Project 1206

Project 1206

Ship data country  Soviet Union Russia   Ship type Landing craft Shipyard More, Feodosia Construction period 1972 to 1985 Units built 18th period of service 1973 to 1994

Ship dimensions and crew length 24.6 m ( Lüa ) width 10.8 m Draft Max. 1.5 m displacement 113 t   crew 6th

Machine system machine 2 × M-70 gas turbines Machine performance 2 × 10,000 PS (7,457) kW Top speed 55 kn (102 km / h) propeller 2 drive propellers, 2 lift propellers

Transport capacities Permitted number of passengers 112 soldiers Vehicle capacity optional: 2 × BTR-60 or similar 2 × BMP-1 or similar 1 × battle tank car

Armament 1 × 2 12.7mm NSW MG turret Sensors Navigation radar

Project 1206 , code-named "Squid" (Russian "Кальмар"; NATO designation: Lebed class ) was a class of air cushion - landing craft of the Soviet Navy , which in the Cold War was designed to be used by larger landing ships .

development

The vehicle was developed on the basis of the weaker motorized and lighter Project 1205 , with which only troops but no vehicles could be landed. Project 1206 was to be deployed from the dropships of Project 1174 and was given a spacious transport deck on which up to two armored personnel carriers , 112 soldiers or a battle tank could be carried.

construction

Project 1206 had a continuous transport deck that stretched almost the entire length of the ship, along the central longitudinal axis, and could be entered or left with vehicles via a wide bow ramp. At the stern there were two access hatches for people. The lifting propellers were mounted in the center of the vehicle on the port and starboard sides; two propellers with downstream rudders were installed aft on the roof of the superstructure for forward movement.

On the top of the superstructure, on the port side in front, was a small steering position with viewing windows, opposite, on the starboard side, was the only weapon system of the vehicles - a turret with a twin 12.7 mm NSW machine gun.

units

18 vehicles and two test vehicles were built by the Black Sea shipyard near Feodosia between 1972 and 1985. The vehicles were given numbers rather than names and the prefix “D” (Russian “д”). By 1994, all units were retired.

literature

• Ю.В.Апальков: Корабли ВМФ СССР. Том IV - Десантные и минно-тральные корабли. Saint Petersburg, 2007, ISBN 978-5-8172-0135-2 . (Russian)

Remarks

1. ↑ The code name was also used for the contemporary submarine type Projekt 667BDR .