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POLNOCHNY-C class (Iraq)

Country of Origin: Iraq

 0 MEDIUM LANDING SHIPS (LSM) (Soviet POLNOCHNY-C class)
 Name     Pendant   Status
 ATIKA    72        Sunk
 JAWADA   74        Sunk
 NOUH     76        Sunk
 ....     78        Sunk

These ships are units of the POLNOCNY class, the most numerous landing ship class to be built in the post-World War II period. The NATO code name was derived from the Polish shipyard where all were built; 39 ships in the series went into Soviet service and an additional 31 ships were built for export....

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