Dyugon-class landing craft

The Dyugon-class landing craft, or Project 21820, is a class of five air-cavity landing craft in service with the Russian Navy.[1]

Dyugon Class
Michman Lermontov underway in September 2015.
Class overview
NameDyugon class
BuildersOJSC Vostochnaya Verf in Vladivostok (1)

OJSC Shipbuilding Plant Volga in Nizhny Novgorod (1)

OJSC Yaroslavl Shipyard in Yaroslavl (3)
Operators Russian Navy
In commission2010–present
Completed5
Active5
General characteristics [1]
TypeLanding craft
Displacement280 tonnes
Length45 m (148 ft)
Beam8.6 m (28 ft)
Height5.1 m (17 ft)
Draft1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 × 9,000 hp (6,700 kW) M507A-2D diesel engines
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range500 nautical miles (926 km)
Capacity120-140 tonnes of cargo, 3 battle tanks or 5 BTR personnel carriers and up to 100 marines
Crew7
Armament2 KPV 14.5 mm machine guns

Ships
Name Hull No. Laid down Launched Commissioned Fleet Status Notes
Ataman Platov 21 February 2006 17 July 2009 2010[2] Caspian Fleet Active
Denis Davydov 748 18 January 2012[3] 26 July 2013 24 November 2014[4] Baltic Fleet Active
Ivan Kartsov 2010 30 September 2013[5] 11 June 2015[6] Pacific Fleet Active
Lieutenant Rimskij-Korsakov 714 21 June 2012[3] 10 April 2014 4 July 2015[7] Baltic Fleet Active
Midshipman Lermontov 757 18 January 2013 5 June 2014[8] 4 July 2015[7] Baltic Fleet Active

Controversies

According to Russian newspaper Izvestija, the central command of the Russian Navy sent a report to the Russian Defence minister after the sea trials of the first Dyugon-class landing craft in the Caspian Sea, complaining about serious design errors and poor workmanship in the craft, stating cracks developed in the hull while travelling at speed, potentially breaking the vessel apart. Izvestija also claimed the orders for the five vessels were split between multiple shipyards for socio-economic reasons... to keep them busy, instead of ordering them from a shipyard with experience in building air-cavity vessels.[9]

See also

References
  1. Десантный катер проекта 21820 «Дюгонь» «Армейский вестник». Retrieved 23 November 2021
  2. "Project 21820 Landing Craft". Naval-technology.com. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. "Десантный катер на воздушной каверне "Мичман Лермонтов" заложат в Ярославле 18 января" [Air cavity landing craft "Michman Lermontov" will be laid down at Yaroslavl on January 18]. flotprom.ru (in Russian). 14 January 2013.
  4. "Новый десантный катер "Денис Давыдов" вошел в состав ВМФ России" [New landing craft "Denis Davydov" enters the Russian Navy]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 24 November 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. "Восточная верфь спустила на воду десантный катер проекта 21820" [Vostochnaya shipyard launched a Project 21820 landing craft]. flotprom.ru (in Russian). 3 October 2013.
  6. "Десантный катер "Иван Карцов" вошел в состав Тихоокеанского флота во Владивостоке" [Landing craft "Ivan Kartsov" joins the Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok]. VL.ru (in Russian). 12 June 2012.
  7. "Новые десантные катера, названные именами героев войны 1812 года, вошли в состав Балтфлота" [New landing craft, named after the heroes of the war of 1812, became part of the Baltic Fleet]. TASS (in Russian). 4 July 2015.
  8. "Торжественная церемония спуска десантного катера проекта 21820 заводской № 703" [The solemn ceremony of launching landing craft project 21820, serial number 703]. Yaroslavl Shipyard (in Russian). 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  9. Военно-морской флот отказался от «Дюгоней» (Navy ditches Dugongs). Izvestija, published 25 January 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2021


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