Project 11780 Kherson was a 1980s-era Soviet LHD program derived from the Kiev-class aircraft carrier design comparable to the US Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. The ship would have been about 25,000 tons displacement, with steam turbine power plants and carried about 12 helicopters and four Ondatra-class landing craft or two Tsaplya-class LCACs.[1] It was cancelled with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Class overview
NameProject 11780
Operators Soviet Navy
Preceded byMoskva class Khalzan class
Succeeded byProject 23900
General characteristics [1]
TypeAmphibious assault ship
Displacement25,000 tons standard
Length196 m (643 ft 1 in)
Beam35 m (114 ft 10 in)
Draught8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power180000 hp (132.4 MW)
Propulsionsteam turbines
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range8,000 miles (13,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Radar:
  • Sonar:
  • ES:
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesHangar deck

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Project 11780 Universal Landing Ship Kherson "Ivan Tarava"". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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