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Photo: large landing ship Minsk.
A sailor of Baltic Fleet (BF) large landing ship Minsk committed suicide through hanging, reports REGNUM referring to Baltic Fleet HQ.
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Sailor of BF large landing ship Minsk committed suicide
04/22/2010 |
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Native of Chelyabinsk region, 19-year old contract sailor hanged himself by power cord in the ship's engine room. According to preliminary information, there was no evidence of violent actions on the sailor's body.
This is not the first suicide in Baltic Fleet. In May 2009 a 19-year old regular seaman hanged himself at BF camp nearby Kaliningrad. In Oct 2009 remains of a seaman were found in the woods of Kaliningrad region; the sailor from BF marine brigade left the base without leave and hanged himself in the forest. In Aug 2005 a swastika-tattooed skinhead sailor was beaten up on board Minsk.
Minsk is a Project 775 large landing ship
REGISTRATION
Baltic FleetCONSTRUCTION, NAME
The ship was built in Gdansk (Poland) in 1984. Initially, the ship had name of BDK-43.MILESTONES
In 2004 the ship paid an informal call at British port PlymouthIn April 2005 she performed a 3-day "Cruise of Memory" visiting places of battle glory of Great Patriotic War
On July 31, 2005 the ship took part in St. Petersburg naval parade associated with Russian Navy Day.
PERFORMANCE
Speed: 18 knotsOperational range: 6,000 miles at 12 knots
Crew: 87 men
DIMENSIONS
Displacement: 4,080 tonsLength: 112.5 meters
Beam: 15 meters
Draft: 3.7 meters
PROPULSION
CODAD powerplant, two screws, total power is 19,200 shpARMAMENT
2 coupled 57-mm gun mounts AK-7252 launchers of MLRS A-215 Grad-M
4 launchers of MANPADS Strela-2
Capacity is up to 500 tonnes of armor vehicles and 225 marines