BDK "Peter Morgunov" project 11711 continued testing in the Baltic Sea
The first serial BDK project 11711 "Peter Morgunov" continued the passage of the test program. This was reported by the press service of the Baltic shipyard "Yantar".
According to the report, the BDK entered the Baltic Sea to continue the test program. At this stage, the exit will take only a few days and will include tests of the navigation complex and artillery firing.
It should be noted that the factory sea trials of the Peter Morgunov BDK began in mid-September 2019 and are combined with the conduct of state tests. This decision was made in consultation with the Naval fleet Of Russia. On the ship, in addition to the crew, there is a delivery team of the Yantar Shipyard.
If the plans have not changed, then the ship will be part of the Navy in the first quarter of this year, the exact date is still unknown.
BDK "Peter Morgunov" is the second ship of the 11711 project and the first serial after the lead BDK "Ivan Gren". Laid down in June 2015 of the year and launched on 25 on May 2018 of the year. The construction of the ship was carried out with delays, since it was necessary to correct the mistakes made in the design of the lead ship. The head "Ivan Gren" was laid in the 2004 year, launched in the 2012 and transferred to the fleet only in the 2018 year.
At present, the Yantar Shipyard is constructing two more BDKs, laid down in April for the improved 11711 project - Vladimir Andreev and Vasily Trushin. The deadlines for the delivery of ships are defined in 2023 and 2024 years.
BDK 11711 is the latest development of Project 1171, according to which in 1960-1970 the Yantar Shipyard built a series of 14 ships. The ship can accommodate 13 tanks or more than 30 armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. The BDK also provides for the deployment of a reinforced battalion of the Marine Corps, as well as the temporary deployment of various types of ship helicopters. The ship has a cruising range of 4 thousand nautical miles, which allows you to perform tasks in the far sea zone
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