Large landing ship "Olenegorsky miner" (project 775) He returns to the Northern Fleet in the spring of next year, said resource Mil.Press FlotProm CEO 33 shipyard (33 SRZ, g. Baltiysk) Ilya Samarin.
The CEO noted, what ship, built in 1974 year, quite intensively exploited, therefore, a rather large amount of hull work is required, to put it into operation.
BDK repair began in 2016 year. Since then, the plant's specialists have managed to modernize a significant part of weapons and on-board equipment.; components and mechanisms of the ship were certified, including engines and piping system, as well as the underwater and surface parts of the hull.
The resource recalls, that a series of large landing ships of the project 775 was built in 1974-1985 at the shipyard "Stock Midnight them. Bohaterev Westerlyati "in Gdansk, Poland. BDK are designed for the transfer and landing of troops on the unequipped coast, transportation of personnel and cargo, including heavy armored vehicles.
Olenegorsky Miner joined the Northern Fleet in June 1976 of the year. The ship is capable of taking on board 12 tanks or 17 BTR or BMP, and 250 Marines. Swimming autonomy BDK - 6 months.
