Ukrainian Navy: "Kostyantyn Olshanskyi" landing ship repaired

Friday, May 17. MYKOLAYV – "Kostyantyn Olshanskyi" landing ship having been repaired at Mykolaiv left for sea trial.

"Kostyantyn Olshanskyi" landing ship, Odessa, 2012. Photo by Anatol Odayinik, BlackSeaNews

The crew will continue intense training at location as it will participate in international exercises, complete tasks in Black Sea.

PJSC ‘Black Sea Ship Building Plant’ successfully completed repairs of ‘Prydniprivya’ corvette, ‘Pereyaslav’ ship. The enterprise will soon complete repairs of Kirovograd ship.

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"Kostyantyn Olshanskyi" landing ship - The Ropucha (toad), or Project 775 class landing ships are classified in the Russian Navy as "large landing craft" (Bol'shoy Desatnyy Korabl).

"Kostyantyn Olshanskyi" landing ship, Odessa, 2012. Photo by Vladimir Trofimov, BlackSeaNews

They were built in Poland in the Stocznia Północna shipyards, in Gdansk. They are designed for beach landings and can carry a 450 ton cargo. The ships have both bow and stern doors for loading and unloading vehicles, and the 630 m² of vehicle deck stretches the length of the hull. Up to 25 armored personnel carriers can be embarked.

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