Alligator Class Tank Landing Ship

  
Project 1171 'Tapir'
BDK

Manufacturer:

Kaliningrad Shipyard

Role:

Amphibious Assault Tank Landing Ship

Year Adopted:

1966

14 Ships

3,400 Tons (standard)
4,700 Tons (fully loaded)

Operational Status:

USSR - No longer in active service.

Armament:

1 x Twin 57mm/70 caliber anti-aircraft gun
2 x Twin 25mm anti-aircraft guns*
1 x 40 Tube 122mm rocket launcher**
3 x Quadruple SA-N-5 'Grail' launchers***

*on Filchenkov and Vilkov only.
**on most ships of this class.
***with 24 rockets on some ships of this class.

Sensor Suite:

2 x 'Don-2' navigational radars*

*sometimes substituted with Spin Trough radars.

Engine:

2 x Diesel engines delivering 8,000 hp to two shafts.

Crew :
 

75 men (ships crew)
300 men (additional troops)

Length:

370 feet
(112.8 meters)

Draft:

14 feet, 5 inches
(4.4 meters)

Beam:

50 feet, 2 inches
(15.3 meters)

Maximum Speed:

18 knots

9,000 nautical miles at 16 knots
14,000 nautical miles at 10 knots