Sevastopol Shipyard
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The Sevastopol Shipyard (lit. Sevastopol Sea Wharf) is a branch of the Sevastopol Marine Plant joint stock company
Joint stock company
A joint-stock company is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more individuals that own shares of stock in the company...

 (JSC). The shipyard is located in Sevastopol
Sevastopol
Sevastopol is a city on rights of administrative division of Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea peninsula. It has a population of 342,451 . Sevastopol is the second largest port in Ukraine, after the Port of Odessa....

, Crimea
Crimea
Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

, 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 engaged in the repair, modernization and re-equipment of Russian and Ukrainian Naval ships and submarines.

History

The Sevastopol Marine Plant was founded in 1783 and occupies three production sectors alongside the Sevastopol Bay. The Sevastopol Shipyard Lazarevskoe Admiralteystvo Ltd. company was named after admiral Lazarev who was assigned as the general commander of the Black Sea Ports and fleet in 1834. He was a major contributor to the development of the Black Sea fleet and to the building and development of Sevastopol itself.

Transferred to the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company
Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company
The Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company of Odessa was one of the biggest joint stock steamship companies in Imperial Russia. It was established in 1856 and ceased to exist in 1918 due to nationalization after the revolution in Russia...

 in 1858. Nationalized 16 August 1897. Under the Soviets it was known 'Zavod imeni Sergo Ordzhonikidze No. 201'.

In 1997, the Bulgarian company Bulmar Consult Ltd. entered into an agreement with the JSC Sevastopol Marine Plant. Bulmar Consult Ltd. was established in 1993 as a private ship repair company in the town of Varna, Bulgaria. www.bulmarconsult.com



Facilities and Services

The shipyard operates three dry docks, a slipway for the assembly of floating crane hulls and ships, specialized shops and production sections, large warehouses, fitting-out embankments, and every other facility to secure the ship's vital systems and units.
Dock Capabilities
Length Beam Height Portal crane, lifting capacity (tons)
Dock #1 290 metres (951.4 ft) 36 metres (118.1 ft) 11 metres (36.1 ft) 1 x 80; 1 x 10; 1 x 30; 1 x 16
Dock #2 173.4 metres (568.9 ft) 25.8 metres (84.6 ft) 9.1 metres (29.9 ft) 2 x 10
Dock #3 152 metres (498.7 ft) 25.8 metres (84.6 ft) 8.1 metres (26.6 ft) 1 x 10; 1 x 16

Notable Vessels

Notable Vessels
Imperial Russian Navy
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy refers to the Tsarist fleets prior to the February Revolution.-First Romanovs:Under Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, construction of the first three-masted ship, actually built within Russia, was completed in 1636. It was built in Balakhna by Danish shipbuilders from Holstein...

 (1696-1917) • 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...

 (1917-1991) • Russian Navy (1991-)
Name Laid Launched Class (NATO) Type


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