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[[File:Lebed class LCAC.JPEG|300px|thumb|Lebed class (1985)]]
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The '''Lebed class''' (''Project 1206 Kalmar'') is a medium size assault hovercraft operated by the [[Soviet Navy]].
| Ship image=[[File:Lebed class LCAC.JPEG|300px|Lebed class vessel on the deck of a transport ship, 1985]]
| Ship caption=Lebed class vessel on the deck of a transport ship, 1985
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name=Lebed class LCAC
| Builders= PmSW Almaz , More
| Operators=*{{Navy|USSR}}
*{{Navy|Russia}}
| Class before=
| Class after=[[Tsaplya-class LCAC]]
| Subclasses=
| Cost=
| Built range=1972{{En dash}}1985
| In service range=
| In commission range=1972-present
| Total ships building=
| Total ships planned=
| Total ships completed=20
| Total ships cancelled=
| Total ships active=
| Total ships laid up=
| Total ships lost=
| Total ships retired=
| Total ships scrapped=
| Total ships preserved=
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_1206.htm |title=Air-cushion landing craft - Project 1206 |work=russian-ships.info |year=2012 |accessdate=16 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618165704/http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_1206.htm |archivedate=18 June 2012 }}</ref>
|Ship class=
|Ship type= [[Air-cushioned landing craft]]
|Ship tonnage=
|Ship displacement=*{{Convert|108|LT|t|0|lk=on}} standard
*{{Convert|114|LT|t|0}} full load
|Ship length= {{Convert|24.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship beam= {{Convert|10.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship height=
|Ship draught= {{Convert|1.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
|Ship depth=
|Ship hold depth=
|Ship decks=
|Ship deck clearance=
|Ship power=
|Ship propulsion=2 × {{Convert|10000|hp|0|abbr=on}} AL-20K , MT-70 gas turbines
|Ship speed= {{Convert|55|kn|lk=in}}
|Ship range= {{Convert|100|nmi|abbr=on|lk=in}} at {{Convert|50|kn|abbr=on}}
|Ship endurance=1 day
|Ship boats=
|Ship capacity=* 1 × [[T-54/55|T-54]] [[main battle tank]] ''or''
* 2 × [[PT-76]] [[light tank]]s ''or''
* 2 × [[BTR-60]]/[[BTR-70|70]] [[Armoured personnel carrier|APC]]s ''or''
* 120 troops ''or''
* 37 tons of cargo


|Ship complement=6 (2 officers)
Designed by a [[Almaz design bureau|design bureau]] wing of [[Almaz shipbuilding company]] in the beginning of 1970th. Production started from [[1972]] till [[1985]] on the plants at [[Leningrad]] and [[Theodosia]].
|Ship sensors= Kivach-2 navigation radar
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament= 1 × twin 12.7 mm "Utes-M" [[NSV machine gun]]
|Ship armour=
|Ship notes=
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The '''Kalmar class''' (Project 1206, [[NATO reporting name]] '''Lebed''') are a class of medium-sized assault hovercraft designed for the [[Soviet Navy]]. The few remaining craft are operated by the [[Russian Navy]].

Designed by the [[Almaz design bureau|design bureau]] wing of [[Almaz shipbuilding company]] early in the 1970s, production started in 1972 and continued until 1985 in plants at [[Leningrad]] and [[Feodosia|Theodosia]].


==Configuration==
==Configuration==
The Lebed class is the [[Russian Navy]] equivalent to the U.S. Navy [[LCAC]], thought the U.S. version entered service seven years later. The Lebed class entered service in 1975, and by the early 1990's twenty had been produced. The ship has a bow ramp with a gun on the starboard side and the bridge to port. The Lebed class can be carried by the "[[Ivan Rogov]]" class assalt transport ships. The type began to be withdrawn following the fall of the [[Soviet Union]], and by 2004 only three remained. 533 is in the Northern Fleet, while 639 and 640 took part in the [[Caspian Sea]] exercises of 2002.
The Lebed class is the [[Russian Navy]] equivalent to the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[Landing Craft Air Cushion|LCAC]], though the U.S. version entered service seven years later. The Lebed class entered service in 1975, and by the early 1990s 20 had been produced. The ship has a bow ramp with a gun on the starboard side and the bridge to port. The Lebed class can be carried by the {{sclass|Ivan Rogov|landing ship}}. The type began to be withdrawn following the [[fall of the Soviet Union]], and by 2004 only three remained. Number 533 is in the Northern Fleet, while 639 and 640 took part in the [[Caspian Sea]] exercises of 2002.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://wikimapia.org/20855733/x3-Lebed-Class-Amphibious-Assault-Hovercraft |title=Lebed Class Amphibious Assault Hovercraft Kaspiysk |work=wikimapia.org |year=2012 |accessdate=16 August 2012}}</ref>


==Capacity==
==Capacity==
Can carry up to 40 tons of cargo.
Each hovercraft can carry up to 40 tons of cargo.


==Registry==
==Registry==
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*640
*640


==Operators==
==See also==
* [[Aist-class LCAC]]
* [[Gus-class LCAC]]
* [[Tsaplya-class LCAC]]
* [[Zubr-class LCAC]]


==See also==
[[Image:Naval Ensign of Russia.svg|22px]][[Russian Navy|Russian Federation Navy]]
*[[List of ships of the Soviet Navy]]

*[[List of ships of Russia by project number]]
==Specifications==
*Crew 6 (2 officers)
*Dimensions
**Length 24.6 metres
**Width 10.8 metres
**full load displacement 114 tons
*Propulsion
**Motors gas turbine
**Power: 2 x 10000 horsepower MT-70 gas turbines for lift and propulsion
**Propellers: 2 four bladed variable pitch propellers
*Performance
**Speed 55 knots
**Range 100 miles at 50 knots
**Military Lift: 1 medium tank T-54 or 2 light tanks PT-76 or 120 troops or 37 tons of cargo
*Weapons
**1 12.7mm (twin) "Utes-M" machine gun
*Radars
**Navigation: Kivach; I-band


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
Saunders, Stephen (RN) Jane's Fighting Ships 2003-2004 ISBN 0 7106 2546 4
* Saunders, Stephen (RN) ''Jane's Fighting Ships 2003-2004'', {{ISBN|0-7106-2546-4}}
* {{en icon}} [http://russian-ships.info/eng/warships/project_1206.htm All 20 Lebed class LCAC - Complete Ship List]


{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945}}
[[Category:Ships of the Soviet Navy]]
[[Category:Ships of the Russian Navy]]
[[Category:Hovercraft]]
[[Category:Landing craft]]


[[Category:Amphibious warfare vessels of the Soviet Navy]]
[[it:Classe Lebed (hovercraft)]]
[[Category:Amphibious warfare vessels of the Russian Navy]]
[[ru:Десантные катера на воздушной подушке проекта 1206]]
[[Category:Military hovercraft]]
[[Category:Landing craft]]

Latest revision as of 20:51, 10 October 2024

Lebed class vessel on the deck of a transport ship, 1985
Lebed class vessel on the deck of a transport ship, 1985
Class overview
NameLebed class LCAC
BuildersPmSW Almaz , More
Operators
Succeeded byTsaplya-class LCAC
Built1972–1985
In commission1972-present
Completed20
General characteristics [1]
TypeAir-cushioned landing craft
Displacement
  • 108 long tons (110 t) standard
  • 114 long tons (116 t) full load
Length24.6 m (80 ft 9 in)
Beam10.8 m (35 ft 5 in)
Draught1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 × 10,000 hp (7,457 kW) AL-20K , MT-70 gas turbines
Speed55 knots (102 km/h; 63 mph)
Range100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph)
Endurance1 day
Capacity
Complement6 (2 officers)
Sensors and
processing systems		Kivach-2 navigation radar
Armament1 × twin 12.7 mm "Utes-M" NSV machine gun

The Kalmar class (Project 1206, NATO reporting name Lebed) are a class of medium-sized assault hovercraft designed for the Soviet Navy. The few remaining craft are operated by the Russian Navy.

Designed by the design bureau wing of Almaz shipbuilding company early in the 1970s, production started in 1972 and continued until 1985 in plants at Leningrad and Theodosia.

Configuration

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The Lebed class is the Russian Navy equivalent to the U.S. Navy LCAC, though the U.S. version entered service seven years later. The Lebed class entered service in 1975, and by the early 1990s 20 had been produced. The ship has a bow ramp with a gun on the starboard side and the bridge to port. The Lebed class can be carried by the Ivan Rogov-class landing ship. The type began to be withdrawn following the fall of the Soviet Union, and by 2004 only three remained. Number 533 is in the Northern Fleet, while 639 and 640 took part in the Caspian Sea exercises of 2002.[2]

Capacity

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Each hovercraft can carry up to 40 tons of cargo.

Registry

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  • 533
  • 639
  • 640

See also

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Air-cushion landing craft - Project 1206". russian-ships.info. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Lebed Class Amphibious Assault Hovercraft Kaspiysk". wikimapia.org. 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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