Ivan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711)

Service And Conflict Use

1. Dec 23, 2004

   Lead ship laid down at Yantar

   NPKB records the lead ship Ivan Gren as laid down at Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad on 23 December 2004.

   Sources: БДК пр.11711 «Иван Грен»

2. Jun 20, 2018

   Ivan Gren enters Russian Navy service

   The lead ship was handed over to the Russian Navy on 20 June 2018.

   Sources: БДК пр.11711 «Иван Грен»

3. Dec 23, 2020

   Pyotr Morgunov commissioned

   NPKB says the first series ship, Pyotr Morgunov, was accepted into Russian Navy service on 23 December 2020.

   Sources: БДК пр.11711 «Пётр Моргунов»

4. Feb 9, 2022

   Pyotr Morgunov enters the Black Sea

   Naval News reported Pyotr Morgunov entering the Black Sea as part of the Russian amphibious buildup toward Ukraine.

   Sources: 6 Russian Warships And Submarine Now Entering Black Sea Towards Ukraine

5. Jan 11, 2023

   Novorossiysk sortie and Sevastopol resupply

   Naval News reported Pyotr Morgunov leaving Novorossiysk with other Russian Navy vessels and noted that the ship had recently carried supplies to Sevastopol.

   Sources: Sudden Surge In Russian Navy Ships And Submarines In Black Sea

Ivan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711) Images

Related Weapon Systems

Naval SystemsOndatra-class landing craft (Project 1176)Landing craft mechanizedThe Ondatra-class landing craft, Soviet Project 1176 Akula, is a small mechanized landing craft built to move vehicles, cargo, and troops through a bow ramp. Soviet and Russian shipyards produced the class from 1971 to 2009, and open sources describe a shallow-draft 24-meter craft that can carry a T-72 tank or 20 troops.

Naval SystemsProject 775 Ropucha-class landing shipLanding ship tankThe Project 775 Ropucha-class landing ship is a Polish-built Soviet-era tank landing ship designed to beach troops, vehicles, and cargo directly ashore. The class entered service in 1977, was produced by Stocznia Polnocna in Gdansk, and includes 25 Project 775 ships plus three Project 775M ships.

Naval SystemsSerna-class landing craft (Project 11770)Air-cavity fast landing craftThe Serna-class landing craft, Russian Project 11770, is an air-cavity fast landing craft built for the Russian Navy to move vehicles, cargo, and assault troops directly onto an unimproved shore. Vostochnaya Verf built the class in Russia, and open sources describe a 30-knot craft that can carry one tank, two BTRs, or 92 troops.

Naval SystemsBK-18 high-speed landing / assault craft (Project 02511)High-speed landing / assault craftThe BK-18 high-speed landing / assault craft (Project 02511) is a Russian BK-series combat boat built by the Rybinsk Shipyard for Kalashnikov Concern. RussianShips describes it as a 25-ton craft with twin 1,300 hp diesels, pump-jet propulsion, a 40-knot top speed, and 3 crew plus 19 embarked personnel, while Kalashnikov reporting places BK-18 inside the broader BK family of combat boats.

Naval SystemsType 072 / 072A / 072B / 072II / 072III landing shipTank landing ship familyThe Type 072 family is a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy tank landing ship line that evolved from the original Type 072 into later Type 072II, 072III, and 072A batches. The family was built in China by multiple shipyards over time, with later variants adding a helicopter deck, higher troop and vehicle capacity, and improved superstructure arrangements for amphibious lift.

Naval SystemsProject 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing shipLarge landing ship / landing ship tankThe Project 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing ship is a Soviet-designed beachable amphibious warfare vessel built by Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. It was created to move troops, tanks, vehicles, and cargo directly onto shore, and the class entered service in 1965 with 14 of 15 planned ships completed.

Sources