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Home» News»Russia’s 2nd Project 11711 LST ‘Petr Morgunov’ Started Sea Trials
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The large amphibious assault ship (LST) “Peter Morgunov” of project 11711, built for the Russian Navy at PJSC “Baltic Shipbuilding Plant“ Yantar ”(part of JSC“ United Shipbuilding Corporation ”), leaves Baltiysk for factory sea trials, 12/13/2019. Picture by United Shipbuilding Corporation

Russia’s 2nd Project 11711 LST ‘Petr Morgunov’ Started Sea Trials

The Petr Morgunov amphibious assault ship of project 11711 built by Yantar Shipyard began factory running trials, the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) said.

Xavier Vavasseur 18 Dec 2019

TASS Russian news agency

“The Petr Morgunov sailed out to the Baltic Sea for running trials which are combined with acceptance trials. The crew and the trial team will test all systems and mechanisms,”


United Shipbuilding Corporation

The warship is to be handed over to the customer in the first quarter of 2020.

The Petr Morgunov is the first serial ship of project 11711. The Ivan Gren lead ship has been operational since June 2018. Yantar Shipyard is building the Vladimir Andreev and the Vasily Trushin ships of the project.

Project 11711 Ivan Gren during trials in the Baltic. Picture by Alex Akentyev.

Project 11711 big landing ships are designed for landing operations on hostile territory, hardware and equipment transportation. In peacetime they engage in humanitarian operations. The ro-ro ship has a bow to stern through passage for armor. It has a two-island superstructure and a hangar in the stern for one helicopter. The extendable construction makes the hangar fit for two helicopters. The hull and superstructure are made of steel. The ship can carry 13 tanks or 36 armored personnel carriers. The marine strength is 300-380 men. The ships can carry 1500 tons of cargo instead of the landing force. It can carry one-two Ka-29 helicopters or Ka-52K. Artillery arms include one 30mm AK-630M-2 Duet and two 30mm AK-630M. The displacement is 5000 tons, the length is 120 meters and the width — 16.5 meters. The speed is 18 knots, the cruising capacity is 30 days and the crew comprises a hundred men.

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Posted by : Xavier Vavasseur
Xavier is based in Paris, France. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration from Florida Institute of Technology (FIT). Xavier has been covering naval defense topics for nearly a decade.

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