Mariupol Shipyard
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The Mariupol Shipyard is located in Mariupol
, Ukraine
and is the largest repair facility of its class on the Sea of Azov
.
The shipyard was formerly known as Zhdanov Shipyard
. The shipyard has since privatized and is known as Azov ship-repair factory enterprise and is subordinate to System Capital Management.
Mariupol
Mariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
and is the largest repair facility of its class on the Sea of Azov
Sea of Azov
The Sea of Azov , known in Classical Antiquity as Lake Maeotis, is a sea on the south of Eastern Europe. It is linked by the narrow Strait of Kerch to the Black Sea to the south and is bounded on the north by Ukraine mainland, on the east by Russia, and on the west by the Ukraine's Crimean...
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The shipyard was formerly known as Zhdanov Shipyard
Zhdanov Shipyard
Zhdanov Shipyard may refer to:* Severnaya Verf a shipyard of Saint Petersburg named Zhdanov Shipyard between 1935 - 1989* Mariupol Shipyard when Mariupol from 1948 to 1989 was named Zhdanov in honor of Andrei Zhdanov....
. The shipyard has since privatized and is known as Azov ship-repair factory enterprise and is subordinate to System Capital Management.