Russian landing ship Azov
 Azov in port, 2008
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| History | |
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| Name | Azov |
| Namesake | Sea of Azov |
| Builder | Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland |
| Laid down | 22 November 1988 |
| Launched | 19 May 1989 |
| Commissioned | 12 October 1990 |
| Homeport | Sevastopol |
| Identification | Hull number: 151 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ropucha-class landing ship |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 112.5 m (369 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15.01 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 4.26 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Ramps | Over bows and at stern |
| Installed power | 3 × 750 kW (1,006 hp) diesel generators |
| Propulsion | 2 × 9,600 hp (7,159 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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| Endurance | 30 days |
| Capacity | 10 × main battle tanks and 340 troops or 12 × BTR APC and 340 troops or 3 × main battle tanks, 3 × 2S9 Nona-S SPG, 5 × MT-LB APC, 4 trucks and 313 troops or 500 tons of cargo |
| Complement | 98 |
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| Service record | |
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| Operations: | Russian Invasion of Ukraine |
Azov (BDK-54) is a Ropucha-class landing ship of the Russian Navy and part of the Black Sea Fleet. Named after the Sea of Azov, the ship was built in Poland and launched in 1989.
History
[edit]Russian invasion of Ukraine
[edit]In 2021, it was reported that Azov was a part of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, stationed in Crimea, participating in amphibious warfare training.[2] In June 2022, Azov was among the Black Sea Fleet vessels reported to be operational and available for amphibious landings in the Black Sea by Russian sources.[3]
On 24 March 2024, the Ukrainian general staff and open-source intelligence sources reported that Azov and her sister ship Yamal were hit by cruise missiles while they were in their home port of Sevastopol.[4][5] Eyewitnesses reported explosions during the night.[6] Recent[when?] satellite images did not reveal any damage, showing that the missile hit the pier next to the ship presumably due to the electronic warfare system.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Russian Military Unit 197th LS Bde". warfare.ru. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ "Russian Black Sea Fleet's marines go on alert in Crimea drills". TASS. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Russian Navy's task force of 12 large landing ships on duty in Black Sea – source". TASS. 2 June 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Ukrainian Armed Forces hit two large Russian landing ships in Sevastopol". Hromadske. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Ukraine war: Two Russian landing ships hit off Crimea, officials say". BBC News. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ "Azov and Yamal Landing Ships of russian Black Sea Fleet Damaged During Ukrainian Massive Attack on Temporarily Occupied Crimea". Defense Express. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Военный Осведомитель" [Military Informant]. T.me. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
- ^ "X.com".
- Ropucha-class landing ships
- 1989 ships
- Ships built in Poland
- Ships of the Russian Navy
- Ships of the Soviet Navy
- Amphibious warfare vessels of the Soviet Navy
- Amphibious warfare vessels of the Russian Navy
- Ships involved in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Maritime incidents in 2024
- March 2024 events in Russia