New bdk. Hope of the Russian fleet: new landing ships

Model of the landing ship "Priboy" / Photo: sdelanounas.ru

Russia is developing new large landing ships (BDK), which will be able to carry more than 10 helicopters and transport about 450 infantrymen, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Viktor Chirkov told TASS.

"New large landing ships are being developed that can carry up to 10 or more helicopters on board, about 450-500 infantrymen, a large number of pieces of equipment and in terms of cruising range will be practically unlimited," he said on the air of Rossiya 24.

According to him, the research institute prepares technical specifications and conducts research and development work.

"We are preparing for our industry to start building them according to the prepared documents," the commander-in-chief added. According to the admiral, the development and construction of new large landing ships is provided for in the shipbuilding program.

As previously reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, "the first such large landing craft it is planned to build it by 2020. "We are talking about a new project in the class of" large landing ship "," the department stressed.

Earlier, the Russian Navy also announced that by 2020 it is planned to receive the first new-generation large landing ship with a displacement of about 16 thousand tons. Representatives of the fleet reported that the appearance of the ship had already been formed, however, the United Shipbuilding Corporation noted that so far we are talking only about studies. Shipbuilders stressed that the new Russian amphibious assault ships are at the "concept project" stage, but such a ship can be designed and built in less than five years.

At the International Naval Show - 2015, which was held in St. Petersburg in early July, at the stand of Krylovsky scientific center Viktor Chirkov was shown the preliminary design of the new Russian helicopter carrier Priboy. Then the commander-in-chief told reporters that the ship should carry 16 helicopters, carry 450 troops and about 80 armored vehicles. Whether this concept is related to the development of new BDKs was not specified.

The Commander-in-Chief also recalled that the construction of new large landing ships of the Ivan Gren type is also underway, since the existing BDK formation old projects are coming to the end of their service life.

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Universal landing ship (UDC) of the Surf project, which can become an alternative to the French Mistral helicopter carriers, is presented in the form of a mock-up at the stand of the main command of the Russian Navy as part of the Army-2015 forum, which opened on Tuesday in Kubinka near Moscow.

“This is our answer to the Mistral. This ship is still in the form of a mock-up, however, the characteristics laid down in the project allow us to expect that the ships of the Surf project will be able to successfully solve the tasks of receiving, transporting and landing amphibious assault forces, ”a representative of the Main Command of the Navy told Interfax.

According to him, the unique project UDC, which is being developed by the Nevsky Design Bureau, will not repeat the technical developments and systems that are already on the French ship.

“On the Priboi, everything will be domestic: the landing craft, the air wing, and weapons systems. We expect that at least four such ships will be built for the needs of the Navy, ”the source said.

He noted that the decision on the construction of the ship will be made after the completion of the development of its project. “The preliminary project can be completed at the end of next year,” the source said.

UDC "Priboy" will have a displacement of 14 thousand tons with a draft of 5 m. The ship will be able to reach speeds of up to 20 knots. Its cruising range will be 6 thousand miles, and the autonomy of the campaign will be 60 days.

It will carry up to eight anti-submarine and landing helicopters Ka-27 and Ka-52K. The ship will be able to transport up to 60 pieces of equipment. The UDC will carry four Project 11770M landing craft or two Project 12061M landing craft. UDC will be able to provide its air defense with the help of sea-based air defense systems "Pantsir-M".

MOSCOW, December 29 - RIA Novosti, Andrey Stanavov. Three hundred heavily armed marines, 13 main battle tanks or - to choose from - about 40 armored personnel carriers / infantry fighting vehicles, as well as two assault helicopters. Such a mini-army can easily fit on board a large ocean landing ship (BDK) of project 11711 "Ivan Gren".

By the end of the year, the St. Andrew's flag will be hoisted on it, and the Gren will officially become part of the Northern Fleet. This paratrooper is the first Russian ship of this class, capable of disembarking people and heavy equipment without contact with the shore. About what he surpassed his predecessors and what place he will take in the fleet - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Marines with delivery

Apart from the flotilla of small and medium-sized landing ships, there are only about two dozen BDKs in the Navy today. These are the ships Soviet projects 775 (of the "Caesar Kunikov" type) and 1171 (of the "Nikolai Filchenkov" type). If the former are still relatively young, then the age of the latter is already approaching the venerable age. For example, "Saratov" was launched in 1964. And although the ships are regularly repaired, it is obvious that they will need to be replaced very soon. "Ivan Gren" is a direct descendant of the BDK project 1171 "Tapir", or rather, its development. Even in terms of basic characteristics, they are similar: the "grandfather" that looks like a dry cargo ship also has a solid displacement and can carry 300 marines and two dozen tanks.

Polish-built flat-bottomed Project 755 ships, which now form the basis of the BDK fleet, are inferior to the Ivan Gren in size and capacity. For comparison: the total displacement of the new ship is 5000 tons against 4080 for the Polish "brother". In addition, it is eight meters longer, one and a half meters wider and sits 1.3 meters deeper in the water. If "Caesar Kunikov" can accommodate 190 marines and ten tanks (or 24 armored personnel carriers), then "Gren" - 300 and 13, respectively. Ships of the 775th project were built in two series, moreover, a third was planned - specifically for transportation gas turbine tanks T-80. It is noteworthy that the lead BDK of this series was called "Rear Admiral Gren". They managed to lay it in Gdansk, but after the collapse of the USSR they cut it into metal.

Guns and "Katrans"

The new BDK is somewhat superior to the Project 755 ships, not only in terms of carrying capacity, but also in terms of the power of onboard weapons. In addition to the AK-176M and AK-630M-2 "Duet" (10,000 rounds per minute), it carries two A-215 "Grad-M" multiple rocket launchers of 122 mm caliber. Each includes a laser rangefinder, a control system, 40 guides and throws rockets at a distance of up to 20 kilometers with a rate of fire of two pieces per second. The massive strike of the "Grad" literally sweeps away the manpower and light armored vehicles of the enemy. Thus, the ship is able, even without the support of other forces of the fleet, to cover the landing with dense rocket and artillery fire. Several launchers of the electronic suppression complex will help him protect himself from enemy missiles. Although, as a rule, ships of this class are used not alone, but as part of a powerful landing group.

For the construction of the Gren, the latest developments in shipbuilding were used, high-strength materials and even technologies for reducing visibility were used. There are practically no restrictions on the types of military equipment transported, as long as its total mass does not exceed the permissible one. The BDK can transport tanks, armored personnel carriers, combat vehicles infantry, army trucks or towed artillery at distances up to 3.5 thousand nautical miles. All this economy is located on the so-called tank deck. Equipment can be loaded different ways: with a portal or deck crane, it can also drive along the aft ramp under its own power. In addition, the BDK can carry standard 20-foot shipping containers. The aft superstructure is equipped with a hangar for the Ka-29 assault transport helicopter or the Ka-52K Katran attack helicopter.

Bridge to the coast

Grena's signature feature is the so-called non-contact method of landing troops on an unequipped coast. To do this, one after another, engineering pontoons are pushed onto the water from the open bow gates, which form a bridge when coupled. It "joins" with the coastline and serves as a ferry for heavy equipment and marines. Such a scheme allows you to maintain a distance between the ship and the shore and reduces the risk of running aground.

Light floating infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles can be launched directly into the sea both from the stern and from the bow: they will reach the shore on their own. Interestingly, immediately before landing, tanks and infantry fighting vehicles usually work on Idling, and the landing hold quickly fills with exhaust gases. So that the paratroopers do not get poisoned, they open the upper cargo hatch. Landing is possible with sea waves up to four points.

The "heart" of the BDK is two 16-cylinder V-shaped diesel engines 10D49 with gas turbine supercharging with a capacity of 5200 Horse power. He accelerates the ship to top speed at 18 knots. In autonomous navigation, "Gren" can be up to a month. For a crew of about 100 people and marines, there are enough comfortable conditions accommodation in cabins and cockpits, there is even gym.

Ivan Gren is the lead ship of project 11711. The Nevsky Design Bureau has been working on it for several years, the project has been repeatedly redesigned to meet the changing requirements of the Ministry of Defense. The Yantar Baltic shipbuilding plant was engaged in the construction. The second ship of the series, Pyotr Morgunov, is now being completed there. It is planned to be transferred to the fleet in 2018. No more such ships will be built - the command abandoned them in favor of even larger and more spacious ones.

Large landing ships are universal workhorses, without which not a single serious military operation can take place on the territory of countries with access to the sea. It was on them that in 1986 the citizens of the USSR were evacuated from the engulfed in fire civil war Yemen, and in the early 1990s - the personnel of the Soviet naval base Nokra from Ethiopia. During the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict, refugees were taken out of the combat zone on "paratroopers" and Russian tourists. In 1999, the BDK of the Black Sea Fleet participated in the transfer of the Russian contingent peacekeeping forces to Yugoslavia, and in August 2008 they landed troops in the Georgian port of Poti. These ships played the most important role in the operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Syria. In addition to transporting goods, people and equipment, BDKs can also be effectively used for laying sea mines.

By 2020, the Russian Navy will receive the first large landing ship (BDK) of a new generation - it will be many times heavier than representatives of the Ivan Gren type and will be able to carry several helicopters. This was announced on June 11 to journalists by the head of the shipbuilding department of the Navy Vladimir Tryapichnikov.

"In the next five years, the construction of a new generation of large landing ships will be launched, which will at times exceed the displacement of the Ivan Gren and Pyotr Morgunov large landing ships, and will also have even greater landing capacity and will be able to carry on board not one, but several helicopters," Tryapichnikov said.

He explained that we are talking about the design and construction of the BDK of a completely new project. "So far, the project has not been determined by name, but its appearance has already been formed today. The displacement will be about 16 thousand tons, the ship will be able to carry a reinforced battalion on its board marines, and possibly more, about 6 helicopters of various modifications. The composition of weapons is the most modern and more formidable, the cruising range and autonomy will increase significantly," said Tryapichnikov.

At the same time, all the equipment of the ship, from energy to weapons, should be Russian-made to the maximum, the representative of the Navy noted. The first such ship, according to him, is planned to be built by 2020. Speaking about the Pyotr Morgunov large landing ship laid down on Yantar today, Tryapichnikov noted that this project 11711 ship, like the lead ship, Ivan Gren, which was handed over to the customer will take place before the end of this year, the fleet needs it. They are replacing the existing ships of project 775 and 1171, which are already out of service, but they continue to perform tasks in the Mediterranean Sea and various points of the World Ocean.

“Naturally, one ship cannot replace them, so today the second serial ship of this project is being laid down and the Navy will have two such ships by 2019,” said Tryapichnikov. According to him, the first ship of Project 11711 - the large landing ship "Ivan Gren" - "will go to Northern Fleet, according to the second - the Pyotr Morgunov large landing ship - has not yet been finally determined. "A representative of the Russian Navy noted that today the Project 11711 series will consist of two ships.

Representatives of the Ivan Gren type have a displacement of 5,000 tons. One such ship can land up to 300 marines, 40 armored personnel carriers or 13 tanks on an unequipped coast; it carries a Ka-29 helicopter on deck. These landing ships are armed with a 76 mm gun, two 30 mm anti-aircraft installations AK-630 and multiple launch rocket systems.

The large landing ship "Ivan Gren" of project 11711 (according to NATO codification Ivan Gren) will soon become the most modern landing ship in the Russian fleet. BDK "Ivan Gren" is designed for landing, transportation of military equipment, as well as various equipment and cargo. In total, two ships were laid down for the Russian Navy this project. The lead ship "Ivan Gren" is undergoing the final stage of state tests, the second large landing craft "Pyotr Morgunov" is being prepared for launching. The Russian military abandoned the further construction of ships of this project in favor of creating even larger and more spacious ships of this class.

At the end of December 2017, the general director of the Yantar Baltic shipbuilding plant, Eduard Efimov, told reporters that the Ivan Gren large landing ship had reached the final stage of state trials. Shortly before this, the newest Russian ship conducted its first firing and tested naval artillery in the Baltic Sea. It is worth noting that the Ivan Gren is a ship with a very difficult fate, it was laid down in Kaliningrad on December 23, 2004, but was launched only on May 18, 2012 and has not yet been included in the fleet. On the initial stage the assembly of the ship was seriously complicated by unstable funding and problems at the enterprise itself.

Wherein new ship the Navy is no doubt waiting. Entering it into the fleet will significantly expand the capabilities of the Russian Navy at sea and in remote regions of the planet. The landing ship of the Ivan Gren ocean zone of project 11711 will be able to take on board up to 300 marines, as well as 13 main battle tanks (weighing up to 60 tons) or a choice of up to 36 armored personnel carriers / infantry fighting vehicles, military equipment is located on the tank deck. Also on board the ship there is a covered hangar and a take-off area for helicopters. It can take on board up to two Ka-29 transport and combat helicopters, or Ka-27 search and rescue helicopters. If necessary, it will be able to accommodate and attack helicopter.

Project 11711 large landing ships are further development Soviet BDK project 1171 "Tapir". The design of the ships of the new project was carried out by the Nevsky Design Bureau. The hull of the Project 1171 ships was not taken as a basis by chance; it has proven itself well over decades of service in the Soviet and then Russian fleet. Wherein most of structures within the framework of the new project has undergone significant changes. The superstructures and interiors of the landing ship were mainly redesigned.

During the construction of the large landing ship "Ivan Gren" the most modern technologies, in particular, aimed at reducing visibility through the use of modern technical solutions and materials. In addition, increased attention was paid to the conditions for the accommodation of the ship's crew and paratroopers. A gym, a dining room, as well as more comfortable cockpits and cabins appeared on board the BDK.

The loading of military equipment onto the ship can be carried out either independently on ramps or with the help of cranes. Loading of cargo and equipment into the troop compartment can be carried out through a four-leaf cargo hatch located in the upper deck using a crane with a lifting capacity of 16 tons. For loading on board motor boats, boats and equipment, there are also two boat cranes on board.

Among other things, the ship's cargo hatch can be used for ventilation, removing exhaust gases from operating equipment from the deck space (troop compartment). Ventilation of the troop compartment is very important, as it allows the transported equipment to warm up the engines, which is very important in conditions low temperatures air. Exhaust fumes from idling vehicles quickly fill the troop hold, so ventilation through the upper cargo hatch is a must, thanks to this, the paratroopers will not be poisoned by exhaust fumes.

The main feature or “chip” of the Project 11711 ships is the so-called non-contact method of landing troops on an unequipped coast.

To do this, engineering pontoons can be pushed into the water from the open bow flaps, which, when coupled, form a bridge to the shore. This pontoon bridge docks with the shore, on which the landing is made, after which it is used to ferry heavy equipment and marines. This landing scheme allows you to maintain a distance between the BDK and the shore, seriously reducing the risk of running aground.

The capabilities of the Ivan Gren large landing ship allow it to transport tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, army trucks or towed artillery over a distance of up to 3.5 thousand nautical miles (at a speed of 16 knots) by sea. Combat vehicles transported on the so-called tank deck. Equipment can be loaded on board in different ways: by a deck or gantry crane; it can also drive on board the vessel under its own power through the stern ramp.

In addition to military equipment, the BDK can carry various cargoes, including standard 20-foot sea containers. in standard 20ft sea ​​containers among other things, it can also accommodate a missile Club-K complex, which is a modification missile system"Caliber". At the same time, it is unlikely that any missile systems, since countering enemy ships is not included in its direct tasks.

Light floating armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles and infantry fighting vehicles can be launched into the sea directly from the stern and bow of the ship, they are able to get to the shore on their own. Landing is possible with sea waves up to 4 points. Due to the range of the Ivan Gren, it has the ability to remotely land, it is able to patrol a certain region for a month, the navigation autonomy is exactly 30 days.

The total displacement of the landing ship is 5,000 tons, length - 120 meters, width - 16.5 meters, draft - 3.6 meters. The heart of the BDK "Ivan Gren" are two 16-cylinder V-shaped diesel engines 10D49 with a gas turbine supercharged power of 5200 hp. Capabilities power plant allow you to accelerate the ship to a maximum speed of 18 knots. The crew of the ship consists of 100 people.

The most modern BDKs in the Russian fleet before the advent of Project 11711 ships were Polish-built BDKs of Project 755. Ivan Gren surpasses them in terms of displacement - 5000 tons versus 4080 tons for Project 755 ships, in addition, the new Russian landing ship is 8 meters longer, 1.5 meters wider and 1.3 meters deeper in the water. Accordingly, its landing capabilities are higher.

As part of the work on the project and the construction of the ship, its armament has undergone changes. According to the original design, one 76-mm artillery mount AK-176M, two broadsword anti-aircraft artillery systems and two launchers multiple launch rocket system A-215 "Grad-M". However, due to the fact that the concept of using the BDK project 11711 has changed, and also to save Money and the time of construction of the ship in 2010, it was decided to change the composition of weapons, which today is purely defensive in nature.

The armament of the Ivan Gren BDK is represented by one AK-630M-2 two-automatic shipborne 30-mm automatic artillery mount, two AK-630 mounts with a 5P-10-03 Laska radar fire control system, two 14.5-mm MTPU mounts " Sting", as well as the complex of fired passive interference KT-308-04 "Prosvet-M", this complex protects the ship from enemy missiles.

AK-630M-2 "Duet"- This is a modern two-automatic 30-mm automatic artillery mount, which provides a huge rate of fire - up to 10,000 rounds per minute. Its main purpose is to provide missile defense ships of the Navy in the near zone. First of all, it is designed to destroy anti-ship missiles and other types of guided weapons. Also, the installation can solve the problem of hitting enemy aircraft, helicopters and UAVs, small-sized surface and coastal targets. The effective firing range is 4000 meters.

Installations AK-630M-2 and AK-630 are built according to the scheme multi-barreled weapons(6 barrels each) with a rotating barrel block (the so-called Gatling scheme). The automation of Russian installations of this type is powered by the energy of powder gases and, unlike foreign counterparts (Phalanx CIWS and Goalkeeper), does not require external energy sources to rotate the barrel assembly. The AK-630M-2 Duet installation installed on the Ivan Gren landing ship became a further modernization of the AK-630M1-2 complex, from which it visually differs in a tower that received less radar visibility.

In addition to rapid-fire artillery weapons on board there are two large-caliber machine guns. it MTPU "Sting" - 14.5 mm naval pedestal machine gun mounts, which are designed to combat air, surface and coastal lightly armored targets. Heavy machine guns allow you to effectively hit lightly armored objects at a distance of up to 2000 meters and 1500 meters in height. For firing at air, surface and coastal targets, cartridges with an armor-piercing incendiary bullet B-32, an armor-piercing tracer bullet BZT, and an instantaneous incendiary bullet MDZ are used.

On the Internet and various media, one could come across allegations that the new Russian BDK project 11711 is supposedly a kind of replacement for the Mistral-type universal landing dock ships built in France, but never transferred to the Russian Federation, but this is absolutely false. Firstly, the construction of the Ivan Gren large landing ship began long before the decision of the Ministry of Defense to purchase Mistrals in France, and secondly, it is difficult to compare the ships even in terms of their technical capabilities, mainly in size. It is incorrect to compare them because of the huge difference in displacement (more than 4 times), as well as the size of the aviation group (Mistrals can carry up to 16 light helicopters on board).

AK-630M-2 "Duet" - Russian naval two-automatic 30-mm automatic artillery mount

It is more correct to compare the new Russian BDK project 11711 with Chinese ships Type 072-III (Yuting-II class), which are large tank landing craft, which are the main landing craft in the naval forces China. With similar characteristics and dimensions, Russian project favorably distinguished by the presence of a full-fledged helicopter hangar on board.

Despite the fact that Russian sailors are not interested in the further acquisition of the BDK project 11711 (information about this appeared in 2015), abandoning them in favor of larger ships of the new generation, it is still too early to put an end to the future prospects of the BDK project 11711. Currently, the ship already has an export appearance passport, so it can be promoted by Russia for export. This was reported by the Zvezda TV channel with reference to Sergei Vlasov, who is CEO Nevsky design bureau. Judging by official catalog United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), we are talking about project 11711E, which received a displacement increased to 6600 tons.

Larger landing craft, which in the future may appear in the Russian fleet, can be attributed. Within the framework of the Army-2015 forum, a model of universal landing ships of the Surf project was presented for the first time with a displacement of more than 14 thousand tons and a capacity of up to 500 paratroopers, 20-30 tanks or 60 units of various military equipment. Among other things, these ships will be able to take on board up to 8 Ka-27 or Ka-52K helicopters.

The Russian fleet was going to get landing ships, the analogues of which it had never had before. And new ships mean new opportunities. Defend Russia understands exactly what the military ordered and what they can get.

AT recent months unexpected activity began to be observed in the quiet whirlpool of the domestic military shipbuilding, engaged in the creation of landing ships. This sector was considered for years to be extremely neglected, exploiting only the old Soviet legacy and in need of a radical shake-up with the replacement of equipment.

But, as it turned out, the fleet was going to change not only the equipment, but also the very concept of its use.

It began to appear in my eyes new doctrine use of amphibious assault forces.

For example, it was previously believed that a large series of Project 11711 ships would be built to replace the obsolete (in the youngest part, rapidly aging) large landing ships (BDK) of the Soviet era (projects 775 and 1171).

It was founded in 2004 and long years stood at the shipyard (the construction was practically not carried out). There were even reports that the military was dissatisfied with this project (this is indirectly confirmed by the constant changes made by the naval to the project after the start of construction) and are ready to abandon the series, having completed the lead ship as a transport ship.

However, in last years the speed of work accelerated sharply, and then the second ship of the project ("Pyotr Morgunov") was laid down. Everything went to the fact that the project 11711 will still get its series.

However, in the summer of 2015, everything changed again. . After it, in 2016, they will begin to build completely different ships - landing helicopter-carrying dock ships (DVKD), now known under the code "Surf". These are ships with a standard displacement of about 14,000 tons, a cruising range of 6,000 miles, a capacity of up to 500 marines and 40-60 units of military equipment, carrying up to 6-8 attack and transport-combat helicopters, as well as four landing boats of project 11770 ("Serna ”) or two boats of project 12061 (“Murena”).

This is a ship of a completely different class. The five-thousand-ton "Grens", in fact, are the development of the concept of the classic Soviet BDK: with a bow ramp for disembarking equipment. "Surf", which is a functional repetition of the Dutch DVKD type "Rotterdam" or "Jan de Witt", is more focused on providing over-the-horizon landing of a marine battalion (using airborne helicopters and landing craft).

According to the concept of application, the ship is completely new for the domestic fleet. Usually, the landing forces of the Navy were considered auxiliary, and the main task that was set for them was tactical support, limited in depth, for land operations on the coastal flanks.

Here, for the first time, a full-fledged tool appears that allows the use of the so-called "expeditionary forces" in isolation from any land fronts.

The former tasks, according to the military, will be solved by small landing forces, including ships on air cushion. By the way, at the end of 2014, a message appeared about the possible resumption of the construction of small landing hovercraft of project 12322 Zubr. These ships were built in Soviet time in the Crimea, in Feodosia.

But further - more. The fact that the fleet wants ships similar to the Rotterdams was reported back in 2009. But after that, the issue somewhat faded into the shadows against the backdrop of a grandiose contract for much larger combat units - French Mistral-class helicopter carriers. Ships for Russia were built just in time,. And then there was an alternative.

Simultaneously with the "Surf", the fact of the existence of another technical task for the landing ship was made public. Even bigger. One of the development options, authored by the Krylov State Research Center, the other, as far as can be judged from the reports of shipbuilders, is being created in the Nevsky Design Bureau under the code "Kashalot".

These are already full-fledged analogues of the Mistrals, which were previously spoken of only in the subjunctive mood.

They will take on board up to 500 marines and up to 80 pieces of military equipment, as well as carry up to 16 helicopters. The displacement will be at least 24 thousand tons. One of the options provides for a complete set of six landing craft of the Chamois type.

"Avalanche". Photo: Andrey Luft/Defend Russia

Such ships deviate even further from the previous concept of the amphibious forces of the fleet. These are no longer BDKs, but full-fledged UDCs (universal landing ships), with a solid deck and a large air group. The fleet is said to order, ideally, at least four of these units, with the lead handover no earlier than 2020.

In the 1980s, the USSR designed a similar UDC of project 11780, but the construction never came to fruition. Now the plans look more interesting and more complete than in Soviet times.

The fleet, according to the habit that has formed in recent years, is growing from the bottom up, from Grenovs of 5 thousand tons to Surfs of 14 thousand and further to Avalanche (or Sperm Whale?) of 24 thousand tons.

This picture looks, of course, somewhat fantastic. In many ways, also because the appearance of ships of such a functional purpose in our Navy will happen for the first time. It will be all the more interesting to see how they fit into the new look of the fleet.