Ivan Gren class landing ship
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The Ivan Gren, or Project 11711, is a class of landing ship that is being constructed for the Russian Navy.
The ship is being built in Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad
. The vessel will have a displacement of 5,000-6,000 tons and will be able to carry up to 13 main battle tank
s or 36 armoured personnel carrier
s or 300 marines. The first ship in the class was laid down on 23 December 2004. The hull of Ivan Gren is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2010 and then saturation works and installation of the bulkheads will follow. In accordance with the schedule, the ship should be launched in late 2011. In 2012 Ivan Gren will be delivered to the orderer. On October 9, 2010 a contract to increase work on the vessel was signed. There are also plans to build four more ships.
The ship is being built in Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
. The vessel will have a displacement of 5,000-6,000 tons and will be able to carry up to 13 main battle tank
Main battle tank
A main battle tank , also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the heavy direct fire role of many modern armies. They were originally conceived to replace the light, medium, heavy and super-heavy tanks. Development was spurred onwards in the Cold War with the development...
s or 36 armoured personnel carrier
Armoured personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier is an armoured fighting vehicle designed to transport infantry to the battlefield.APCs are usually armed with only a machine gun although variants carry recoilless rifles, anti-tank guided missiles , or mortars...
s or 300 marines. The first ship in the class was laid down on 23 December 2004. The hull of Ivan Gren is scheduled to be completed by the end of November 2010 and then saturation works and installation of the bulkheads will follow. In accordance with the schedule, the ship should be launched in late 2011. In 2012 Ivan Gren will be delivered to the orderer. On October 9, 2010 a contract to increase work on the vessel was signed. There are also plans to build four more ships.