Russian landing ship Kaliningrad

History
Russia
Name
  • BDK-58 (1984-1999)
  • Kaliningrad (1999-present)
NamesakeKaliningrad
BuilderStocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland
Laid down31 May 1984
Launched1984
Commissioned9 December 1984
HomeportBaltiysk
IdentificationHull number
  • 123 (1984-1987)
  • 122 (1987-1990)
  • 102 (1990-present)
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class & typeRopucha-class landing ship
Displacement
  • 3,450 t (3,396 long tons) standard
  • 4,080 t (4,016 long tons) full load
Length112.5 m (369 ft 1 in)
Beam15.01 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
RampsOver bows and at stern
Installed power3 × 750 kW (1,006 hp) diesel generators
Propulsion2 × 9,600 hp (7,159 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines
Speed18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Range
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Endurance30 days
Capacity10 × main battle tanks and 340 troops or 12 × BTR APC and 340 troops or 3 × main battle tanks, 3 × 2S9 Nona-S SPG, 5 × MT-LB APC, 4 trucks and 313 troops or 500 tons of cargo
Complement98
Armament

Kaliningrad (Russian: Калининград) is a Ropucha-class landing ship of the Russian Navy and part of the Baltic Fleet.

Named after the city of Kaliningrad, the ship was built in Poland and launched in 1984. She was named BDK-58 (Russian: БДК-58) for Russian: Большой десантный корабль, romanized: Bolshoy desantnyi korabl', lit.'large landing ship', from her construction until being renamed Kaliningrad in 1999. She is one of the subtype of the Ropucha-class landing ships, designated Project 775/II by the Russian Navy.