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Tapir-class landing ship
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<p>The Tapir-class landing ship, Soviet designation Project 1171 landing ship (<a href="/facts/NATO_reporting_name/GL1ptqxy">NATO reporting name</a>: Alligator) is a class of Soviet/Russian general purpose, beachable <a href="/facts/Amphibious_warfare_ship/xBytTeeS">amphibious warfare ships</a> (Soviet classification: large landing ship; <a href="/facts/Russian_language/ETXrTgHV">Russian</a>: большой десантный корабль, БДК). </p>