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	* {{flag\|Libya}} - 2 Polnocny-C<ref>{{cite book\|last=Wertheim\|first=Eric\|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World\|date=2007\|publisher=Naval Institute Press\|location=Annapolis\|isbn=9781591149552\|page=448}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Trials of Landing Ship Ibn Haritha\|url=http://www.adria-mar.hr/en/news-a-media/10-zagreb/27-odrzana-probna-voznja-desantnog-broda-ibn-haritha\|publisher=Adria-Mar Shipbuilding Ltd.\|access-date=9 March 2014\|location=Zagreb\|date=~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Libya threatens to bomb North Korea-flagged tanker\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26495625\|date=8 March 2014\|publisher=BBC News\|access-date=6 July ~~2022~~}}</ref>		* {{flag\|Libya}} - 2 Polnocny-C<ref>{{cite book\|last=Wertheim\|first=Eric\|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World\|date=2007\|publisher=Naval Institute Press\|location=Annapolis\|isbn=9781591149552\|page=448}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Trials of Landing Ship Ibn Haritha\|url=http://www.adria-mar.hr/en/news-a-media/10-zagreb/27-odrzana-probna-voznja-desantnog-broda-ibn-haritha\|publisher=Adria-Mar Shipbuilding Ltd.\|access-date=9 March 2014\|location=Zagreb\|date=2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Libya threatens to bomb North Korea-flagged tanker\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26495625\|date=8 March 2014\|publisher=BBC News\|access-date=6 July 2019}}</ref>
	* {{flag\|Syria}} - 3 Polnocny-B		* {{flag\|Syria}} - 3 Polnocny-B
	* {{flag\|Ukraine}} - 1 Polnocny-C (originally incorrectly reported captured by Russia and moved to Novorossiysk;<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hisutton.com/Captured-Ukrainian-Vessels-Now-in-Russian-Navy.html \| title=H I Sutton - Covert Shores }}</ref> subsequently noted as still active in the Ukrainian navy as of June 3, 2022)<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/ukrainian-navy-ship-in-dramatic-escape-survives-russian-artillery-attack/ \| title=Ukrainian Navy Ship in Dramatic Escape, Survives Russian Artillery Attack \| date=10 June 2022 }}</ref>		* {{flag\|Ukraine}} - 1 Polnocny-C (originally incorrectly reported captured by Russia and moved to Novorossiysk;<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.hisutton.com/Captured-Ukrainian-Vessels-Now-in-Russian-Navy.html \| title=H I Sutton - Covert Shores }}</ref> subsequently noted as still active in the Ukrainian navy as of June 3, 2022)<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/ukrainian-navy-ship-in-dramatic-escape-survives-russian-artillery-attack/ \| title=Ukrainian Navy Ship in Dramatic Escape, Survives Russian Artillery Attack \| date=10 June 2022 }}</ref>

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{{Short description|1967 Soviet amphibious warfare ship class}}
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{|{{Infobox ship begin
| sclass = 2
}}
{{Infobox ship image
| Ship image = [[File:The Libyan Polnochny class landing ship.JPEG|300px|Libyan example of Polnochny class]]
| Ship caption = Polnocny-C
}}
{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = Polnochny
| Builders = [[Stocznia Północna]] shipyard at [[Gdańsk]], (Poland), Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej at [[Gdynia]], Poland
| Operators = *{{navy|Egypt}}
*{{navy|India}}
*{{navy|Poland}}
*{{navy|Ukraine}}
*{{navy|Bulgaria}}
*{{navy|Libya}}
*{{navy|Syria}}
*{{navy|Yemen}}
*{{navy|Vietnam}}
| Class before =
| Class after = *{{sclass2|Ropucha|landing ship|4}}
*{{sclass|Lublin|minelayer-landing ship|1}}
| Subclasses = *Polnocny-A (Type 770);
*Polnocny-B (Type 771);
*Polnocny-C (Type 773);
*Modified Polnocny-C (Type 776);
*Polnocny-D (Type 773U);
*NS-722;
*{{sclass|Kumbhir|tank landing ship}}
| Cost =
| Built range =
| In service range =
| In commission range = 1967
| Total ships building =
| Total ships planned =
| Total ships completed = 108
| Total ships cancelled =
| Total ships active = 33
| Total ships laid up =
| Total ships lost =
| Total ships retired =
| Total ships preserved =
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
| Hide header =
| Header caption =
| Ship class =
| Ship type = [[Landing ship, tank]]
| Ship tonnage =
| Ship displacement = 834 tons full load (Polnocny-B)
| Ship length = {{convert|73|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|9.6|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship height =
| Ship draught = {{convert|2.3|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| Ship depth =
| Ship hold depth =
| Ship decks =
| Ship deck clearance =
| Ship ramps =
| Ship ice class =
| Ship power =
| Ship propulsion = 2 Soviet Kolomna 40-D two stroke diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp
| Ship sail plan =
| Ship speed = {{convert|18|kn|km/h|0}}
| Ship range = {{convert|1000|nmi|km|-3|abbr=on}} at {{convert|18|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}
| Ship endurance =
| Ship test depth =
| Ship boats =
| Ship capacity = 12 [[BMP-2]]
4 [[ Main battle tanks]]
250 tons
| Ship troops = 250
| Ship complement = 41
| Ship crew =
| Ship time to activate =
| Ship sensors =
| Ship EW =
| Ship armament = *[[Strela 2|Strela 2(SA-N-5)]] surface-to-air missile system (4 launchers)
*30 mm [[AK-230]] air defence gun (2 or 4 twin mounts)
*140 mm ''Ogon'' 18-barreled rocket launcher(2)
| Ship armour =
| Ship armor =
| Ship aircraft =
| Ship aircraft facilities =
| Ship notes =
}}
|}

The '''Polnocny''' (or '''Polnochny''')-class ships are [[Amphibious assault ship|amphibious warfare vessels]]. They were designed in [[Poland]], in cooperation with the [[Soviet Navy]] and were built in Poland between 1967 and 2002. They now serve in several different navies, and some have been converted to civilian use. The name comes from the ''[[Stocznia Północna]]'' shipyard (Northern Shipyard) at [[Gdańsk]], where they were built. 107 were built by 1986 (last 16 by ''Stocznia Marynarki Wojennej'' (Naval Shipyard) at [[Gdynia]], Poland). In 2002, one ship of a modernised design NS-722 was built in Gdynia for [[Yemen]].

==Characteristics==
The Polnocny-class ships are classified as medium landing ships in the [[Russian Navy]], and are loosely equivalent to Western [[landing Ship, Tank|tank landing ships]]. They are equipped with a bow ramp that allows beach landings. The Polnocny-C version can carry 12 [[BMP-2|BMP-2 armored personnel carriers]], or 4 [[T-72|Main Battle Tanks]], or 250 Infantry Soldiers with their weapons like 82 mm Mortars and ATGMs, or 250 tons of rations & stores. Unlike their Western counterparts, these ships can provide substantial fire support for landed troops with their onboard [[multiple rocket launcher]]s. Other armament consists of anti-aircraft guns and short-range [[surface-to-air missile]]s.

==Variants==
The Polnocny class comprises several sub-types that vary in size and capacity:
*Polnocny-A (Project 770) (46 built):
:Displacement: 800 tons full load
:Length: 73 m
:Speed: {{convert|19|kn|km/h|0}}
*Polnocny-B (Project 771) (36 built):
:Displacement: 834 tons full load
:Length: 73 m
:Speed: {{convert|18|kn|km/h|0}}
*Polnocny-C (Project 773) (24 built)
:Displacement: 1150 tons full load
:Length: 81.3 m
:Speed: {{convert|18|kn|km/h|0}}
*Modified Polnocny-C (Project 776) Amphibious Assault Command Ship (1 built - [[ORP Grunwald]])
:Displacement: 1253 tons full load
:Length: 81.3 m
:Speed: {{convert|18|kn|km/h|0}}
*Polnocny-D (Project 773U) (4 built)
:Displacement: 1233 tons full load
:Length: 81.3 m
:Speed: {{convert|16|kn|km/h|0}}
:Aircraft facility: One helicopter platform
*NS-722 class (1 built in 2002)
:Displacement: 1,410 tons full load
:Length: 88.7 m
:Speed: {{convert|17|kn|km/h|0}}
:Aircraft facility: One helicopter platform

==Operational service==
Built in large quantities, the Polnocny-class ships were once the mainstay of the Soviet amphibious forces, and gave the [[Russian Marines|Soviet naval infantry]] an effective [[Power projection|force projection]] capability. They were gradually phased out in favour of [[hovercraft]], and few remain active in the Russian Navy.

===Current operators===
* {{flag|Angola}} - 3 ships
* {{flag|Algeria}} - 1 Polnocny-B
* {{flag|Azerbaijan}} - 2 Polnocny-A, 2 Polnocny-B
* {{flag|Bulgaria}} - 2 Polnocny-A (1 withdrawn from service, 1 operational <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vimpel.boinaslava.net/index.php?module=bg_pr770EMA |title=Вимпел |access-date=17 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810052347/http://vimpel.boinaslava.net/index.php?module=bg_pr770EMA |archive-date=10 August 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>)
* {{flag|Egypt}} - 3 Polnocny-A
* {{flag|India}} 4 Polnocny-D
[[File:TOPAS 2AP TBiU 53 8.jpg|thumb|right|A Polish Polnocny-class vessel unloading armoured personnel carriers.]]
* {{flag|Libya}} - 2 Polnocny-C<ref>{{cite book|last=Wertheim|first=Eric|title=The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World|date=2007|publisher=Naval Institute Press|location=Annapolis|isbn=9781591149552|page=448}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Trials of Landing Ship Ibn Haritha|url=http://www.adria-mar.hr/en/news-a-media/10-zagreb/27-odrzana-probna-voznja-desantnog-broda-ibn-haritha|publisher=Adria-Mar Shipbuilding Ltd.|access-date=9 March 2014|location=Zagreb|date=2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Libya threatens to bomb North Korea-flagged tanker|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26495625|date=8 March 2014|publisher=BBC News|access-date=6 July 2022}}</ref>
* {{flag|Syria}} - 3 Polnocny-B
* {{flag|Ukraine}} - 1 Polnocny-C (originally incorrectly reported captured by Russia and moved to Novorossiysk;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hisutton.com/Captured-Ukrainian-Vessels-Now-in-Russian-Navy.html | title=H I Sutton - Covert Shores }}</ref> subsequently noted as still active in the Ukrainian navy as of June 3, 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/ukrainian-navy-ship-in-dramatic-escape-survives-russian-artillery-attack/ | title=Ukrainian Navy Ship in Dramatic Escape, Survives Russian Artillery Attack | date=10 June 2022 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Vietnam}} - 3 Polnocny-B
* {{flag|Yemen}} - 1 NS-722<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/balance/Yemen.pdf |title=Yemen|access-date=12 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026062521/http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/balance/Yemen.pdf |archive-date=26 October 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htamph/articles/20020806.aspx |title=Marines: August 6, 2002 |publisher=Strategypage.com |date=2002-08-06 |access-date=2013-09-03}}</ref>

===Former operators===
* {{flag|Cuba}}
* {{flag|Ethiopia}}
* {{flag|Indonesia}}<ref>Moore 1974, p. 171</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_770.htm|title=Medium landing ships - Project 770|website=russianships.info|access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iraq}}
* {{flag|Poland}}
* {{flag|Somalia}}
* {{flag|Russia}}
* {{URS}}

==See also==
*[[List of ships of the Soviet Navy]]
*[[List of ships of Russia by project number]]

==References==
* {{cite book|last=Moore|first=Capt. John|title=[[Jane's Fighting Ships]] 1974-75|publisher=Jane's Information Group|year=1974|isbn=978-0354005067}}
*Watts, A.J.(2006); ''Jane's warship recognition guide''; Collins; {{ISBN|0-06-084992-4}}
*Jarosław Ciślak; ''Polska Marynarka Wojenna 1995'' (Polish Navy 1995); Lampart, Warsaw 1995; {{ISBN|978-83-86776-08-5}}
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/771.htm www.globalsecurity.org]
* [http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Ships/Active/164-Polnochny-Class.html Indian Navy Polnochy class landing ship] Bharat-rakshak.com
* [http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_770.htm All Polnocny-A Class Landing Ships - Complete Ship List]
* [http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_771.htm All Polnocny-B Class Landing Ships - Complete Ship List]
* [http://russianships.info/eng/warships/project_773.htm All Polnocny-C Class Landing Ships - Complete Ship List]

{{Soviet and Russian ships after 1945}}
{{Ukrainian ships}}

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