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Nikolai Vilkov
Nikolai Vilkov. Photo by V.V. Rezvushkin from navsource.narod.ru
Nikolai Vilkov is a Project 1171 Large Landing Ship (LLS).
REGISTRATION
Pacific FleetCONSTRUCTION, NAME
The ship was laid down on September 30, 1971 at Yantar shipyard (Kaliningrad); launched on November 30, 1973; commissioned on July 30, 1974.MILESTONES
The ship was seven times deployed at Indian Ocean.In January 1994 it took part in joint naval exercise along with US, British and French Navies at the Persian Gulf.
In autumn 1994 the ship rendered assistance to islanders of South Kurils suffered earthquake.
The ship is presently under repair.
PERFORMANCE
Speed: 16.5 knotsOperational range: 10,000 miles at 15 knots
Crew: 55 men
DIMENSIONS
Displacement: 4,360 tonnesLength: 113.1 meters
Beam: 15.6 meters
Draft: 4.5 meters
PROPULSION
CODAD powerplant, two screws, power is 9,000 shpARMAMENT
1 coupled 57-mm gun mount ZIF-31B3 MANPADS launchers
Capacity is up to 1,500 tonnes of armor vehicles and cargo