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Wednesday 4 October 2017

Russian landing ship Aleksandr Shabalin (110) 1985-

Near Kiel, Germany 1 August 2017

Project 775 Ropucha. Built at Gdansk, Poland in 1985. Commissioned in 1986. Of the Baltic Fleet. Originally named BDK-110. With a displacement of 4.080 tons and as dimensions 112,5 x 15 x 3,7 meters. The machinery consisted of a CODAD power plant delivering via 2 screws totally 19,200 shp allowing a speed of 12 knots is her operational range 6.000 miles. Crew numbers 87 men. Armament consists of 2x2-5,7-mm AK-725 guns, 2 launchers of MLRS A-215 Grad-M and 4 launchers of MANPADS Strela-2. Cargo capacity 500 tons of armoured vehicles and 225 marines.