Russian landing ship Novocherkassk
Novocherkassk (BDK-46) was a Ropucha-class landing ship of the Russian Navy and part of the Black Sea Fleet. Named after Russian city of Novocherkassk, the ship was built in Poland and launched in 1987.
Novocherkassk in port at Novorossiysk in 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Russia | |
| Name | Novocherkassk |
| Builder | Stocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland |
| Yard number | 142 |
| Launched | 17 April 1987 |
| Commissioned | 30 November 1987 |
| Out of service | 26 December 2023 |
| Fate | Destroyed at Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ropucha-class landing ship |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 112.5 m (369 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 15.01 m (49 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 4.26 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Ramps | Over bows and at stern |
| Installed power | 3 × 750 kW (1,006 hp) diesel generators |
| Propulsion | 2 × 9,600 hp (7,159 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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| Endurance | 30 days |
| Capacity | 10 × 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 |
| Complement | 98 |
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| Service record | |
The ship was attacked twice during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, being damaged in March 2022, and attacked again in December 2023. In the second attack, the Ukrainian Air Force fired cruise missiles at the ship while the ship was at a naval base in Feodosia, Crimea. While Russian officials admitted the ship was damaged, Ukrainian Air Force officials said that the ship sustained extensive damage due to secondary explosions which would make repairs difficult. The UK Ministry of Defence assessed the ship as "completely destroyed", and the UK Defence Secretary said the ship's destruction showed "Russia’s dominance in the Black Sea is now challenged." Subsequent satellite imagery and photographs attributed to Crimean observers showed that the ship suffered extensive damage and was partially submerged in port after the attack.