Ukrainian landing ship Konstantin Olshansky

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Konstantin Olshansky
History
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NameKonstantin Olshansky
NamesakeKonstantin Olshansky
BuilderStocznia Północna, Gdańsk, Poland[1]
Commissioned1985[1]
HomeportSevastopol
Identification
  • 112 (1985);
  • 139 (1987);
  • 154 (1990).[1]
FateTransferred to Ukrainian Navy in 1996
Ukraine
NameKonstantin Olshansky
Acquired10 January 1996
Commissioned27 March 1996
HomeportDonuzlav
IdentificationPennant number: U402
Captured24 March 2014 by Russia
StatusUnknown
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General characteristics [1]
Class and typeRopucha-class landing ship
Displacement
  • 2,768 long tons (2,812 t) standard
  • 4,012 long tons (4,076 t) full load
Length112.5 m (369 ft 1 in)
Beam15.01 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draught4.26 m (14 ft 0 in)
RampsOver bows and at stern
Installed power3 × 750 kW (1,006 hp) diesel generators
Propulsion2 × 9,600 hp (7,159 kW) Zgoda-Sulzer 16ZVB40/48 diesel engines
Speed17.59 knots (32.58 km/h; 20.24 mph)
Range
  • 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Endurance30 days
Capacity10 × main battle tanks and 340 troops or 12 × BTR APC and 340 troops or 3 × main battle tanks, 3 × 2S9 Nona-S SPG, 5 × MT-LB APC, 4 trucks and 313 troops or 500 tons of cargo
Complement98
Armament

Konstantin Olshansky (Ukrainian: Костянтин Ольшанський), formerly known as BDK-56 (Russian: БДК-56), is a Project 775 (NATO reporting name: Ropucha-I-class) large landing ship of the Russian Navy, formerly a Ukrainian Navy ship. The ship was built in Poland, launched in 1985 and initially served in the Soviet Navy where the vessel was renamed after Soviet Naval Infantry officer Konstantin Olshansky. The landing ship was transferred to Ukraine in 1996. On 24 March 2014, the ship was captured by Russian forces during the Crimean crisis.[2]

Service history[edit]

The ship was built at the Stocznia Północna shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, and launched in 1985 as BDK-56.[1] In 1990, the ship was renamed to Konstantin Olshansky, after Konstantin Olshansky, a Soviet naval infantry officer.

In mid 1996 during the division of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet, the landing ship was transferred to the Ukrainian Navy, and the Ukrainian naval flag was raised on the ship on 27 March 1996.

In March–April 2011, in the Libyan civil war, Konstantin Olshansky took part in the evacuation of foreign specialists and members of their families from Libya, bringing 193 citizens from 15 different countries to Malta.[3]

On 24 March 2014, the ship was captured by Russian forces during the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, Konstantin Olshansky was seized by Russian soldiers at her pier in the Southern Naval Base.[2]

On 26 March 2024, Ukraine claimed to have struck Konstantin Olshansky with a Neptune missile. The ship was reportedly being refitted for use against Ukraine.[4]

Gallery[edit]

  • Konstantin Olshansky in 1990
    Konstantin Olshansky in 1990
  • Konstantin Olshansky at Donuzlav in 2011
    Konstantin Olshansky at Donuzlav in 2011
  • Kostiantyn Olshansky (bigger) and Yuri Olefirenko (smaller) landing ships
    Kostiantyn Olshansky (bigger) and Yuri Olefirenko (smaller) landing ships

See also[edit]

References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kostiantyn Ol′shans′kyi (ship, 1985).
  1. ^ a b c d e "Large landing ships - Project 775". russian-ships.info. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Моряки понівечили "Костянтина Ольшанського" перед штурмом – ЗМІ". pravda.com.ua (in Ukrainian). 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Корабель Костянтин Ольшанський взяв курс на Севастополь". korrespondent.net (in Ukrainian). 6 April 2011. Archived from the original on 8 April 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  4. ^ Max Hunder (26 March 2024). "Ukraine says it hit warship that Russia took from it in 2014 with a missile". Reuters.
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