"The new Russian Ship "Pyotr Morgunov."" Topic

"Yantar Shipyard based in Kaliningrad held an official keel laying ceremony for the second Ivan Gren class Landing Ship (Project 11711) for the Russian Navy: The Pyotr Morgunov. Construction the vessel actually started in December last year as we reported at the time.

"The Pyotr Morgunov large landing ship is planned to be transferred to the Navy in 2018, after the completion of the vessel building and all stages of testing. The project's lead ship – the Ivan Gren is in the final stage of construction and will be delivered to the Navy after trials at the end 2015," head of Navy's shipbuilding department Vladimir Tryapichnikov told reporters.

The Pyotr Morgunov will have modern cranes for loading equipment, which also can be loaded on the ship through the bow ramp. "The vessel has significantly improved living conditions for accommodation and accommodation of the crew, commandos and marines. Its cruising range is up to 4,000 miles, which will allow the ship to fulfil tasks in the off-shore maritime zone. The Pyotr Morgunov large landing ship can also carry a transport-combat helicopter," said Tryapichnikov…"
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Armand

Landing ship? Looks more like a mid-sized destroyer with oh-by-the-way 300 marines to me.

Question: Where is Russia's "off-shore maritime zone"?
Answer: any where with 4,000 miles

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Armand