Tsaplya-class LCAC
{{short description|Ship class}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image= 무레나 공기부양정.jpg | Ship caption=A Tsaplya-class LCAC in South Korean service. }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Name=Tsaplya class | Builders= Almaz, Khabarovsk Shipyard, Amur, More, etc. | Operators=*{{Navy|Russia}} (pending)
| Class before= | Class after= | Subclasses= | Cost= | Built range=1982–1991 | In service range= | In commission range=1982–present | Total ships building= | Total ships planned= 5–12 | Total ships completed=10 | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active= | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost= | Total ships retired= | Total ships scrapped= | Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type=Air-cushioned landing craft |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement= {{Cvt|149|LT|t|lk=on}} full load |Ship length= {{Cvt|31.6|m|ftin}} |Ship beam= {{Cvt|14.8 |m|ftin}} |Ship height= |Ship draught= |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks= |Ship deck clearance= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=*2 × {{Cvt|4000|hp |
- 2 lift fans, 2 propulsion fans
- 2 four-bladed variable-pitch propellers
|Ship speed= {{Convert|50|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range= {{Cvt|100|nmi|lk=in}} at {{Cvt|50|kn}}
|Ship endurance=
|Ship boats=
|Ship capacity=*Up to 45 tons :
- 1 main battle tank plus 80 troops or 25 tons plus 160 troops
|Ship troops=
|Ship complement=14 (4 officers)
|Ship sensors=Curl Stone; I-band
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=* 2 × AK-230 or AK-306 30 mm AA
|Ship armour=
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The Tsaplya-class LCAC (Project 1206.1 Murena) is a medium size assault hovercraft operated by the Russian Navy.
History
The Tsaplya class is an improved and longer version of the {{sclass2|Lebed|LCAC|4}}, intended to replace the {{sclass2|Gus|LCAC|4}} in service, being carried by the {{sclass|Ivan Rogov|landing ship}}. The Tsaplya class is equipped with a bow loading ramp, a gun being mounted to starboard of the ramp and the ship's bridge to port; it can carry a PT-76 amphibious tank.{{cite book |last1=Bishop |first1=Chris |title=The Encyclopedia of World Sea Power |date=1988 |publisher=Crescent Books |location=New York |isbn=978-0517653425|page=170 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_World_Sea_Power/ForWAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Tsaplya |access-date=3 January 2025}}
The first of the class was constructed at Feodosiya, entering service in 1982; ten ships of the class were in service by the early 1990s. They were operated by the Maritime Border Guards with the Amur/Ussuri River Flotilla; following the fall of the Soviet Union they were quickly withdrawn from service, none being operational by 1995.
In 2003 the Republic of Korea Navy ordered three vessels from Russia. According to a source from the Russian delegation at the IndoDefence 2014 exhibition, the ROK Navy was interested in purchasing several more upgraded Murena-E vessels and in the repair of its current trio of vessels.{{cite web|url=http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/758259|title=South Korea plans to buy Russian air cushion landing craft}}
On 10 January 2023, it was reported that the Khabarovsk shipbuilding plant is planning to resume construction of a modernised version of the Tsaplya class in 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://paluba.media/news/41975|title=Хабаровский судостроительный завод возобновит постройку СВП "Мурена"|date=10 January 2023|access-date=29 January 2023|language=ru|website=paluba.media}}{{Cite web|url=https://eurasiantimes.com/absolutely-unique-russia-to-recommence-production-of-murena-assault-hovercraft-to-transport-its-military/|title='Absolutely Unique': Russia To Recommence Production Of Murena Assault Hovercraft To Transport Its Military|date=12 January 2023|access-date=29 January 2023|website=eurasiantimes.com}}
See also
References
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- Sharpe, Richard (RN) (ed.) Jane's Fighting Ships 1990-91 {{ISBN|0-7106-0904-3}}
{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945}}
{{Republic of Korea Navy ships}}
Category:Amphibious warfare vessels of the Soviet Navy