Severnaya Verf Explained

Severnaya Verf
Type:Shipyard
Industry:Shipbuilding
Predecessors:Putilov Shipyard; Shipyard No. 190 (in the name of Zhdanov)
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Founded: in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
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Num Employees:4,500
Num Employees Year:1917
Parent:United Shipbuilding Corporation
Website:http://www.ru.nordsy.spb.ru/

Severnaya Verf (Russian: Северная верфь||Northern Shipyard) is a major shipyard on in Saint Petersburg, Russia, producing naval and civilian ships. It was founded as a branch of the Putilov Plant in the late 1800s. Under the Soviets, the shipyard was generally known as Shipyard No. 190 (in the name of Zhdanov) and reverted to its former name in 1989.

The priority market for Severnaya Verf is military export to Asian countries as India, China and Vietnam.

History

The shipyard was established by 1912 with the name of Putilov Shipyard (Russian: Putilovskaya Verf). It was situated near the main Putilov factory, and began building small warships, up to destroyers in size, in addition to non-military ships for the government like dredgers, tugboats, etc.[1] Under Bolshevik control it was known as the Severnaya Verf and was then renamed Severnaya sudostroitel'naya verf in the early Twenties. It was given the honorific "in the name of Zhdanov" in 1935 and was renamed as Shipyard No. 190 (in the name of Zhdanov) when the Soviets numbered most of their industrial facilities on 30 December 1936. During this time, the yard built its only submarines; notably several Shchuka and M-class boats as well as components for S-class submarines that were assembled in Vladivostok in the Far East. Badly damaged during World War II by the Germans, the shipyard was rebuilt and enlarged after the war, partially by using plundered equipment and machines from Germany, and specialized in larger surface warships up to cruiser size. As of 1983 about one-third of its output was commercial ships. The shipyard reverted to its earlier name of Severnaya Verf on 2 August 1989.[2] [3] [4] It is now part of the Severnaya Verf Production Association.[5]

Facilities and services

As of 1998, the shipyard included:[5]

Notable classes and vessels

NameBuiltQuantityType
Skoryy classalign=center 1949–1953align=center 16Destroyer
Kotlin classalign=center 1955–1958align=center 12Destroyer
Kanin classalign=center 1958–1961align=center 4Destroyer
Kynda classalign=center 1959–1965align=center 4Cruiser
Kashin classalign=center 1963–1966align=center 5Destroyer
Kresta I classalign=center 1964–1969align=center 4Cruiser
Kresta II classalign=center 1966–1978align=center 10Cruiser
Krivak classalign=center 1969–1990align=center 6Frigate
Sovremenny classalign=center 1976–2006align=center 21Destroyer
Udaloy classalign=center 1977–1999align=center 4Destroyer
Steregushchy classalign=center 2001–presentalign=center 5 (completed) (5 more under construction)Corvette
Admiral Gorshkov classalign=center 2006–presentalign=center 2 (completed), (6 under construction), 20 (planned)Frigate
Gremyashchy classalign=center 2012–presentalign=center 2 (under construction)Corvette

See also

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. de Saint Hubert & Drashpil, p. 353
  2. Harrison, et al.
  3. Polmar & Noot, p. 332
  4. Polmar, p. 405
  5. Web site: Severnaya Verf. 2008-06-10. 1998. Federation of American Scientists.

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