Ivan Rogov-class

The Ivan Rogov class, designated Project 1174 Nosorog, was developed for the Soviet Navy to expand amphibious warfare capabilities during the 1970s. Built at the Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad, the class consisted of three vessels completed between 1978 and 1990. The design was later succeeded by the Ivan Gren class.

The Project 1174 design incorporates both a bow ramp and a well deck, allowing the vessels to function as either a landing ship tank (LST) or a landing platform dock (LPD). Internal capacity accommodates one battalion of 520 marines and 25 tanks. If the well deck is utilized for ground vehicle parking, the ship carries up to 53 tanks or 80 armored personnel carriers. Aviation facilities support Kamov Ka-27 or Ka-29 helicopters. The electronic suite includes surveillance, navigation, and fire control radars, a 17-channel radio suite, an optronic fire control system, and electronic warfare systems with electronic support measures.

The lead ship, Ivan Rogov, entered service in 1978 and was decommissioned in 1996. Aleksandr Nikolayev entered service in 1982 and operated until 2006. Despite a 2016 tender for scrapping, the vessel was still preserved in late 2019. The final ship, Mitrofan Moskalenko, was commissioned in 1990 and decommissioned in 2006. Both Aleksandr Nikolayev and Mitrofan Moskalenko were put to auction for scrapping in 2014.

In 2015, following the decision by the French government to cancel the delivery of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, the Russian Ministry of Defence considered returning the two remaining Project 1174 ships to active status. The proposal was abandoned after modernization costs were determined to be equivalent to the cost of a new vessel. Mitrofan Moskalenko sustained fire damage at the shipyard in Severomorsk in May 2019 and was subsequently towed to Murmansk for scrapping.