Polnocny-class landing ship

Libyan example of Polnochny class
Polnocny-C
Class overview
NamePolnochny
BuildersStocznia Północna shipyard at Gdańsk, (Poland), Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej at Gdynia, Poland
Operators
Succeeded by
Subclasses
  • Polnocny-A (Type 770);
  • Polnocny-B (Type 771);
  • Polnocny-C (Type 773);
  • Modified Polnocny-C (Type 776);
  • Polnocny-D (Type 773U);
  • NS-722;
  • Kumbhir-class tank landing ship
In commission1967
Completed108
Active9
General characteristics
TypeLanding ship, tank
Displacement834 tons full load (Polnocny-B)
Length73 m (239 ft 6 in)
Beam9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion2 Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp
Speed18 knots (33 km/h)
Range1,000 nmi (2,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity12 BMP-2

4 Main battle tanks

250 tons
Troops250
Complement41
Armament
  • Strela 2(SA-N-5) surface-to-air missile system (4 launchers)
  • 30 mm AK-230 air defence gun (2 or 4 twin mounts)
  • 140 mm Ogon 18-barreled rocket launcher(2)

The Polnocny (or Polnochny)-class ships are amphibious warfare vessels. They were designed in Poland, in cooperation with the Soviet Navy and were built in Poland between 1967 and 2002. They now serve in several different navies, and some have been converted to civilian use. The name comes from the Stocznia Północna shipyard (Northern Shipyard) at Gdańsk, where they were built. 107 were built by 1986 (last 16 by Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej (Naval Shipyard) at Gdynia, Poland). In 2002, one ship of a modernised design NS-722 was built in Gdynia for Yemen.