Tapir-class landing ship

Nikolay Filchenkov in Sevastopol, 2007
Class overview
Operators	Soviet Navy  Russian Navy  Ukrainian Navy
Succeeded by	Ivan Gren class
Built	1964–1975
In commission	1965–present
Planned	15
Completed	14
Cancelled	1
Active	3
Laid up	1 (claimed)
Lost	1
Retired	10
General characteristics
Type	Landing ship, tank
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.[1] Guns: 1 dual 57 mm/70 cal DP, 2 dual 25 mm AA in some.[1]

The Tapir-class landing ship, Soviet designation Project 1171 landing ship (NATO reporting name: Alligator) is a class of Soviet/Russian general purpose, beachable amphibious warfare ships (Soviet classification: large landing ship; Russian: большой десантный корабль, БДК).