{
  "id": "ropucha",
  "name": "Ropucha Class (Project 775 Class)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Landing ship, tank",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1976,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "YEM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Ropucha class, Soviet designation Project 775, is a class of landing ships (large landing ships in Soviet classification) built in Poland for the Russian Navy. The ships were built in Poland in the Stocznia Północna shipyards in Gdańsk.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 87,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 112.5,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 15,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Draft",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "3.70 m",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Displacement (standard)",
      "section": "dims",
      "v": "3,450 tons",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 4080,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Displacement (full load)"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "2 x Type Zgoda-Sulzer type 16ZVB 40/48",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Engine power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "19,200 total bhp",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 18,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 3500,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "FCS Name",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-103 Bars (Muff Cobb**) gun fire control",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Surface/Air Search Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x MR-302 Rubka (Strut Curve**) surface/air search",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Navigation Radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "2 x DON-2 or 2 x MR-212/201 Vaygach (Palm Frond navigation radar",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The ROPUCHA class has traditional LST (tank landing ship) lines with superstructure aft with bow and stern ramps for unloading vehicles.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Water Washdown System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Warfare Filters",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rocket Weapon Systems: rocket launcher",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2 x 122-mm (UMS-73) 40-tubed Grad-M bombardment rocket launchers",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rocket Weapon Systems: rocket types",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "BDK-67, BDK-58, BDK-100, BDK-46 and BDK-64 plus",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Rocket Weapon Systems: basic load",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "360 Rockets",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Mine System",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "92 x mines max. total in lieu of amphibious cargo",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "2 x twin 57-mm/70-cal. (AK-725) AA",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 13,
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Hulls listed in the source card"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "2 x twin 57-mm/70-cal. (AK-725) AA",
      "role": "Naval Gun",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Naval Gun",
        "Caliber": "57 mm",
        "Rate of fire": "200 rpm combined"
      },
      "range_km": 13
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "OLENOGORSKIY GORNYAK",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1976 Hull Number: BDK-91 Status: Seriously damaged by Ukrainian USV attack 4 August 2023 at Novorossiysk; towed to port; repair status uncertain.",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "GEORGY POBEDDONSETS",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1985 Hull Number: BDK-45 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "KONDOPOGA",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1976 Hull Number: BDK-182 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "ALEKSANDR OTRAKOVSKIY",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1978 Hull Number: BDK-55 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "OSLYABYA",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1981 Hull Number: Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "OSLYABA",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1981 Hull Number: BDK-101 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "ADMIRAL NEVELSKOY",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1981 Hull Number: BDK-98 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "KALININGRAD",
      "text": "Commissioned: 1984 Hull Number: BDK-58 Status: Active",
      "src": [
        "weg-ropucha"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "destroyer",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/ropucha.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-ropucha": {
      "title": "Ropucha Class (Project 775 Class) Russian Landing Ship, Tank (LST)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Ropucha_Class_Project_775_Class_Russian_Landing_Ship_Tank",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}