Ivan Rogov class landing ship

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Class overview
The Ivan Rogov in 1982.
Builders:	Yantar Baltic Shipbuilding plant, Kaliningrad
Operators:	Russian Federation Navy
In commission:	1978
Completed:	3
Active:	1
Retired:	2
Preserved:	2
General characteristics
Displacement:	11,580 tons standard, 14,060 tons full load
Length:	157 m (515 ft)
Beam:	23.8 m (78 ft)
Draught:	6.7 m (22 ft)
Propulsion:	2 shafts, 2 gas turbines, 2 × 18,000 hp
Speed:	19 knots (35 km/h)
Range:	7,500 nm at 14 knots (26 km/h)
Capacity:	2,500 tons of cargo
Complement:	239
Armament:	Osa-M surface-to-air missile system(1 × 2 launchers, 20 missiles) 76 mm AK-726 multipurpose gun(1 × 2 with 1000 rounds) 30 mm AK-630 air defence gun(4 × 6-barreled mounts with 16,000 cartridges) Grad-m 122 mm rocket launcher(1 with 320 rockets)
Aircraft carried:	4 × Ka-27 'Helix' or Ka-29

The Ivan Rogov, or Project 1174 class "large landing ships" are a class of amphibious transports used by the Russian Navy. Originally a class of three ships built during the cold war, only one, the Mitrofan Moskalenko, is still in service.

In the 1970s, under the impulsion of Admiral Gorshkov, the Soviet Navy greatly expanded its amphibious warfare capability. The construction of the Ivan Rogov class ships was part of this effort.

They were designed with a bow ramp for beach-landings, and a flooded well to launch amphibious transports or assault boats. This means they can serve either as LSTs or as LPDs.

This ship can carry 2,500 tons of cargo, and the typical load would consist of one battalion of 520 marines and 25 tanks. If no landing craft are carried then the extra space in the docking bay allows for the transport of 53 tanks or 80 armoured personnel carriers.

Three ships were built: