Armored assault boat Malyn (L 451)

Armored assault boat Malyn (L 451) 0

Classification

Basic information

Namesake:
The city of Malin, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine, the homeland of the marine of the senior warrant officer Alexander Yakhnovsky who died July 18, 2016
Country of build:
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:

Ship measurements

Displacement:
47 t
Length:
24.3 m
Beam:
4.8 m
Draft:
1.2 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * diesel engines
  • 2 * shafts
Speed:
35 knots
Range:
500 nmi

Personnel

Complement:
5
Embarked units:
36

Combat assets

Armor:
  • Vital spaces are protected by bullet-proof steel
Electronics:
  • Navigation radar
  • Optoelectronic monitoring system
  • Detection sensors of laser emission
Armament:
  • 2 * 20 80-mm multiple launch rocket system (MLRS)
  • 2 * combat modules consisting: 1 * 12.7-mm machine gun and 1 * 40-mm grenade launcher
  • 2 * 9K38 Igla

Malyn — fast assault craft, the main boat of the project 58503 «Centaur-LK». Built at the Kuznitsa Rybatsky Shipyard in Kiev, Ukraine. Laid down on December 28, 2016, launched on September 14, 2018. The name «Malyn» was received on July 7, 2019. Designed for patrol service on rivers and coastal waters, delivery and landing. September 14, 2018 solemnly launched. Since February 21, 2020, the boat has been tested in the Black Sea.

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