As a result of the explosion in Berdyansk, two more Russian ships were damaged.
BDK “Saratov” / photo virtual-sevastopol.ru
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The real victory of Ukraine in the war against the Russian Federation was the destruction of the Russian landing ship “Saratov” in the port of Berdyansk. Therefore, UNIAN tells what is known about this ship, about its characteristics and “combat” path.
Large landing ship “Saratov” – a large landing ship of project 1171, according to NATO codification – Alligator.
Location: Black Sea Fleet
Ship “Saratov” – building, name
The ship was laid down in Kaliningrad in 1964 at the Yantar shipyard under the name Voronezh Komsomolets. In 1992 he received the name “BDK-65”, in 2003 – “Saratov”.
From 1991 to 1994 he was in conservation in Odessa.
A Russian landing ship was destroyed in Berdyansk / photo of the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
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Campaigns of the Russian ship “Saratov” during the war against Ukraine
In 2014, the BDK “Saratov” took part in the illegal occupation of the Crimea, carried out 4 trips to the Mediterranean Sea.
In 2022, during a full-scale war against Ukraine, the ship entered the port of Berdyansk. Where he was destroyed by the Ukrainian military. It is interesting that he “surrendered” the location of “Saratov” propagandist of the Zvezda channel Valentin Gvozdev.
Characteristics of the BDK “Saratov”
- Speed: 16.5 knots
- Cruising range: 10,000 miles at 15 knots
- Crew: 55 people
Dimensions of the large landing ship “Saratov”
- Displacement: 4650 tons
- Length: 113.1 meters
- Width: 15.6 meters
- Draft: 4.5 meters
Armament of the Russian ship “Saratov”
1 twin 57 mm artillery mount ZIF-31B, 3 launchers of a portable anti-aircraft missile system.
Up to 1500 tons of equipment and cargo can be placed on board.
As a result of the explosion, two more Russian ships were damaged. The commanders of the damaged landing ships of the Russian Federation in Berdyansk in 2014 changed their oath and went over to the side of the invaders.
The American company Maxar Technologies published satellite images of the Russian large landing ship Saratov, destroyed in the port of Berdyansk:
