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List of Amphibious Ships

Amphibious Command Ships
Askold class Amphibious Command Ship
- Askold (ex-Admiral Makarov)
- Pozharsky (ex-Gromoboi)

Large Landing Ships
Project 49 "Caiman" type Large Landing Ship
- BDK-1
- BDK-2
- BDK-3
- BDK-4
- BDK-5
- BDK-6
- BDK-7
- BDK-8

Kapitan Kazarsky-class Large Landing Ship
- Kapitan Kazarsky
- Stepan Novikov
- Nikolai Tretyakov
- Roman Anrep

Medium Landing Ships
Project 32 "Alligator" type Small Landing Ship
- SDK-01
- SDK-02
- SDK-03
- SDK-04
- SDK-05
- SDK-06

Small Landing Ships
Project 20 "Krokodil" type Small Landing Ship
- MDK-1
- MDK-2
- MDK-3
- MDK-4
- MDK-5
- MDK-6
- MDK-7
- MDK-8
- MDK-9
- MDK-10
- MDK-11
- MDK-12
- MDK-13
- MDK-14
- MDK-15
- MDK-16
- MDK-17
- MDK-18

Project 88B Volfram type Small Landing Ship
- MDK-19
- MDK-20
- MDK-21
- MDK-22
- MDK-23
- MDK-24

Landing Cutters

13-Ton Landing Cutter
- 62x boats in service

Project 88 "Kadmiy" type Landing Cutter
- DK-70
- DK-71
- DK-72
- DK-73
- DK-74
- DK-75
- DK-76
- DK-77
- DK-78
- DK-79
- DK-80
- DK-81

Project 20 ("Krokodil") class, Russian Light Landing Ship (Maly Desantny Korabl') laid down 1926

Displacement:
546 t light; 562 t standard; 607 t normal; 643 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
189.32 ft / 187.01 ft x 36.09 ft x 3.94 ft (normal load)
57.71 m / 57.00 m x 11.00 m x 1.20 m

Armament:
1 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns in single mounts, 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1926 Model
Quick firing gun in deck mount
on centreline forward
6 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1926 Model
Quick firing guns in deck mounts
on centreline, evenly spread
12 - 0.30" / 7.6 mm guns in single mounts, 0.01lbs / 0.00kg shells, 1926 Model
Machine guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread, 4 raised mounts
Weight of broadside 47 lbs / 21 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150
80 Naval Infantry Troops

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 187.01 ft / 57.00 m 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Ends: Unarmoured
Upper: 0.98" / 25 mm 98.43 ft / 30.00 m 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Main Belt covers 154 % of normal length

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
3rd: 0.98" / 25 mm - -

- Armour deck: 0.39" / 10 mm, Conning tower: 1.18" / 30 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,216 shp / 907 Kw = 14.00 kts
Range 2,100nm at 12.00 kts (Bunkerage = 81 tons)

Complement:
60 - 79

Cost:
£0.099 million / $0.397 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 5 tons, 0.8 %
Armour: 110 tons, 18.1 %
- Belts: 60 tons, 9.9 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 5 tons, 0.8 %
- Armour Deck: 43 tons, 7.1 %
- Conning Tower: 2 tons, 0.3 %
Machinery: 39 tons, 6.4 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 232 tons, 38.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 62 tons, 10.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 160 tons, 26.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
1,715 lbs / 778 Kg = 56.2 x 3.9 " / 100 mm shells or 1.2 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 1.7 ft / 0.5 m
Roll period: 11.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.02
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.01

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.800
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.18 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 13.68 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 48 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 69
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 10.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 8.20 ft / 2.50 m (6.56 ft / 2.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Stern: 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
- Average freeboard: 7.28 ft / 2.22 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 57.0 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 122.9 %
Waterplane Area: 5,898 Square feet or 548 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 157 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 34 lbs/sq ft or 166 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.17
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform

Ships in Class:
18x

Project 32 ("Alligator") class, Russian Naval Infantry Transport (Sredny Desantny Korabl') laid down 1930

Displacement:
960 t light; 986 t standard; 1,186 t normal; 1,346 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
230.29 ft / 229.66 ft x 45.93 ft x 6.40 ft (normal load)
70.19 m / 70.00 m x 14.00 m x 1.95 m

Armament:
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread
Aft Main mounts separated by engine room
Weight of broadside 6 lbs / 3 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 500

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,969 shp / 1,469 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 8,000nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 361 tons

Complement:
100 - 131

Cost:
£0.178 million / $0.713 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 1 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 60 tons, 5.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 450 tons, 37.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 226 tons, 19.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 450 tons, 37.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
3,654 lbs / 1,657 Kg = 2,363.9 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 1.5 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.33
Metacentric height 2.6 ft / 0.8 m
Roll period: 12.0 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.59

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.615
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.00 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 15.15 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 47 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 44
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 2.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 18.04 ft / 5.50 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Stern: 11.48 ft / 3.50 m
- Average freeboard: 12.01 ft / 3.66 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 59.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 171.1 %
Waterplane Area: 7,824 Square feet or 727 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 206 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 45 lbs/sq ft or 220 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.93
- Longitudinal: 2.07
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Notes:
This ship will carry a Naval Infantry Rifle Company and 4 Assault Boats. Assault Boats will be loaded with a Platoon's equipment and lowered to the water. The personnel of the Platoon will then embark from nets lowered down the side of the ship.

Ships in Class:
- SDK-01
- SDK-02
- SDK-03
- SDK-04
- SDK-05
- SDK-06

Landing Boat, Russian Landing Boat (Desantny Kater) laid down 1930

Displacement:
13 t light; 13 t standard; 13 t normal; 13 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
42.65 ft / 42.65 ft x 9.84 ft x 1.31 ft (normal load)
13.00 m / 13.00 m x 3.00 m x 0.40 m

Armament:
1 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1930 Model
Anti-aircraft gun in deck mount
on centreline forward, 1 raised gun
1 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1930 Model
Breech loading gun in deck mount
on centreline aft
Weight of broadside 0 lbs / 0 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 2,000

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Ends: 0.39" / 10 mm 9.84 ft / 3.00 m 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
32.81 ft / 10.00 m Unarmoured ends

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 1 shaft, 18 shp / 14 Kw = 8.00 kts
Range 30nm at 8.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 0 tons

Complement:
3 - 4

Cost:
£0.002 million / $0.009 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 1 tons, 6.4 %
- Belts: 1 tons, 6.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 0 tons, 0.4 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.0 %
Machinery: 1 tons, 4.2 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 6 tons, 47.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1 tons, 4.7 %
Miscellaneous weights: 5 tons, 37.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
60 lbs / 27 Kg = 957.2 x 0.5 " / 13 mm shells or 0.3 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11
Metacentric height 0.2 ft / 0.1 m
Roll period: 9.5 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 50 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.47

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.850
Length to Beam Ratio: 4.33 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 7.74 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 34
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 5.58 ft / 1.70 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
- Mid (50 %): 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
- Stern: 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
- Average freeboard: 4.67 ft / 1.42 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 58.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 116.7 %
Waterplane Area: 400 Square feet or 37 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 189 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 10 lbs/sq ft or 49 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.77
- Longitudinal: 11.86
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

This ship will carry the personnel and equipment of a Naval Infantry Rifle Platoon (46 men) or a Naval Infantry Heavy Weapons Platoon (46 men). The end armor represents an armored bow ramp forward 10mm thick.

Project 49 ("Caiman") class, Russian Large Landing Ship (Bol'shoy Desantny Korabl') laid down 1934

Displacement:
2,852 t light; 2,916 t standard; 3,003 t normal; 3,072 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
387.47 ft / 387.47 ft x 59.06 ft x 6.56 ft (normal load)
118.10 m / 118.10 m x 18.00 m x 2.00 m

Armament:
1 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 12.87lbs / 5.84kg shells, 1934 Model
Dual purpose gun in a deck mount with hoist
on centreline forward
8 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1934 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
2 - 0.50" / 12.7 mm guns in single mounts, 0.06lbs / 0.03kg shells, 1934 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on centreline, all forward
Weight of broadside 25 lbs / 12 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 200

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.98" / 25 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,578 shp / 1,177 Kw = 12.00 kts
Range 2,500nm at 10.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 156 tons

Complement:
202 - 263

Cost:
£0.534 million / $2.137 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 3 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 8 tons, 0.3 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 4 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 4 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 45 tons, 1.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,496 tons, 49.8 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 151 tons, 5.0 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,300 tons, 43.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
12,861 lbs / 5,834 Kg = 999.1 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 2.8 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.17
Metacentric height 3.0 ft / 0.9 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.55

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.700
Length to Beam Ratio: 6.56 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 19.68 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 21 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 25.26 ft / 7.70 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Mid (50 %): 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Stern: 18.70 ft / 5.70 m
- Average freeboard: 19.23 ft / 5.86 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.9 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 323.4 %
Waterplane Area: 18,340 Square feet or 1,704 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 211 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 63 lbs/sq ft or 305 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.95
- Longitudinal: 1.87
- Overall: 1.02
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Notes:
- This ship will carry the personnel and personal equipment of a Naval Infantry Battalion (650 men), or an Armor Company (10 T-28 and an Artillery Battery (6 M-30 122mm), plus crews (130), supporting trucks and supplies (32 trucks, 400 tons)
- The bottom of the ship is sloped. The draft forward is 1.5m. and the draft aft is 2.5m. The ship is intended to be landed at high tide, being refloated at the next high tide.

Ships in Class:
- BDK-1
- BDK-2
- BDK-3
- BDK-4
- BDK-5
- BDK-6
- BDK-7
- BDK-8

Askold class, Russian Amphib Command Ship (Korabl' Upravleniya) laid down 1905 (Engine 1939)

Displacement:
6,854 t light; 7,248 t standard; 8,542 t normal; 9,577 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
458.52 ft / 449.80 ft x 57.09 ft (Bulges 62.34 ft) x 21.33 ft (normal load)
139.76 m / 137.10 m x 17.40 m (Bulges 19.00 m) x 6.50 m

Armament:
2 - 8.27" / 210 mm guns in single mounts, 297.62lbs / 135.00kg shells, 1918 Model
Breech loading guns in turrets (on barbettes)
on centreline ends, evenly spread
8 - 5.98" / 152 mm guns in single mounts, 123.46lbs / 56.00kg shells, 1939 Model
Breech loading guns in casemate mounts
on side, evenly spread
8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
16 - 3.00" / 76.2 mm guns in single mounts, 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 1939 Model
Quick firing guns in casemate mounts
on side, all amidships
8 guns in hull casemates - Limited use in all but light seas
12 - 3.94" / 100 mm guns (4x3 guns), 37.48lbs / 17.00kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
16 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (4x4 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1939 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts with hoists
on side, evenly spread
Weight of broadside 2,304 lbs / 1,045 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 150

Armour:
- Belts: Width (max) Length (avg) Height (avg)
Main: 7.09" / 180 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Ends: 2.76" / 70 mm 121.39 ft / 37.00 m 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
Upper: 2.76" / 70 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 8.20 ft / 2.50 m
Main Belt covers 112 % of normal length

- Torpedo Bulkhead and Bulges:
1.57" / 40 mm 328.08 ft / 100.00 m 20.67 ft / 6.30 m

- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 7.09" / 180 mm 4.72" / 120 mm 7.09" / 180 mm
2nd: 5.91" / 150 mm - -
3rd: 3.94" / 100 mm - -
4th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
5th: 0.98" / 25 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Armour deck: 2.76" / 70 mm, Conning tower: 7.09" / 180 mm

Machinery:
Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 23,732 shp / 17,704 Kw = 23.00 kts
Range 12,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 2,329 tons

Complement:
443 - 577

Cost:
£0.545 million / $2.180 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 254 tons, 3.0 %
Armour: 3,156 tons, 37.0 %
- Belts: 1,383 tons, 16.2 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 395 tons, 4.6 %
- Armament: 442 tons, 5.2 %
- Armour Deck: 872 tons, 10.2 %
- Conning Tower: 64 tons, 0.7 %
Machinery: 658 tons, 7.7 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 2,496 tons, 29.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 1,688 tons, 19.8 %
Miscellaneous weights: 290 tons, 3.4 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
15,941 lbs / 7,231 Kg = 56.4 x 8.3 " / 210 mm shells or 4.0 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.30
Metacentric height 3.4 ft / 1.0 m
Roll period: 14.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 70 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.22
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.29

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
Block coefficient: 0.500
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.22 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 21.21 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 50 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 54
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 23.95 ft / 7.30 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.45 ft / 4.10 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Stern: 13.12 ft / 4.00 m
- Average freeboard: 14.08 ft / 4.29 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 82.1 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 97.1 %
Waterplane Area: 17,108 Square feet or 1,589 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 126 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 93 lbs/sq ft or 454 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.96
- Longitudinal: 1.42
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is adequate
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Notes:
Four 100mm semiautomatic AA mounts simmed as triples

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
Amphib ops bridge, comm gear - 200 tons
Air search radar - 20 tons
Surface search radar - 20 tons
Misc weight - 50 tons

Ships in Class:
- Askold (ex-Admiral Makarov)
- Pozharsky (ex-Gromoboi)

Kapitan Kazarsky-class, Russian Large Landing Ship laid down 1948

Displacement:
2,700 t light; 2,846 t standard; 3,210 t normal; 3,501 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
367.45 ft / 367.45 ft x 49.21 ft x 9.84 ft (normal load)
112.00 m / 112.00 m x 15.00 m x 3.00 m

Armament:
2 - 2.95" / 75.0 mm guns in single mounts, 15.43lbs / 7.00kg shells, 1948 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on centreline ends, evenly spread
4 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1948 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns in single mounts, 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1948 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, evenly spread, all raised mounts
Weight of broadside 37 lbs / 17 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 3,500

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 5,279 shp / 3,938 Kw = 18.00 kts
Range 6,500nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 655 tons

Complement:
213 - 277

Cost:
£0.864 million / $3.457 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 4 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 129 tons, 4.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 1,067 tons, 33.2 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 510 tons, 15.9 %
Miscellaneous weights: 1,500 tons, 46.7 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
6,701 lbs / 3,039 Kg = 520.6 x 3.0 " / 75 mm shells or 1.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.12
Metacentric height 2.1 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 14.2 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 72 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.57

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.631
Length to Beam Ratio: 7.47 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 22.08 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 42 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 46
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 21.10 ft / 6.43 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 13.42 ft / 4.09 m
- Mid (50 %): 13.42 ft / 4.09 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 13.42 ft / 4.09 m
- Stern: 13.42 ft / 4.09 m
- Average freeboard: 14.03 ft / 4.28 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 68.2 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 170.4 %
Waterplane Area: 14,200 Square feet or 1,319 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 179 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 57 lbs/sq ft or 277 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.99
- Longitudinal: 1.19
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
- 1000 tons for cargo (up to 1000t cargo, 20x35t tanks, 40x18t armoured vehicles or light tanks, 400 troops @ 2t each)
- 50t for a big crane
- 50t for electronics
- 400t for miscellaneous gear

Notes:
- Due to the LST rule, actual construction cost is 1,950 tons (2700 - (miscwt/2))
- Design has bow ramp inside two folding bow doors (capable of beaching) and stern ramp able to disembark amphibious vehicles at water level (or alternately, unload into small landing ships).

Ships in Class:
- Kapitan Kazarsky: laid down 1948.
- Stepan Novikov: laid down 1948.
- Nikolai Tretyakov: laid down 1949.
- Roman Anrep: laid down 1949.

Project 88 "Kadmiy", Russian Small Landing Ship laid down 1949

Displacement:
265 t light; 275 t standard; 309 t normal; 336 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
141.08 ft / 141.08 ft x 26.25 ft x 5.25 ft (normal load)
43.00 m / 43.00 m x 8.00 m x 1.60 m

Armament:
2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns in single mounts, 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1949 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
4 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1949 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all amidships
Weight of broadside 3 lbs / 2 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 1,500

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.39" / 10 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 957 shp / 714 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 3,500nm at 12.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 62 tons

Complement:
36 - 47

Cost:
£0.098 million / $0.393 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 1 tons, 0.4 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.3 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 0 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 23 tons, 7.5 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 120 tons, 38.9 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 44 tons, 14.2 %
Miscellaneous weights: 120 tons, 38.9 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
784 lbs / 356 Kg = 507.4 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 0.7 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.10
Metacentric height 0.8 ft / 0.2 m
Roll period: 12.3 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 62 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.01
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.48

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has raised forecastle
Block coefficient: 0.556
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.38 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 11.88 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 60 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 42
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 0.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 0.00 ft / 0.00 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 11.81 ft / 3.60 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 10.83 ft / 3.30 m (9.84 ft / 3.00 m aft of break)
- Mid (50 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Stern: 9.84 ft / 3.00 m
- Average freeboard: 10.12 ft / 3.08 m
Ship tends to be wet forward

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 69.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.3 %
Waterplane Area: 2,599 Square feet or 241 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 181 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 29 lbs/sq ft or 143 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.85
- Longitudinal: 4.77
- Overall: 1.01
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Good seaboat, rides out heavy weather easily

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weights:
N/A

Ships in Class:
- DK-70
- DK-71
- DK-72
- DK-73
- DK-74
- DK-75
- DK-76
- DK-77
- DK-78
- DK-79
- DK-80
- DK-81

Project 88B Volfram, Russian Utility Ship laid down 1949

Displacement:
585 t light; 604 t standard; 751 t normal; 868 t full load

Dimensions: Length overall / water x beam x draught
204.67 ft / 196.85 ft x 38.71 ft x 6.23 ft (normal load)
62.38 m / 60.00 m x 11.80 m x 1.90 m

Armament:
2 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm guns (1x2 guns), 1.55lbs / 0.70kg shells, 1949 Model
Anti-aircraft guns in deck mount
on centreline forward, all raised guns
4 - 0.55" / 14.0 mm guns (2x2 guns), 0.08lbs / 0.04kg shells, 1949 Model
Machine guns in deck mounts
on side, all aft, all raised mounts - superfiring
Weight of broadside 3 lbs / 2 kg
Shells per gun, main battery: 2,000

Armour:
- Gun armour: Face (max) Other gunhouse (avg) Barbette/hoist (max)
Main: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -
2nd: 0.59" / 15 mm 0.20" / 5 mm -

- Conning tower: 0.59" / 15 mm

Machinery:
Diesel Internal combustion motors,
Geared drive, 2 shafts, 1,248 shp / 931 Kw = 15.00 kts
Range 6,000nm at 15.00 kts
Bunker at max displacement = 264 tons

Complement:
71 - 93

Cost:
£0.191 million / $0.765 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:
Armament: 0 tons, 0.1 %
Armour: 2 tons, 0.2 %
- Belts: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Torpedo bulkhead: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Armament: 1 tons, 0.1 %
- Armour Deck: 0 tons, 0.0 %
- Conning Tower: 1 tons, 0.1 %
Machinery: 30 tons, 4.0 %
Hull, fittings & equipment: 287 tons, 38.3 %
Fuel, ammunition & stores: 166 tons, 22.1 %
Miscellaneous weights: 265 tons, 35.3 %

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:
Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):
2,599 lbs / 1,179 Kg = 1,681.3 x 1.5 " / 37 mm shells or 1.4 torpedoes
Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.25
Metacentric height 1.8 ft / 0.6 m
Roll period: 12.1 seconds
Steadiness - As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 71 %
- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.00
Seaboat quality (Average = 1.00): 1.57

Hull form characteristics:
Hull has a flush deck
and transom stern
Block coefficient: 0.553
Length to Beam Ratio: 5.08 : 1
'Natural speed' for length: 16.90 kts
Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %
Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 45
Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 20.00 degrees
Stern overhang: 2.00 ft / 0.61 m
Freeboard (% = measuring location as a percentage of overall length):
- Stem: 16.00 ft / 4.88 m
- Forecastle (20 %): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Mid (50 %): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Quarterdeck (15 %): 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Stern: 11.00 ft / 3.35 m
- Average freeboard: 11.40 ft / 3.47 m

Ship space, strength and comments:
Space - Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 53.5 %
- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 163.9 %
Waterplane Area: 5,553 Square feet or 516 Square metres
Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 227 %
Structure weight / hull surface area: 39 lbs/sq ft or 192 Kg/sq metre
Hull strength (Relative):
- Cross-sectional: 0.90
- Longitudinal: 2.61
- Overall: 1.00
Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is excellent
Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent
Ship has slow, easy roll, a good, steady gun platform
Excellent seaboat, comfortable, can fire her guns in the heaviest weather

Breakdown of Miscellaneous Weight:
N/A

Ships in Class:
- MDK-19
- MDK-20
- MDK-21
- MDK-22
- MDK-23
- MDK-24