivan Gren was accepted for service on 20 June 2018.[12]

Ships

Name Hull No. Namesake Builders Laid down Launched Commissioned Fleet Status
Ivan Gren 135 Vice Admiral Ivan Gren Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad 23 December 2004 18 May 2012 20 June 2018[13] Northern Fleet Active
Pyotr Morgunov Major General Pyotr Morgunov Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad 11 June 2015[14] 25 May 2018[15] 2018[16] Launched

See also

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ 14.02.2011 (2011-02-14). "Yantar shipyard to complete landing ship Ivan Gren in 2012". Rusnavy.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  4. ↑ 10.09.2010. "Калининградский завод "Янтарь" получил контракт на продолжение строительства десантных кораблей". Flot.com. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  5. ↑ 25.04.2012 (2012-04-25). "Landing Ship Ivan Gren Prepares for Launching". Rusnavy.com. Retrieved 2014-03-08.
  6. ↑ http://www.armstass.su/?page=article&aid=106772&cid=25 (in Russian)
  7. ↑ "Russia orders second Ivan Gren-class landing ship". janes.com. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ↑ "Russia's Ivan Gren Landing Ship Arrives in Baltic Sea Port for Testing". sputniknews. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ Russian Navy Drops Plans for More Project 11711 Ivan Gren-class LSTs. Navy Recognition. 1 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Russia wraps up sea trials of large amphibious assault ship". TASS. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. ↑ http://www.janes.com/article/81283/russian-navy-commissions-first-ivan-gren-class-landing-ship
  13. ↑ "На БДК «Иван Грен» поднят Андреевский флаг" (Press release) (in Russian). Yantar Shipyard. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Russia's Yantar Shipyard Held Keel Laying for Second Landing Ship Project 11711 "Pyotr Morgunov"". navyrecognition.com. 12 June 2015.
  15. ↑ http://tass.com/defense/1006439
  16. ↑ https://tvzvezda.ru/news/opk/content/201706261608-rtm1.htm
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