Russia: Yantar Shipyard Launches Large Landing Ship Ivan Gren

Yantar shipyard, based in Kaliningrad-Russia, on Friday successfully launched Project 11711 large landing ship named Ivan Gren. The first ship in the class was laid down on 23 December 2004. The hull of the Ivan Gren was completed by the end of November.

The ship is designed for landing operations, transportation of combat vehicles and equipment. Ivan Gren is capable to carry 13 main battle tanks (up to 60 tons each), or armored personnel carriers/infantry fighting vehicles (up to 36), or 300 marines.

Vessel Particulars:

Length, m 120

Breadth, m 16.5

Mean draught, m 3.6

Propulsion plant diesel (10D49)

Main engines (number x power), hp 2 x 5,000

Full speed, knots 18

Endurance, days 30

Crushing range at 16 knots, miles 3,500

The vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2013. Russian Navy plans to build three more ships of Project 11711.

Yantar Shipyard is engaged in shipbuilding, ship repair, mechanical engineering and work with light alloys. Yantar is a surface vessel center, historically responsible for Krivaks, Alligators, Udaloys, and Ivan Rogovs. By 1995, the Neustrashimyy-class frigates were being built there. The shipyard continues the Neustrashimy frigate series producing upgraded sister ships along with constructing a large amphibious ship Ivan Gren for the Russian Navy, a Sprut-class pollution control vessel and a training ship. Yantar is the largest shipbuilding enterprise in the Kaliningrad Region. It can execute turn key building, shiprepair works, conversion lengthening of any complexity for ships of up to 150×26 m with light ship weight up to 10000 t. It has the full complex of facilities for steel cleaning, cutting and bending. Shipyard Yantar disposes of a design department developing the high quality project and working-construction documentation. There are separate workshops for light alloys and mechanical engineering.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, May 21, 2012; Image: Yantar