Ropucha class landing ship

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Class overview

Builders:	Stocznia Polnocna shipyard at Gdańsk, Poland
Operators:	Russian Navy
Subclasses:	Project 775(Ropucha I), Project 775M(Ropucha II)
In commission:	1975
Completed:	28
Active:	Project 775: 6 Project 775M: 3
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,200 tons standard 4,360 tons full load
Length:	113 m
Beam:	15 m
Draught:	3.7 m
Propulsion:	2 diesel turbines; 2 propellers, 19,200 hp
Speed:	18 knots (33 km/h)
Range:	6,100 nm at 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement:	98
Armament:	Strela 2(SA-N-5) surface-to-air missile system(4 launchers) 30 mm AK-630 air defence gun(2 six-barreled gatling mounts) 76 mm AK-176 DP (1) 122 mm UMS-73 Grad multiple rocket launcher(2)

The Ropucha, or Project 775 class landing ships are classified in the Russian Navy as "large landing ships"(Bol'shoy Desatnyy Korabl). They were built in Poland in the Stocznia Polnocna shipyards, in Gdansk. They are designed for beach landings and can carry a 450 ton cargo.

They were built for the Soviet Navy during the Cold War, but the current Russian Navy has little need for a long-range amphibious capability and most of them are kept in reserve.