Ondatra-class landing craft


The Ondatra class Soviet designation Project 1176 Akula is a class of landing craft built for the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy between 1971 and 2009.

Construction

The vessels were built by the Azovskiy Shipyard, Rybinsk Shipyard and Vladivostok Shipyard. Over 40 vessels of this type were built for service with the Soviet and Russian navies, and additional vessels were built for export. The vessels are designated as type DKA Desantanyy Kater and are similar in type to the US Navy Landing Craft Mechanized.
The Ondatra landing craft have a limited range, of two days and ) and have a shallow draught that make them ideal for amphibious operations and littoral combat. The s carry one Ondatra for use as a tug for its air-cushioned landing craft.
Although still under construction in 2009, the Project 1176 is a 1970s design that is reaching the end of its operational life. The class may be replaced by the newer Project 21820 that is currently entering service in the Russian Navy. The Dyugon-class vessels carry two main battle tanks compared to the Ondatra's single tank, it is armed, and can attain compared to the Ondatra's.

Ships

42 vessels are documented for the Soviet Navy and Russian Navy.
On 10 November 2023 one Ondatra-class craft was reported destroyed by Ukrainian intelligence near Chornomors'ke, in northern Crimea by a Ukrainian sea drone.
NameBuildersLaid downLaunchedCommissionedStatusNotes
D-335Azov Shipyard1 December 1971Decommissioned in 1990
D-236Azov Shipyard1 December 1974Decommissioned in 1990
MDK-01
Azov Shipyard13 December 1974Active from 1992 with the Georgian Navy
D-393Azov Shipyard1975Decommissioned in 1993
D-392Azov Shipyard30 December 1975Decommissioned in 1996
D-634Azov Shipyard1 June 1976Decommissioned in 1993
D-395Azov Shipyard1976Decommissioned in 1995
D-704Azov Shipyard30 July 1976ActivePacific Fleet
D-705Azov Shipyard1 September 1976Decommissioned in 1995
D-706Azov Shipyard1 December 1976Decommissioned in 1995
D-441Azov Shipyard30 April 1976Decommissioned in 1998
D-444Azov Shipyard22 November 1977Decommissioned in 2002
D-705Azov Shipyard22 November 1977Decommissioned in 1995
D-448Azov Shipyard30 November 1977Decommissioned in 2002
D-280Azov Shipyard30 June 1978Decommissioned in 1996
D-282Azov Shipyard30 September 1978Decommissioned in 2001
D-286Azov Shipyard30 November 1978Decommissioned in 1998
D-254Status unknown
D-30430 December 1978Decommissioned in 1998
D-289Azov Shipyard1979Decommissioned in 1994
Svatovo
Azov Shipyard12 January 1979Active from 1998 with the Ukrainian Navy; possibly captured by Russia, March 2022
D-306Azov Shipyard10 November 1980Decommissioned in 1993
D-70Azov Shipyard30 July 1981Active as of 2025Pacific Fleet
AzovAzov Shipyard20 May 1981Active as of 2025Civil ship?
D-464Azov Shipyard30 August 1985Active as of 2025Northern Fleet
D-465Azov Shipyard28 April 198620 September 198630 December 1986Active as of 2025Baltic Fleet
D-2881990Status unknown
MDK-02
1990Active from 1992 with the Georgian Navy
D-263Azov Shipyard30 November 1987Decommissioned in 2008
D-295Azov Shipyard30 December 1989In reserve?Black Sea Fleet
D-460Azov Shipyard30 June 1989Decommissioned in 2005
D-325Azov Shipyard15 March 199030 August 199030 December 1991Active as of 2025Baltic Fleet
D-148Azov Shipyard30 December 1993Active as of 2025Northern Fleet
D-365Azov Shipyard1994Active as of 2025Baltic Fleet
PSKA-771Vympel Shipyard1995Decommissioned 2016
PSKA-772Vympel Shipyard1995Renamed PKAO-772, Baltic Fleet?
D-182Azov Shipyard15 August 1996Active as of 2025Northern Fleet
D-185Azov Shipyard30 December 2000Active as of 2025Caspian Flotilla
Nikolai Rubtsov
Sokolskaya Shipyard7 December 2005Active as of 2025Northern Fleet
D-57Vostochnaya Verf23 November 2007Active as of 2025Pacific Fleet
D-184Sokolskaya Shipyard2008Active as of 2025Black Sea Fleet?
D-106Sokolskaya Shipyard23 November 2009Reportedly blew up on a mine near Mariupol in mid-2022Former Black Sea Fleet