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| 👁 Image A PT-76 tank emerges from an Aist-class LCAC | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Almaz Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | |
| Built | 1975–1985 |
| In commission | 1975–present |
| Completed | 20 |
| Active | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Air-cushioned landing craft |
| Displacement | 298 long tons (303 t) full load |
| Length | 47.3 m (155 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 17.8 m (58 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 9,600 hp (7.2 MW) DT-4 Kuznetsov NK-12MV gas turbines driving 4 axial lift fans and 4 propeller units (4 × four-bladed variable-pitch propellers, 2 pusher, 2 tractor) |
| Speed | 70 knots (130 km/h; 81 mph) |
| Range | 120 nmi (220 km) at 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 15 (3 officers) |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | |
Project 12321 Dzheyran (NATO reporting name: Aist class) was the first large assault hovercraft operated by the Soviet Navy. It was designed by the Almaz design bureau wing of the Almaz Shipbuilding Company in 1964–1965. Production of the craft lasted from 1970 until 1985 at Almaz's plant in Leningrad.
Registry
[edit]- #609
- #610
- #615
- #700
- MDK 89 (formerly #730)
- MDK 113 (formerly #722)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Sharpe, Richard (RN), Jane's Fighting Ships 1990-91, ISBN 0-7106-0904-3
- Air cushion small landing ships – Complete Ship List