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Class overview
BuildersPrimorsky Shipyard Almaz , More , Zelenodolsk
Operators Soviet Navy
Succeeded by
Built1969–1974
In commission1969–1990s
Completed32
Scrapped32
General characteristics
TypeLanding Craft Air Cushion
Displacement27 long tons (27 t)
Length21.4 m (70 ft 3 in)
Beam7.8 m (25 ft 7 in)
Propulsion
  • 3 × TVD 10 2350 hp (2 of which TVD-10M) 780 hp (582 kW) gas turbines (1 lift, 2 propulsion)
  • 2 × three-bladed variable-pitch propellers
Speed60 knots (110 km/h; 69 mph)
Range
  • 230 nmi (430 km; 260 mi) at 43 kn (80 km/h; 49 mph)
  • 185 nmi (343 km; 213 mi) at 50 kn (93 km/h; 58 mph)
Troops25 assault troops with equipment
Complement6
ArmamentNone

The Gus-class LCAC code Project 1205 Skat was a medium-sized assault hovercraft operated by the Soviet Navy from 1969 until the early 1990s.

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