Dyugon-class landing craft

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[1]
Building6
Completed5
Active5
General characteristics [2]
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

The Dyugon-class landing craft, Russian designation Project 21820, is a class of five air-cavity landing craft in service with the Russian Navy.[2]

  1. ^ Volkov, Roman; Brichevsky, Andrew. "Landing craft Project 21820 Dyugon". Russianships.info (in Russian and English). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Десантный катер проекта 21820 «Дюгонь» Archived 23 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine «Армейский вестник». Retrieved 23 November 2021