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Russian Landing Ship Nikolai Filchenkov
''Nikolai Filchenkov'' () is a of the Russian Navy and part of the Black Sea Fleet. Named after commissar , a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union killed in action during the Second World War, the ship was built in Kaliningrad. She is classified as a BDK () for . She is one of the Tapir class designated Project 1171/IV by the Russian Navy, with the NATO reporting name Alligator. Construction and commissioning ''Nikolai Filchenkov'' was built by Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, being laid down on 30 January 1974 and launched on 29 March 1975. She was commissioned into the Soviet Navy on 30 December 1975 as part of its Black Sea Fleet. She was named in honour of commissar , a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union killed in action during operations around the Siege of Sevastopol (1941–1942), Siege of Sevastopol during the Second World War. She was homeported in Sevastopol, and with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late December 1991, she went on to serve in the Russian Navy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yantar Shipyard
Yantar Shipyard () is a Russian shipbuilding company based in Kaliningrad, Russia. Yantar Shipyard builds military ships, including antisubmarine and patrol craft, as well as civil vessels such as fishing trawlers and seiners. It is a part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. Before 1945, it was the Königsberg unit of the German Schichau-Werke shipbuilding company. The shipyard's facilities allow it to construct vessels of up to 20,000 tonnes Deadweight tonnage, DWT. Between 1945 and 2010 it has built more than 100 large and 400 small civilian ships. History Before 1945, the shipyard was the Königsberg unit of the Germany, German Schichau-Werke shipbuilding company. Following World War II, the shipyard was absorbed into the Soviet Union, Soviet state enterprise and operated as a government shipyard. Sometime following the Dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the shipyard became a part of the Russian State corporation (Russia), state corporation United Shipbuilding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |