Russians build landing ship for the Pacific Fleet in the Baltic

The large landing ship Vladimir Andreev for Russia’s Pacific Fleet was launched at the Yantar Shipyard.

This was reported by the publication Paluba.media.

The ship was launched on May 30, 2025, at the Yantar Baltic Shipyard, where a solemn ceremony was held. A large landing ship of project 11711 named Vladimir Andreev was launched.

The ship is the third landing ship of this project to be launched. It is expected to strengthen the Russian Navy’s landing capabilities in the Pacific region from 2026, when it is scheduled to be included in the fleet.

Project 11711, developed by the Nevsky Design Bureau, features a modernized ship architecture with an extended flight deck for helicopters in the stern.

These large landing ships are the largest ships built for the Russian Navy in modern times in terms of displacement.

The ships of this type are designed to transport marines and military equipment. They can carry multi-purpose or transport and combat helicopters on their decks.

Currently, the Yantar Shipyard is also building another large landing ship of this design, the Vasily Trushin.

The landing ships of this design have a displacement of 5,000 tons (standard) and 6,600 tons (full) and are capable of transporting up to 300 military personnel along with equipment — up to 13 tanks or up to 36 IFVs and APCs.

Earlier, Militarnyi reported that the Russian shipyard Admiralteiskie verfi, part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, launched the ice-class patrol ship Nikolai Zubov, project 23550.

The contract for the construction of two patrol ships of this project was signed on April 25, 2016. The construction of the lead ship, Ivan Papanin, began in September 2016, and the keel-laying ceremony took place on April 19, 2017.

The lead ship was launched on October 25, 2019, but it was not until June 28, 2024, that the Ivan Papanin left St. Petersburg for shipyard sea trials.