BDK-98

BDK-98. Photo by V.N. Muratov from navsource.narod.ru

BDK-98 is a Project 775 Large Landing Ship (LLS)

REGISTRATION

Pacific Fleet

CONSTRUCTION, NAME

The ship was built in Gdansk (Poland); commissioned in 1982.

MILESTONES

In July 1-5, 2007 the ship hosted US warships when they visited Vladivostok; after that it took part in "Cruise of Memory".

The ship is under repair.

PERFORMANCE

Speed: 18 knots
Operational range: 6,000 miles at 12 knots
Crew: 87 men

DIMENSIONS

Displacement: 4,080 tonnes
Length: 112.5 meters
Beam: 15 meters
Draft: 3.7 meters

PROPULSION

CODAD powerplant, two screws, total power is 19,200 shp

ARMAMENT

2 coupled 57-mm gun mounts AK-725
2 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