Serna-class landing craft

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Project 11770 landing craft D-156
Class overview
NameProject 11770 Serna class
BuildersVostochnaya Verf
Operators
Built1994–2014
In service1994–present
In commission1994–present
Planned17
Completed16
Active13
Lost2
Retired1
General characteristics
TypeLanding craft
Displacement61 tons (empty)
Length25.65 m (84 ft 2 in)
Beam5.66 m (18 ft 7 in)
Draft1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × 3,300 hp (2,500 kW) M-503A-3 diesels (№807-811 – 2 × 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) MTU16V2000M90 diesels)
  • 2 × 16 kW DG-16/1500 diesel generators
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[1]
Range
  • 600 nmi (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Capacity1 main battle tank or 2 APCs or 45 tons of cargo[1]
Troops92 troops
Complement5 (2 warrant officers)[1]

The Serna class, Russian designation Project 11770, is a class of air cavity system landing craft constructed for the Russian Navy. Twelve boats were built by Vostochnaya Verf between 1994 and 2014. Four boats of the export project 11771 were built in 1994.[2]

Four ships of the Project 11771 designation were made specifically for export to other countries. One was sold to Estonia (now out of service), and three were sold to the United Arab Emirates.

Deployment[edit]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Serna-class craft docked at Snake Island was destroyed when the island was attacked by a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone on 6 May 2022.[3] One more Serna-class craft and one Ondatra-class craft were reported by Ukrainian intelligence to have been destroyed near Crimea on 10 November 2023.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Serna-Class (Project 11770 Class) Russian Air-Cavity Fast Landing Craft". ODIN - OE Data Integration Network. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Air-Cavity Landing Craft - Project 11770". RussianShips.info. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  3. ^ Chao-Fong, Léonie (8 May 2022). "Odesa hit by missiles as Ukraine claims it has sunk second Russian ship". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ Polityuk, Pavel (10 November 2023). "Ukraine sinks two Russian landing boats in Crimea -military". Reuters. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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