RIVNE (U-401) class

 1 RIVNE-class TANK LANDING SHIPS (LST) (Russian ALLIGATOR class)

 Name       Pendant No.    Launched          Commissioned    Status

 RIVNE      U-762          March 31, 1970    June 10, 1971   Refitting
   (ex-Ukrainian, U-400; ex-Russian IL'YA AZAROV, BDK-104)

Designated bol'shoy desantnyy korabl' (BDK) by the Russian navy. The ALLIGATOR -class ships were built on traditional LST lines. This ship, a Type 3 variant, was transferred from Russia in April 1996 after lying in...