Lebed-class LCAC
Lebed class vessel on the deck of a transport ship, 1985 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Lebed class LCAC |
Builders | PmSW Almaz , More |
Operators | |
Succeeded by | Tsaplya-class LCAC |
Built | 1972–1985 |
In commission | 1972-present |
Completed | 20 |
General characteristics [1] | |
Type | Air-cushioned landing craft |
Displacement | |
Length | 24.6 m (80 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 10.8 m (35 ft 5 in) |
Draught | 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × 10,000 hp (7,457 kW) AL-20K , MT-70 gas turbines |
Speed | 55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph) |
Range | 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph) |
Endurance | 1 day |
Capacity |
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Complement | 6 (2 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems | Kivach-2 navigation radar |
Armament | 1 × twin 12.7 mm "Utes-M" NSV machine gun |
The Kalmar class (Project 1206, NATO reporting name Lebed) are a class of medium-sized assault hovercraft designed for the Soviet Navy. The few remaining craft are operated by the Russian Navy.
Designed by the design bureau wing of Almaz shipbuilding company early in the 1970s, production started in 1972 and continued until 1985 in plants at Leningrad and Theodosia.
Registry
- 533
- 639
- 640
See also
See also
References
- ^ "Air-cushion landing craft - Project 1206". russian-ships.info. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- Saunders, Stephen (RN) Jane's Fighting Ships 2003-2004, ISBN 0-7106-2546-4