Russian landing ship Orsk

History
Russia
Name	BDK-69 (1968-2002); Orsk (2002-present);
Namesake	Orsk
Builder	Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number	296
Laid down	30 August 1967
Launched	29 February 1968
Commissioned	31 December 1968
Homeport	Sevastopol
Identification	Hull number 515 (1968); 421 (1968-1971); 438 (1971); 415 (1971); 411 (1971-1974); 424 (1974); 405 (1974); 412 (1974-1976); 400 (1976-1977); 413 (1977-1978); 410 (1978-1980); 142 (1980-1982); 141 (1982-1988); 144 (1988); 146 (1988); 150 (1988-1997); 148(1997-present);
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Tapir-class landing ship
Displacement	3,400 tons standard; 4,360–4,700 tons full load;
Length	112.8–113.1 m (370 ft 1 in – 371 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.3–15.6 m (50 ft 2 in – 51 ft 2 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 diesels, 2 shafts, 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW)
Speed	16–18 knots (30–33 km/h)
Capacity	1,000 tons
Troops	300–425 troops and 20 tanks, or 40 AFVs, or 1,000 tons
Crew	55
Armament	Missiles: 1 × 122 mm naval Grad bombardment rocket launcher in some, 3 × SA-N-5 SAM positions in some.; Guns: 1 dual 57 mm/70 cal DP, 2 dual 25 mm AA in some.; 2 × 7 55 mm MRG-1 Ogonyok multi-barrel rocket grenade launchers (RG-55 grenades);

Orsk (Russian: Орск) is a Tapir-class landing ship of the Russian Navy and part of the Black Sea Fleet.

Named after the city of Orsk, the ship was built in Kaliningrad as BDK-69 (Russian: БДК-69) for Russian: Большой десантный корабль, romanized: Bolshoy desantnyi korabl', lit. 'large landing ship', before being renamed Orsk in 2002. She is one of the Tapir class designated Project 1171/II by the Russian Navy, with the NATO reporting name Alligator.

History

Russia
Name	BDK-69 (1968-2002) Orsk (2002-present)
Namesake	Orsk
Builder	Yantar Shipyard, Kaliningrad
Yard number	296
Laid down	30 August 1967
Launched	29 February 1968
Commissioned	31 December 1968
Homeport	Sevastopol
Identification	Hull number 515 (1968) 421 (1968-1971) 438 (1971) 415 (1971) 411 (1971-1974) 424 (1974) 405 (1974) 412 (1974-1976) 400 (1976-1977) 413 (1977-1978) 410 (1978-1980) 142 (1980-1982) 141 (1982-1988) 144 (1988) 146 (1988) 150 (1988-1997) 148(1997-present)
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Tapir-class landing ship
Displacement	3,400 tons standard 4,360–4,700 tons full load
Length	112.8–113.1 m (370 ft 1 in – 371 ft 1 in)
Beam	15.3–15.6 m (50 ft 2 in – 51 ft 2 in)
Draft	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 diesels, 2 shafts, 9,000 bhp (6,700 kW)
Speed	16–18 knots (30–33 km/h)
Capacity	1,000 tons
Troops	300–425 troops and 20 tanks, or 40 AFVs, or 1,000 tons
Crew	55
Armament	Missiles: 1 × 122 mm naval Grad bombardment rocket launcher in some, 3 × SA-N-5 SAM positions in some. Guns: 1 dual 57 mm/70 cal DP, 2 dual 25 mm AA in some. 2 × 7 55 mm MRG-1 Ogonyok multi-barrel rocket grenade launchers (RG-55 grenades)