Aist-class LCAC

A PT-76 tank emerges from an Aist-class LCAC
A PT-76 tank emerges from an Aist-class LCAC
Class overview
BuildersAlmaz Shipbuilding Company
Operators
Built1975–1985
In commission1975–present
Building20
Completed20
Active6
General characteristics
TypeAir-cushioned landing craft
Displacement298 long tons (303 t) full load
Length47.3 m (155 ft 2 in)
Beam17.8 m (58 ft 5 in)
Propulsion2 × 9,600 hp (7.2 MW) DT-4 Kuznetsov NK-12MV gas turbines driving 4 axial lift fans and 4 propeller units (4 × four-bladed variable-pitch propellers, 2 pusher, 2 tractor)
Speed70 knots (130 km/h; 81 mph)
Range120 nmi (220 km) at 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph)
Capacity
Complement15 (3 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament
  • 2 × twin AK-230 30 mm
  • 2 × quadruple SA-N-5 SAM launcher systems (not on all ships)
  • 2 × PK-16 chaff launchers (only on two ships)

The Aist class (NATO-Code; Russian Project 12321 Dzheyran) was the first large assault hovercraft operated by the Soviet Navy. It was designed by the Almaz design bureau wing of the Almaz Shipbuilding Company in 1964–1965. Production of the craft lasted from 1970 until 1985 at Almaz's plant in Leningrad.

Registry

  • #609
  • #610
  • #615
  • #700
  • MDK 89 (formerly #730)
  • MDK 113 (formerly #722)

See also

References

  • Sharpe, Richard (RN), Jane's Fighting Ships 1990-91, ISBN 0-7106-0904-3
  • Air cushion small landing ships – Complete Ship List (in English)

 

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