Project 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing ship

Service And Conflict Use

1. Jan 1, 1964

   Production begins at Yantar Shipyard

   Reference sources place Project 1171 production between 1964 and 1975 at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad.

   Sources: Project 1171 Tapir class, Project 1171 - Large landing ships

2. Jan 1, 1965

   Class enters service

   WeaponSystems.net lists the Project 1171 Tapir class as entering service in 1965 as a Soviet landing ship tank.

   Sources: Project 1171 Tapir class

3. Mar 25, 2022

   Berdyansk sinking confirmed from satellite imagery

   USNI News reported that satellite imagery confirmed an Alligator-class landing ship had sunk at the pier in Berdyansk after the 24 March attack.

   Sources: Satellite Images Confirm Russian Navy Landing Ship Was Sunk at Berdyansk

Project 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing ship Images

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