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Thursday 28 January 2016

Russian landing hovercraft Project 1206 Kalmar 1972-


By the NATO called Lebed-class. Of this class are totally 20 built at the shipyards Almaz, Leningrad (2) and Morye, Feodosia (18) and commissioned between 1972 and 1985. General specifications of this class: with a displacement of 108 (standard)-114 (full load) tons and as dimension 24,6 x 10,8 x 1,3 metres. Maximum speed of 55 knots and with a speed of 50 knots a limited range of just 100 nautical miles. Their crew numbered 6 men. The armament consisted of 1x2-12,7mm Utes-M machineguns. Transport capacity 1-T54 medium size tank or 2 PT-76 light tanks or 120 soldiers or 37 tons of stores.