Russian Navy

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 Fleet

CONSTRUCTION, 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 knots
Operational range: 10,000 miles at 15 knots
Crew: 55 men

DIMENSIONS

Displacement: 4,360 tonnes
Length: 113.1 meters
Beam: 15.6 meters
Draft: 4.5 meters

PROPULSION

CODAD powerplant, two screws, power is 9,000 shp

ARMAMENT

1 coupled 57-mm gun mount ZIF-31B
3 MANPADS launchers
Capacity is up to 1,500 tonnes of armor vehicles and cargo

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