Russian Navy/Soviet Navy
In Russian there are Large Landing Ships,in the U.S. Navy Hull Designation there are LST (Landing Ship Tank).
- Alligator class landing ship
- Ropucha I and II class landing ship
- Ivan Gren class landing ship
Read more about this topic: List Of Tank Landing Ships
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