197th Landing Ship Brigade

197-я Бригада десантных кораблей

Military Unit: 72136

Activated 28.7.66 in Sevastopol, Crimean Oblast, from the 88th Coastal Defence Brigade (Odessa).

Organisation:

• 4th Landing Ship Battalion (military unit: 51290 - activated 4.4.71 - disbanded 1.7.96) [Project 1171 - also Project 775 after 10.90]
• 147th Landing Ship Battalion (military unit: 90071 - activated 1966 - disbanded 1.7.96) [Project 770, 771, 773 and 1176]
• 156th Landing Ship Battalion (military unit: 31323 - activated 1966) [Project 1205, 1206, 1209, 1232, 12322 and 904]
• 318th Landing Ship Battalion (military unit: 40068 - activated 1.10.88 - 1.10.90 renamed 318th Reserve Ship Battalion - disbanded 18.7.94) [Project 775]
• 4258th Coastal Base (military unit: 30843) [auxiliaries]

Bases:

• Sevastopol, Crimean Oblast, 7.66 - today [44 37 25N, 33 33 33E] - HQ and the 4th Landing Ship Battalion
• Lake Donuzlav, Crimean Oblast, 7.66 - today [45 24 00N, 33 07 56E] - 147th and 318th Landing Ship Battalions
• Lake Donuzlav, Crimean Oblast, 7.66 - today [45 23 32N, 33 07 06E] - 156th Landing Ship Battalion

Subordination:

• Black Sea Fleet, 7.66 - 1.6.83
• 39th Naval Landing Division, 1.6.83 - 18.7.94
• 30th Surface Ship Division, 18.7.94 - today

Warships attached:

• Project 1171 (Alligator class):
  • Krymskiy Komsomolets, 4.67 - 19.3.92
  • Voronezhskiy Komsomolets, from 12.66
  • BDK-69, from 4.69
  • Ilya Azarov, 10.71 - 10.1.96
  • Nikolay Filchenkov, from 4.76
• Project 775 (Ropucha class):
  • BDK-46, from 1.88
  • BDK-54, from 1.91
  • BDK-56, 1985 - 10.1.96
  • BDK-64, from 12.86
  • BDK-67, from 7.88
• Project 770 (Polnochny A class): [* = transferred to the Caspian Fleet - possibly in 1992]
  • SDK-4, 6.64 - 1992*
  • SDK-28, 4.66 - 1992*
  • SDK-32, from 5.66
  • SDK-33, from 1.66
  • SDK-34, 5.66 - 1992*
  • SDK-37, 8.66 - 1992*
  • SDK-46, from 5.67
  • SDK-64, from 5.67
  • SDK-67, from 6.67
  • SDK-6, from 1984(?) - 1992*
  • SDK-20, from 1984(?)
  • SDK-68, from 1984(?) - 1992*
• Project 771 (Polnochny B class):
  • SDK-102, 3.68 - 19.3.92
  • SDK-106, from 5.68
  • SDK-109, 9.69 - 12.82
  • SDK-110, from 10.69
• Project 773 (Polnochny C class):
  • SDK-82, 3.72 - 3.5.01
  • SDK-83, 4.72 - 24.8.93
  • SDK-137, 7.71 - 10.1.96
  • SDK-154, 8.71 - 17.12.94
  • SDK-164, 10.71 - 8.7.96
• Project 1205 (Gus class):
  • D-338, 7.75 - 1984
  • D-357, 8.76 - 1984
  • D-427, 1973 - 22.10.81
  • D-428, 6.73 - 22.10.81
  • D-701, 1976 - 1984
  • D-732, 10.74 - 1984
  • D-733, 2.75 - 1984
• Project 1206 (Lebed class):
  • D-279, 10.79 - 5.7.94
  • D-347, 1.80 - 1984
  • D-438, 2.78 - 19.3.92
  • D-451, 11.83 - 1988(?)
  • D-452, 8.84 - 1988(?)
  • D-454, 1.85 - 1988(?)
  • D-457, 11.85 - 1997
  • D-235, 1982 - 6.93(?)
  • D-456, 1982 - 30.6.93
• Project 1209 (Utenok class):
  • D-278, 2.80 - 5.7.94
  • D-346, 1.81 - 19.3.93
• Project 1232 (Aist class):
  • MDK-9, 1980 - 5.12.95
  • MDK-16, 1981 - 5.12.95
  • MDK-18, 1.85 - 1997
  • MDK-88, 1981 - 1997
  • MDK-89, 9.82 - 8.7.96
  • MDK-162, 11.79 - 8.7.96
  • MDK-184, 9.78 - 1997
• Project 12322 (Pomornik class):
  • MDK-57, from 2.89
  • MDK-93, from 2.92
  • MDK-123, from 2.90
• Project 1176 (Ondatra class):
  • D-280, 8.78 - 1990(?)
  • D-295, 2.90 - 2010
  • D-305, 2.80 - 1.11.97
  • D-335, 2.72 - 19.4.96
  • D-460, 8.89 - 22.6.05
• Project 904 (Orlan class):
  • MDE-150, 21.4.87 - 28.8.92
  • MDE-160, 21.4.87 - 2006
  • MDE-165, 21.4.87 - 1999
• Project 1238:
  • AK-16, 1982 - 8.7.96
• Auxiliaries:
  • UTS-293
  • UTS-433
  • RK-536
  • RK-767
  • PPR-183
  • PPR-184
  • PPR-185
  • PPR-316
  • PPR-354