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RUSSIA / USSR
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS AND CRAFT
DK-251 small landing ships (project 189) (1956 - 1957)
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ДК-251 [DK-251], 1963- МДК-251 [MDK-251] | 1 | 870 Yd, Vyborg | 21.9.1954 | 4.11.1955 | 25.8.1956 | stricken 1980s-1990s | |
| ДК-252 [DK-252], 1963- МДК-252 [MDK-252] | 2 | 870 Yd, Vyborg | 23.9.1955 | 29.8.1956 | 26.12.1956 | stricken 1980s-1990s | |
| ДК-253 [DK-253], 1963- МДК-253 [MDK-253] | 3 | 870 Yd, Vyborg | 25.12.1955 | 27.10.1956 | 30.12.1956 | wrecked 2.1972 | |
| ДК-15 [DK-15], 1963- МДК-15 [MDK-15] | 4 | 870 Yd, Vyborg | 6.6.1956 | 15.6.1957 | 31.10.1957 | stricken 1980s-1990s | |
| ДК-16 [DK-16], 1963- МДК-16 [MDK-16] | 5 | 870 Yd, Vyborg | 27.8.1956 | 12.9.1957 | 24.11.1957 | stricken 1980s-1990s | |
| ДК-43 [DK-43], 1963- МДК-43 [MDK-43] | 6 | 870 Yd, Vyborg | 26.11.1956 | 6.11.1957 | 27.12.1957 | stricken 1980s-1990s |
100 - 1000 t displacement/ BRT tonnage vessels
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 346 |
|---|---|
| Displacement normal, t | 494 |
| Length, m | 57.2 |
| Breadth, m | 7.68 |
| Draught, m | 2.20 |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 9DM diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 2200 |
| Max speed, kts | 15.1 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2400(15) |
| Armament | 3 x 2 - 25/112 2M-3 |
| Military load | 5 AFV or 162 troops |
| Complement | 51 |
Standard scale images
DK-251 1956
Project history
There were minor utility landing craft comparable to the US LCU, but derived from the wartime German MFP-D. Project 189 differed in having a small cargo hold forward of the bridge, served by a crane.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
MDK-253 ran aground in February 1972 during a storm off Koroviy Cape (Rybachiy Peninsula). Later one ship was converted to cable vessel KS-9, one became combat dolphins carrier OS-243.
