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Russian landing ship Alexander Shabalin passes navy exam in Baltic Sea

Xinhua, July 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

The crew of the Russian Ropucha class landing ship Alexander Shabalin successfully passed the navy exam during the military training exercise on Wednesday.

According to the press service of the Western Military District of Russia, the crew completed a gun practice with 57-mm artillery units and an amphibious assault landing, which included the landing of ten armored personnel carriers.

The Project 775 Ropucha class landing ship, Alexander Shabalin, 112.5 meters in length and 15 meters in beam, can carry 450 tons of cargo, and with a capacity of 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops. Endit