Russian Shipyard Number 10
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Russian Shipyard No. 10—Shkval is located in Polyarny, Murmansk Oblast
, Russia
, on the outermost western side of the Murmansk Fjord. In the West, it is more often referred to by the name of the town than its official name. As the first nuclear-powered submarines were delivered to the Northern Fleet
at the end of the 1950s, the yard was modified for docking and repair of these vessels. As Soviet Navy
(and now Russian Navy) nuclear vessels are decommissioned, they are laid up at Polyarny awaiting defueling and disposal.
Around 1970, Shkval was reorganised and partially expanded in order to handle the larger nuclear submarines then coming into service. It now includes tenders, service ships, dry docks, and two covered floating docks, as well as a self-propelled barge with 150-tonne payload, two onshore cranes with lifting capacity of 40 tonnes and 32 tonnes, and two floating cranes with lifting capacity of 30 tonnes and 25 tonnes. The yard employs about 3,000 workers, and covers 41,330 m² (446,000 square feet). Its docks total 550 meters in length.
Shkval is the only Kola-based naval yard capable of accommodating and servicing all modern Russian submarines. Defuelling and refuelling is performed by the Project 326M ship stationed in Polyarny, which was joined in 2000 by the civilian nuclear support ship Imandra.
Shkval is capable of processing three or four nuclear submarines at the same time. The shipyard defuelled and likely dismantled the November class submarine
K-5 in 1996. In 1999, the Echo II class submarine K-172 (also designated K-192) was defuelled and dismantled at Shkval. Some early classes of submarines were partly dismantled at Shkval and later towed to Sayda Bay for storage. Currently there are six submarines stationed at Shkval: two November class submarine
s, one Hotel class submarine
, one Echo II class submarine, and the two Victor II class submarines
defuelled by Imandra in 2000.
Murmansk Oblast
Murmansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the northwestern part of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Murmansk.-Geography:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, on the outermost western side of the Murmansk Fjord. In the West, it is more often referred to by the name of the town than its official name. As the first nuclear-powered submarines were delivered to the Northern Fleet
Northern Fleet
The Red Banner Northern Fleet is a unit of the Russian Navy that has access to the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and is responsible for the defense of northwestern Russia. It was established in 1937 as part of the Soviet Navy...
at the end of the 1950s, the yard was modified for docking and repair of these vessels. As Soviet Navy
Soviet Navy
The Soviet Navy was the naval arm of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy would have played an instrumental role in a Warsaw Pact war with NATO, where it would have attempted to prevent naval convoys from bringing reinforcements across the Atlantic Ocean...
(and now Russian Navy) nuclear vessels are decommissioned, they are laid up at Polyarny awaiting defueling and disposal.
Around 1970, Shkval was reorganised and partially expanded in order to handle the larger nuclear submarines then coming into service. It now includes tenders, service ships, dry docks, and two covered floating docks, as well as a self-propelled barge with 150-tonne payload, two onshore cranes with lifting capacity of 40 tonnes and 32 tonnes, and two floating cranes with lifting capacity of 30 tonnes and 25 tonnes. The yard employs about 3,000 workers, and covers 41,330 m² (446,000 square feet). Its docks total 550 meters in length.
Shkval is the only Kola-based naval yard capable of accommodating and servicing all modern Russian submarines. Defuelling and refuelling is performed by the Project 326M ship stationed in Polyarny, which was joined in 2000 by the civilian nuclear support ship Imandra.
Shkval is capable of processing three or four nuclear submarines at the same time. The shipyard defuelled and likely dismantled the November class submarine
November class submarine
The Project 627 class submarine was the Soviet Union's first class of nuclear-powered submarines. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization used the standard radio communication phonetic alphabet to denote submarine classes...
K-5 in 1996. In 1999, the Echo II class submarine K-172 (also designated K-192) was defuelled and dismantled at Shkval. Some early classes of submarines were partly dismantled at Shkval and later towed to Sayda Bay for storage. Currently there are six submarines stationed at Shkval: two November class submarine
November class submarine
The Project 627 class submarine was the Soviet Union's first class of nuclear-powered submarines. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization used the standard radio communication phonetic alphabet to denote submarine classes...
s, one Hotel class submarine
Hotel class submarine
The Hotel class is the general NATO classification for a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1959. The Soviet designation is Project 658.-Design:...
, one Echo II class submarine, and the two Victor II class submarines
Victor class submarine
The Victor class is the NATO reporting name for a type of nuclear-powered submarine that was originally put into service by the Soviet Union around 1967. In the USSR, they were produced as Project 671. Victor-class subs featured a teardrop shape, which allowed them to travel at high speed...
defuelled by Imandra in 2000.