Polnocny Class / Project 771
Landing Ship

 

Polnocny-A

 Polnocny-B Polnocny-C
Russian Designations: Project 771 Project 771A Project 774
Russian Ship Type: SDK

Manufacturers:

Polnocny Shipyard at Gdansk (Poland)

Role:

Medium Landing Ship

Year Adopted:

1963

 1968 1970
Number in Class
       (USSR in 1989):		 7 Ships 23 Ships 9 Ships
Displacement: 770 Tons 800 Tons 1150 Tons

Operational Status
        Polnocny-A:
 

        Polnocny-B:



        Polnocny-C:

 
USSR - No longer in service
Other Known Users - Egypt, India, Poland, and Somalia.

USSR - No longer in service
Other Known Users - Angola, Cuba, Ethiopia, Vietnam, South Yemen.

USSR - No longer in service
Other Known Users - India, Iraq, Libya, Poland

Armament:
        Polnocny-A:

 

        Polnocny-B:



        Polnocny-C:


2 x 18 Tube 140mm rocket launchers
2 x Quadruple SA-N-5 Grail launchers with 16 rockets*
1 x Twin 30mm/65 caliber cannon**

2 x 18 Tube 140mm rocket launchers
4 x Quadruple SA-N-5 Grail launchers with 32 rockets
1 x Twin 30mm/65 caliber cannon***

2 x 18 Tube 140mm rocket launchers
4 x Quadruple SA-N-5 Grail launchers with 32 rockets
2 x Twin 30mm/65 caliber cannons

* 4 x Quadruple Grail launchers with 32 rockets on some variants
** 1 x Twin 14.5mm Machine Guns on some variants
***2 x Twin 30mm/65 caliber cannon on some variants

Sensor Suite:
 

1 x Spin Trough search radar
1 x Drum Tilt fire control radar (On -B and -C variants only)

Engines
        (All Classes):

 
2 x Diesel engines providing 5000 hp to 2 shafts.

Crew:

35 40 40
Cargo Capacity:
 
 		 100 troops
6-8 trucks or APCs
180 tons of cargo		 180 troops
8 trucks or APCs
250 tons of cargo

Length:

239 feet, 5 inches
(73.0 meters)

 242 feet, 9 inches
(74.0 meters) 		266 feet, 8 inches
(81.3 meters)

Beam:

28 feet, 2 inches
(8.6 meters)

 33 feet, 2 inches
(10.1 meters)
Draft: 6 feet, 3 inches
(1.9 meters)		 6 feet, 7 inches
(2.0 meters)		 6 feet, 11 inches
(2.1 meters)

Maximum Speed:

19 knots

 18 knots 18 knots
Range
        at 18 knots:
        at 14 knots:		  
900 nautical miles
1500 nautical miles		  
1800 nautical miles
3000 nautical miles

   

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