Severnaya Verf
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and major shipyard producing both naval and civilian ships. Originally was founded exclusively for military shipbuilding.
The priority market for Severnaya shipyard is military export to Asian countries as India, China and Vietnam.
History
The shipyard was originally established in the early 1900s as the Severnaya Verf (Severny shipyard) which is part of the Severnaya Verf Production Association. This association also includes an electrodes factory with a capacity of 20,000 tons annually and a furniture factory.The shipyard was formerly known as Soviet Shipyard No. 190, and between 1935- 1989 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....
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Under the name Zhdanov Shipyard, various classes of destroyers and ASW frigates were built here to include:
- Late 1940s, the Skoryy class destroyerSkoryy class destroyerThe Skoryy class were the first destroyers built for the Soviet Navy after the end of World War II. Seventy ships were built between 1949 and 1953. The Soviet designation was Project 30bis.-Design:...
- During the 1950s, the Kotlin class destroyer
- Late 1950s, the Kanin class destroyerKanin class destroyerThe Kanin class destroyers were warships of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. The Soviet designation was Project 57A Gnevny . These ships were the first Soviet guided missile destroyers and were initially designated Project 57bis and known to NATO as the Krupny class...
and the modified Kildin class guided missile destroyerKildin class destroyerThe Kildin Class destroyer was a series of destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the late 1950s. They were a missile armed version of the Kotlin class destroyer Four ships were built around the KSShch anti-ship missile. When this missile became obsolete in the 1960s, three ships were modernised... - During the 1960s, the Kashin class guided missile destroyerKashin class destroyerThe Kashin class destroyers were a group of guided missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Their Soviet designation was Project 61...
- During the 1970s, the Krivak class frigateKrivak class frigateThe Project 1135 Burevestnik class were a series of frigates built for the Soviet Navy. These ship are commonly known by their NATO reporting name of Krivak and are divided into Krivak-I, Krivak-II, and Krivak-III classes.These ships were designed as a successor to the Riga class...
- Late 1970s, the Sovremenny class destroyerSovremenny class destroyerThe Sovremenny class destroyer is the principal anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy. Soviet designation for the class was Project 956 Sarych ....
- Early 1980s, the Udaloy class destroyerUdaloy class destroyerThe Udaloy I class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, eight of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy. The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat...
- During 2000s, the Steregushchy class corvetteSteregushchy class corvetteThe Steregushchy class is the newest class of corvette in the Russian Navy. It was designed by the Almaz Central Marine Design bureau. The first two were designated Project 2038.0 by the Russian Government; subsequent vessels were built to an improved design, Project 20385...
- During 2010s, the Admiral Sergey Gorshkov class frigate class frigate
Facilities and Services
As of 1998, the shipyard includes:- four slips in covered-in-births with the capacity to construct vessels with a maximum length of 170 metres (557.7 ft) and width of up to 20.5 metres (67.3 ft). Slipways are equipped with cranes with a lifting capacity of 50 tons;
- four open-air slipways with the capacity to construct vessels with a maximum length of 170 metres (557.7 ft) and width of 24 metres (78.7 ft), and are equipped with cranes with a lifting capacity from 30 to 100 tons;
- launch-hoisting facilities with floating dock that has a lifting capacity of 10,000 tons and a transborder, which is able to launch and hoist vessels from and to any slipway.
Notable Classes and Vessels
| Name | Built | Quantity | Type (NATO) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skoryy class Skoryy class destroyer The Skoryy class were the first destroyers built for the Soviet Navy after the end of World War II. Seventy ships were built between 1949 and 1953. The Soviet designation was Project 30bis.-Design:... |
1949-1953 | 16 | Destroyer |
| Kotlin class | 1955-1958 | 12 | Destroyer |
| Kanin class Kanin class destroyer The Kanin class destroyers were warships of the Soviet Navy during the Cold War. The Soviet designation was Project 57A Gnevny . These ships were the first Soviet guided missile destroyers and were initially designated Project 57bis and known to NATO as the Krupny class... |
1958-1961 | 4 | Destroyer |
| Kashin class Kashin class destroyer The Kashin class destroyers were a group of guided missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Their Soviet designation was Project 61... |
1963-1966 | 5 | Destroyer |
| Krivak class | 1969-1990 | 32 | Frigate |
| Sovremenny class Sovremenny class destroyer The Sovremenny class destroyer is the principal anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy. Soviet designation for the class was Project 956 Sarych .... |
1976-2006 | 21 | Destroyer |
See also
- List of ships of Russia by project number
- List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes
- Admiralty ShipyardAdmiralty ShipyardThe Admiralty Shipyard is one of the oldest and largest shipyards in Russia, located in Saint Petersburg. The shipyard's building ways can accommodate ships of up to , 250 meters in length and 35 meters in width...
- Baltic ShipyardBaltic ShipyardThe Baltic Shipyard is one of the oldest shipyards in Russia. It is located in Saint Petersburg in the south-western part of the Vasilievsky Island. It is one of the three shipyards active in Saint Petersburg...