| Ministry of the Maritime Fleet | |
| Native Name A: | Министерство морского флота СССР |
| Native Name R: | Ministerstvo morskogo flota SSSR |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Formed: | 25 May 1939 |
| Preceding1: | People's Commissariat for Water Transport |
| Dissolved: | 26 December 1991 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of the Soviet Union |
The Ministry of the Maritime Fleet (Minmorflot; Russian: Министерство морского флота СССР) was a government ministry in the Soviet Union.
The Merchant Maritime Fleet of the USSR is abbreviated Morflot . All Soviet merchant fleet organizations and establishments were subordinate to the Ministry of the Maritime Fleet, abbreviated Minmorflot .
Until 25 May 1939, functions of the Minmorflot were carried out by the People's Commissariat of Water Transport, which was responsible for both maritime and river fleets.[1]
The structure of the People's Commissariat of Maritime Fleet as a separate people's commissariat was confirmed by a decree of the Council of Ministers on 25 May 1939. On 15 March 1946, the People's Commissariat of the Maritime Fleet was renamed the Ministry of the Maritime Fleet by decree of the Supreme Soviet, along with all the other people's commissariats, which also became ministries.[1]
On March 15, 1953, Minmorflot was united with the Ministry of the River Fleet, becoming the Ministry of the Maritime and River Fleet.
By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council dated August 25, 1954,[2] the Ministry of Maritime and River Fleet was re-established on August 25, 1954, when the Ministry of Maritime Fleet and Ministry of River Fleet was redivided.
Minmorflot was liquidated on December 26, 1991 due to the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
The Ministry of the Maritime Fleet was the head organization of Morflot. The main office of Mimmorflot was in Moscow.
The following establishments were subordinated to Minmorflot in from 1970-1991:
The merchant marine was divided into shipping companies and sea routes. The following subordinate shipping companies to Minmorflot from 1960–1991:
Each Soviet seaport was part of the closest shipping company.
Ministers of Minmorflot from March 1946 to March 1953:
| width=360px style="text-align:center;" | Name | Date of taking office | Date of removal from office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Petrovich Shirshov (1905—1953) | 19 March 1946 | 30 March 1948 | |
| Alexander Alexandrovich Afanasyev (1903—1991) | 30 March 1948 | 26 April 1948 | |
| Acting minicter Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov (1909—1971) | 26 April 1948 | 23 October 1948 | |
| Nikolai Vasilevich Novikov (1909—1971) | 23 October 1948 | 15 March 1953 | |
Ministers of Minmorflot from August, 1954 to December, 1991:
| width=360px style="text-align:center;" | Name | Date of taking office | Date of removal from office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Georgievich Bakaev (1902—1987) | 28 August 1954 | 14 January 1970 | |
| Timofey Borisovich Guzhenko (1918—2008) | 14 January 1970 | 27 September 1986 | |
| Yuri Mikhailovich Volmer (born in 1933) | 24 October 1986 | 28 August 1991[3] | |
| Acting minister Yuri Mikhailovich Volmer (born in 1933) | 28 August 1991 | 26 November 1991[4] | |