Project 11780

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. It was cancelled with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Class overview
Name	Project 11780
Operators	Soviet Navy
Preceded by	Moskva class Khalzan class
Succeeded by	Project 23900
General characteristics
Type	Amphibious assault ship
Displacement	25,000 tons standard
Length	196 m (643 ft 1 in)
Beam	35 m (114 ft 10 in)
Draught	8 m (26 ft 3 in)
Installed power	180000 hp (132.4 MW)
Propulsion	steam turbines
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	8,000 miles (13,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Capacity	4 Ondatra-class landing craft 2 Tsaplya-class LCACs
Sensors and processing systems	Radar: Sonar: ES:
Armament	1×2 130 mm AK-130 naval gun 48 (6×8) 'Dagger' missiles 2-4 Kashtan CIWS
Aircraft carried	Up to 12 military helicopters, mix of: Kamov Ka-25 Kamov Ka-27 Kamov Ka-29
Aviation facilities	Hangar deck

See also

• Tarawa class amphibious assault ship
• List of ships of the Soviet Navy
• List of ships of Russia by project number

External links

• http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/ship-soviet-2.htm
• https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2019/12/russia-to-begin-construction-of-lhd-in-2020-part-1/