Ivan Gren-class landing ship

Ivan Gren in June 2018
Class overview
NameIvan Gren class
BuildersYantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Operators Russian Navy
Preceded by
Built2004–present
In service2018–present
Planned11[1]
Building2
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeLanding ship
Displacement6,600 tons full load[2] (first two ships); up to 9,000+ tons (subsequent ships)
Length135 m (442 ft 11 in)
Beam16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
PropulsionKolomna 10D49 diesel engine
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Capacity13 main battle tanks 40 BTR or IFV and 300 troops; up to double lift capacity in units from Vladimir Andreyev onwards.
Complement~100
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHangar for 2 Ka-27 ASW or Ka-29 transport-attack helicopters on 117 and 135; hangar for 4 helicopters (including Ka-52 attack helicopters) on units from Vladimir Andreyev onwards[3][4]

The Ivan Gren class, Russian designation Project 11711, is a class of landing ship that is being built for the Russian Navy. The class was to be composed of two vessels, Ivan Gren and Pyotr Morgunov, but later it was announced that the Russian Navy intends to acquire several more vessels of a modified design.

  1. ^ "Путин анонсировал строительство новых больших десантных кораблей и корветов". RIA (in Russian). 25 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Проект 11711Э" [Project 11711E]. oaoosk.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Новая пара БДК проекта 11711 будет отличаться от "Ивана Грена" и "Петра Моргунова"" [The new pair of Project 11711 large landing craft will differ from "Ivan Gren" and "Petr Morgunov"]. flotprom.ru (in Russian). 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Yantar Shipyard On Schedule With Improved Ivan Gren-Class LST Construction". navalnews.com. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

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