Serna-Class Landing Craft

Twelve boats were built by Vostochnaya Verf between 1994 and 2014. Four boats of the export project 11771 were built in 1994.

Project 11770 landing craft D-156
Class overview
Name	Project 11770 Serna class
Builders	Vostochnaya Verf
Operators	Russian Navy  United Arab Emirates Navy
Built	1994–2014
In service	1994–present
In commission	1994–present
Planned	17
Completed	16
Active	13
Lost	2
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Landing craft
Displacement	61 tons (empty)
Length	25.65 m (84 ft 2 in)
Beam	5.66 m (18 ft 7 in)
Draft	1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 × 3,300 hp (2,500 kW) M-503A-3 diesels (№807-811 – 2 × 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) MTU16V2000M90 diesels) 2 × 16 kW DG-16/1500 diesel generators
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	600 nmi (1,100 km; 690 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Capacity	1 main battle tank or 2 APCs or 45 tons of cargo
Troops	92 troops
Complement	5 (2 warrant officers)

Four ships of the Project 11771 designation were made specifically for export to other countries. One was sold to Estonia (now out of service), and three were sold to the United Arab Emirates.

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Serna-class craft docked at Snake Island was destroyed when the island was attacked by a Ukrainian Bayraktar TB2 drone on 6 May 2022. One more Serna-class craft and one Ondatra-class craft were reported by Ukrainian intelligence to have been destroyed near Crimea on 10 November 2023.