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Polnocny-class landing ship · Wikipedia revision 1367978647 ↗
Name
Infobox · Name
Polnochny
Builders
Infobox · Builders
Stocznia Północna shipyard at Gdańsk , (Poland), Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej at Gdynia , Poland
Operators
Infobox · Operators
Algerian National Navy Azerbaijani Navy Somali Navy Syrian Navy Vietnam People's Navy
Succeeded by
Infobox · Succeeded by
Ropucha class Lublin -class minelayer-landing ship
Subclasses
Infobox · Subclasses
Polnocny-A (Type 770); Polnocny-B (Type 771); Polnocny-C (Type 773); Modified Polnocny-C (Type 776); Polnocny-D (Type 773U); NS-722; Kumbhir -class tank landing ship
In commission
Infobox · In commission
1967
Completed
Infobox · Completed
108
Active
Infobox · Active
9
Type
Infobox · Type
Landing ship, tank
Displacement
Infobox · Displacement
834 tons full load (Polnocny-B)
Length
Infobox · Length
73 m (239 ft 6 in)
Beam
Infobox · Beam
9.6 m (31 ft 6 in)
Draught
Infobox · Draught
2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
Infobox · Propulsion
2 Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp
Speed
Infobox · Speed
18 knots (33 km/h)
Range
Infobox · Range
1,000 nmi (2,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Capacity
Infobox · Capacity
12 BMP-2 4 Main battle tanks 250 tons
Troops
Infobox · Troops
250
Complement
Infobox · Complement
41
Armament
Infobox · Armament
Strela 2(SA-N-5) surface-to-air missile system (4 launchers) 30 mm AK-230 air defence gun (2 or 4 twin mounts) 140 mm Ogon 18-barreled rocket launcher(2)
Reported operator · Algeria
Current operators · Current operators
Algeria
Reported operator · Azerbaijan
Current operators · Current operators
Azerbaijan
Reported operator · Vietnam
Current operators · Current operators
Vietnam
Reported operator · Ukraine
Current operators · Potiental operators
Ukraine
Troop capacity
Infobox · Troops
Troops 250
Wikidata contributors ↗
Country of origin
Structured reference · explicit country of origin (P495) statement
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Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
28 Sept 2026	73 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded

Operator countries

6 countries documented

Polnocny-class landing ship equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

Algeria
Azerbaijan
2Reported holdingsPolnocny-class landing ship · reported variantsEstimate · Period Date of the source the list cites · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Landing crafts". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Russia
1Reported holdingsPolnocny-class landing ship · reported variants · Russian Navy shipsEstimate · Period Source snapshot 2026-09-30 · inventory date unstated · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Reported count for Polnocny-class landing ship. Service scope: Russian Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 1. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Ukraine
Vietnam
3Reported holdingsPolnocny-class landing ship · reported variants · Vietnam People's NavyEstimate · Period Source snapshot 2026-09-30 · inventory date unstated · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Reported count for Polnocny-B (Project 771). Service scope: Vietnam People's Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: Poland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Yemen
3Reported holdingsPolnocny-class landing ship · reported variants · Yemeni NavyEstimate · Period Source snapshot 2026-10-01 · inventory date unstated · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked
Count scope
Reported count for Polnocny-class landing ship. Service scope: Yemeni Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: Polish People's Republic / Poland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.