71st Landing Ship Brigade

71-я Бригада десантных кораблей

Military Unit: 00000

Activated 9.9.61 in Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast.

Initially with 3 Project 188, 5 Project 189 and 8 other small vessels (barges).

Organisation 1984:

• 215th Landing Ship Battalion (Project 1171 and 775) [activated 1970]

• 629th Landing Ship Battalion (Project 770, 771 and 773) [activated 15.4.64 - disbanded 1994]

Bases:

• Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Oblast, 9.61 - today [54 38 13N, 19 54 51E]

Subordination:

• Baltic Fleet, 9.61 - 12.70

• 12th Missile Ship Division, 30.12.70 - 11.82

• 27th Naval Landing Division, 11.82 - 1.8.94

• 12th Surface Ship Division, 1.8.94 - today

Warships attached:

• Project 1171 (Alligator class):

  • Krasnaya Presnya, 11.70 - 30.6.93

  • Donetskiy Shakhter, 2.70 - 1994

  • Petr Ilichev, 2.73 - 1985

• Project 775 (Ropucha class):

  • BDK-47, 9.74 - 17.12.94

  • BDK-43, from 7.83

  • BDK-58, from 2.85

  • Aleksandr Shabalin, from 2.86

  • BDK-61, from 9.91

  • BDK-105, 5.82 - 10.4.02

• Project 770 (Polnochny A class):

  • SDK-1, 12.64 - 3.65

  • SDK-2, 1.64 - 30.6.93

  • SDK-7, 2.66 - 30.6.93

  • SDK-10, 8.64 - 1994

  • SDK-21, 12.63 - 19.3.92

  • SDK-24, 1.66 - 19.3.92

  • SDK-35, 6.66 - 1.84

  • SDK-40, 10.66 - 19.3.92

  • SDK-41, 11.66 - 2.85

  • SDK-42, 11.66 - 2.85

  • SDK-44, 12.66 - 8.73

  • SDK-45, 1.67 - 8.73

• Project 771 (Polnochny B class):

  • SDK-79, 12.70 - 30.6.93

  • SDK-80, 1.71 - 1993

  • SDK-82, 10.67 - 9.82

  • SDK-108, 8.69 - 1989

• Project 773 (Polnochny C class):

  • SDK-135, 7.71 - 30.6.94

  • SDK-156, 11.71 - 1994