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| Ship Caption | Zubr class LCAC |
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| | Builders | Almaz Shipbuilding |
| Operators | Russian Navy
Ukrainian Navy
Hellenic Navy |
| In Commission Range | 1988-Present |
| Total Ships Active | 9 |
| Ship Type | Air-cushioned landing craft |
| Ship Displacement | 340 tons (light)
415 tons (normal)
555 tons (full load) |
| Ship Length | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Ship Draught | 1.6 m (5.2 ft) |
| Ship Beam | 25.6 m (84 ft) |
| Ship Propulsion | 5 Kuznetsov Type NK-12MV gas turbines;
2 for lift, 3 for propulsion; 5 x 11,836 horsepower
Propellers: 3 four bladed variable pitch propellers |
| Ship Speed | 63 knots
55 knots if sustained |
| Ship Range | 300 mi (482.8 km) at 55 knots |
| Ship Complement | 31 (4 officers, 27 enlisted) |
| Ship Sensors | General detection radar
Surface search radar |
| Ship EW | Electronic Countermeasures System: Decoys, MS227 chaff launcher, ESM: Tool Box; intercept |
| Ship Armament | Strela-3 Portable Air Defense Missile System 4 x 4 launchers plus 32 Anti-Personnel missiles; or 2 SA-N-5 "Grail" quad launchers, manual aiming, infrared homing to 6 km at 1.5 Mach, altitude to 2,500 m, warhead 1.5 kg
30 mm AK-630 Air Defense Gun Mount 2 x 6 with 6000 rounds, 3,000 rounds/min combined to 2 km
140 mm Ogon launchers 2 x 22 with 132 rockets; or 2 retractable 122mm rocket launchers
Mines (one set of removable equipment for laying from 20 to 80 mines, depending on their types) |
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The 'Zubr class (Project 1232.2 class, NATO reporting name 'Pomornik') is a class of air-cushioned landing craft of soviet design. This class of military hovercraft is currently, as of 2008, the world’s largest hovercraft. There are currently nine ships in active service in the world. The Zubr is used by the Russian, Ukrainian, and Greek navies. The transfer of the Kefalonia (L- 180), the first of two Zubr hovercraft purchased by the Greeks, to the Hellenic Navy marked the first time that a Russian-made ship was used by the navy of a NATO member.
It is designed to sealift landing assault units (such as marines or tanks) from equipped/non-equipped vessels to non-equipped shore, as well as transport and plant mines.
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