Project 23900 amphibious assault ship

For landing ships named Ivan Rogov and Mitrofan Moskalenko, see Ivan Rogov-class landing ship.

Official model of the Project 23900.
Class overview
BuildersZaliv shipyard, Kerch[2]
Operators Russian Navy
Preceded byKhalzan class Project 11780
CostRUB 50 billion ($688 Million)[1]
Built2020–present
Planned2
Building2
General characteristics
TypeAmphibious assault ship
Displacement40,000 tons[3]
Length220 m (721 ft 9 in)[4]
Beam38 m (124 ft 8 in)
Draught7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Propulsion2 × 16D49 turbo diesels (5 MW each), 2 × M90FR gas turbines (21 MW each)
Speed22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range6,000 mi (5,200 nmi; 9,700 km)
Endurance60 days
Capacity
Troopsup to 900 marines
Complement320 crew
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesHangar deck

The Project 23900 Ivan Rogov is the newest class of Russian amphibious assault ships intended as a replacement for the French Mistral class, two of which were ordered by Russia in 2011, but that France refused to deliver in September 2014 due to the Russo-Ukrainian War.[5] A contract was signed on 22 May 2020 for the construction of two Project 23900 ships with a displacement of 40,000 tons.[3] The construction is led by JSC Zelenodolsk Design Bureau, which is a part of JSC Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation.

Previously, the Lavina (Russian: Лавина, lit. 'Avalanche'), and Priboy (Russian: Прибой, lit. 'Surf')[6][7] designs were proposed by the Nevskoe Design Bureau and Krylov State Research Center as the replacement for Mistrals.

Project 23900 is also a successor class to the unrealized Soviet Project 11780 program.

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  2. ^ Manaranche, Martin (26 May 2020). "Russian MoD Signs Construction Contract for Two Project 23900 LHD for the Russian Navy". NavalNews.com.
  3. ^ a b "Минобороны рассказало о водоизмещении строящихся в Керчи вертолетоносцев" [The Ministry of Defense spoke about the displacement of helicopter carriers under construction in Kerch]. RIA Novosti (in Russian). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Севастополь и Bладивосток" [Sevastopol and Vladivostok] (jpg). servimg.com (in Russian).
  5. ^ "Ukraine crisis: France halts warship delivery to Russia". BBC News. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Эксперт рассказал, почему российский корабль "Прибой" лучше французского "Мистраля"" [Expert explains why the Russian ship "Priboy" is better than the French "Mistral"]. Zvezda (in Russian). 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 October 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  7. ^ "В России началась работа над проектом перспективного вертолетоносца "Прибой"" [In Russia, work has begun on a project for a promising helicopter carrier "Priboy"]. TASS (in Russian). 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2019.