Russian landing ship Saratov

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Saratov at Sevastopol in 2007.
History
Russia
Name	Saratov
Builder	Yantar Shipyard
Yard number	010
Laid down	5 February 1964
Launched	1 July 1964
Commissioned	1966
Homeport	Sevastopol
Fate	Sunk on 24 March 2022, after being hit by missiles.

Saratov was a Tapir-class landing ship of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Navy. She was destroyed on 24 March 2022, while in the port of Berdyansk, after being struck by a Ukrainian missile.^[1]