POLNOCHNY-B class** (Algeria)

 1 Polish POLNOCHNY-B class MEDIUM LANDING SHIP (LSM)
     (ex-Russian Project No. 771A)

 Pendant

 471

This Polish-built ship is a unit of the POLNOCHNY series of medium landing ships, the most numerous landing ship class to be built since World War II. This ship was transferred newly built in September of 1976.

Their cargo capacity is 180 tons on tank deck; another 57 tons on the upper deck, plus five armored personnel carriers or light tanks. The tank deck measures 145 ft...