The Polnocny (or Polnochny)-class ships are amphibious warfare vessels. They were designed in Poland, in cooperation with the Soviet Navy and were built in Poland between 1967 and 2002. They now serve in several different navies, and some have been converted to civilian use. The name comes from the Stocznia Północna shipyard (Northern Shipyard) at Gdańsk, where they were built. 107 were built by 1986 (last 16 by Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej (Naval Shipyard) at Gdynia, Poland). In 2002, one ship of a modernised design NS-722 was built in Gdynia for Yemen.
The Polnocny-class ships are classified as medium landing ships in the Russian Navy, and are loosely equivalent to Western tank landing ships. They are equipped with a bow ramp that allows beach landings. The Polnocny-C version can carry 12 BMP-2 armored personnel carriers, or 4 Main Battle Tanks, or 250 Infantry Soldiers with their weapons like 82 mm Mortars and ATGMs, or 250 tons of rations & stores. Unlike their Western counterparts, these ships can provide substantial fire support for landed troops with their onboard multiple rocket launchers. Other armament consists of anti-aircraft guns and short-range surface-to-air missiles.
Variants
The Polnocny class comprises several sub-types that vary in size and capacity:
Built in large quantities, the Polnocny-class ships were once the mainstay of the Soviet amphibious forces, and gave the Soviet naval infantry an effective force projection capability. They were gradually phased out in favour of hovercraft, and few remain active in the Russian Navy.
Ukraine - 1 Polnocny-C (originally incorrectly reported captured by Russia and moved to Novorossiysk;[5] subsequently noted as still active in the Ukrainian navy as of June 3, 2022)[6]
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Polnocny or Polnochny class ships are amphibious warfare vessels They were designed in Poland in cooperation with the Soviet Navy and were built in Poland between 1967 and 2002 They now serve in several different navies and some have been converted to civilian use The name comes from the Stocznia Polnocna shipyard Northern Shipyard at Gdansk where they were built 107 were built by 1986 last 16 by Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej Naval Shipyard at Gdynia Poland In 2002 one ship of a modernised design NS 722 was built in Gdynia for Yemen Polnocny CClass overviewNamePolnochnyBuildersStocznia Polnocna shipyard at Gdansk Poland Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej at Gdynia PolandOperators Egyptian Navy Indian Navy Polish Navy Ukrainian Navy Bulgarian Navy Libyan Navy Syrian Arab Navy Yemeni Navy Vietnam People s NavySucceeded byRopucha class Lublin class minelayer landing shipSubclassesPolnocny A Type 770 Polnocny B Type 771 Polnocny C Type 773 Modified Polnocny C Type 776 Polnocny D Type 773U NS 722 Kumbhir class tank landing shipIn commission1967Completed108Active33General characteristicsTypeLanding ship tankDisplacement834 tons full load Polnocny B Length73 m 239 ft 6 in Beam9 6 m 31 ft 6 in Draught2 3 m 7 ft 7 in Propulsion2 Soviet Kolomna 40 D two stroke diesels 2 shafts 4 400 bhpSpeed18 knots 33 km h Range1 000 nmi 2 000 km at 18 kn 33 km h Capacity12 BMP 2 4 Main battle tanks 250 tonsTroops250Complement41ArmamentStrela 2 SA N 5 surface to air missile system 4 launchers 30 mm AK 230 air defence gun 2 or 4 twin mounts 140 mm Ogon 18 barreled rocket launcher 2 Contents 1 Characteristics 2 Variants 3 Operational service 3 1 Current operators 3 2 Former operators 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCharacteristics EditThe Polnocny class ships are classified as medium landing ships in the Russian Navy and are loosely equivalent to Western tank landing ships They are equipped with a bow ramp that allows beach landings The Polnocny C version can carry 12 BMP 2 armored personnel carriers or 4 Main Battle Tanks or 250 Infantry Soldiers with their weapons like 82 mm Mortars and ATGMs or 250 tons of rations amp stores Unlike their Western counterparts these ships can provide substantial fire support for landed troops with their onboard multiple rocket launchers Other armament consists of anti aircraft guns and short range surface to air missiles Variants EditThe Polnocny class comprises several sub types that vary in size and capacity Polnocny A Project 770 46 built Displacement 800 tons full load Length 73 m Speed 19 knots 35 km h Polnocny B Project 771 36 built Displacement 834 tons full load Length 73 m Speed 18 knots 33 km h Polnocny C Project 773 24 built Displacement 1150 tons full load Length 81 3 m Speed 18 knots 33 km h Modified Polnocny C Project 776 Amphibious Assault Command Ship 1 built ORP Grunwald Displacement 1253 tons full load Length 81 3 m Speed 18 knots 33 km h Polnocny D Project 773U 4 built Displacement 1233 tons full load Length 81 3 m Speed 16 knots 30 km h Aircraft facility One helicopter platformNS 722 class 1 built in 2002 Displacement 1 410 tons full load Length 88 7 m Speed 17 knots 31 km h Aircraft facility One helicopter platformOperational service EditBuilt in large quantities the Polnocny class ships were once the mainstay of the Soviet amphibious forces and gave the Soviet naval infantry an effective force projection capability They were gradually phased out in favour of hovercraft and few remain active in the Russian Navy Current operators Edit Angola 3 ships Algeria 1 Polnocny B Azerbaijan 2 Polnocny A 2 Polnocny B Bulgaria 2 Polnocny A 1 withdrawn from service 1 operational 1 Egypt 3 Polnocny A India 4 Polnocny D A Polish Polnocny class vessel unloading armoured personnel carriers Libya 2 Polnocny C 2 3 4 Syria 3 Polnocny B Ukraine 1 Polnocny C originally incorrectly reported captured by Russia and moved to Novorossiysk 5 subsequently noted as still active in the Ukrainian navy as of June 3 2022 6 Vietnam 3 Polnocny B Yemen 1 NS 722 7 8 Former operators Edit Cuba Ethiopia Indonesia 9 10 Iraq Poland Somalia Russia Soviet UnionSee also EditList of ships of the Soviet Navy List of ships of Russia by project numberReferences EditMoore Capt John 1974 Jane s Fighting Ships 1974 75 Jane s Information Group ISBN 978 0354005067 Watts A J 2006 Jane s warship recognition guide Collins ISBN 0 06 084992 4 Jaroslaw Cislak Polska Marynarka Wojenna 1995 Polish Navy 1995 Lampart Warsaw 1995 ISBN 978 83 86776 08 5 Vimpel Archived from the original on 10 August 2016 Retrieved 17 September 2014 Wertheim Eric 2007 The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World Annapolis Naval Institute Press p 448 ISBN 9781591149552 Trials of Landing Ship Ibn Haritha Zagreb Adria Mar Shipbuilding Ltd 2009 Retrieved 9 March 2014 Libya threatens to bomb North Korea flagged tanker BBC News 8 March 2014 Retrieved 6 July 2019 H I Sutton Covert Shores Ukrainian Navy Ship in Dramatic Escape Survives Russian Artillery Attack 10 June 2022 Yemen PDF Archived from the original PDF on 26 October 2006 Retrieved 12 February 2007 Marines August 6 2002 Strategypage com 6 August 2002 Retrieved 3 September 2013 Moore 1974 p 171 Medium landing ships Project 770 russianships info Retrieved 18 August 2021 External links Editwww globalsecurity org Indian Navy Polnochy class landing ship Bharat rakshak com All Polnocny A Class Landing Ships Complete Ship List All Polnocny B Class Landing Ships Complete Ship List All Polnocny C Class Landing Ships Complete Ship List Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Polnocny class landing ship amp oldid 1126063806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
