The start of domestic shipbuilding was laid by Peter the Great. It was this sovereign at the end of the 17th century who founded the Arkhangelsk state-owned shipyard, which in the future formed the backbone of the first Russian military flotilla. In our article you will find information about the largest shipyards in Russia at present, you will find out what and in what volumes they produce.
Shipbuilding in Russia: history and modernity
World shipbuilding has long moved to East Asia. About 70% of all ships produced on the planet account for only three states in this region. These are China, Japan and South Korea. Further, with a noticeable margin go the USA and Germany. Russia, alas, is not in the top 5, but closes the first "ten" of the world's shipbuilders.
The oldest ship found on the territory of modern Russia is dated by scientists in the fifth century BC. In the days of Russia, mostly merchant ships were built. The first shipyard for the construction of warships was founded in 1693 in the city of Arkhangelsk. It was there that the 58-gun frigate "Goto Predestination" was created. In 1703, St. Petersburg was founded, and in it - the Admiralty, the largest shipbuilding plant in the country at that time. Thanks to this, the Russian Empire by the beginning of the 18th century had its own sailing fleet.
Today, shipbuilding is a strategically important sector of the Russian heavy industry. In 2017, its revenue increased by 14% and reached 523 billion rubles. The main customer in this sector of the economy is still the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Interesting Facts:
- It was in Russia that the world's largest icebreaker was designed.
- The largest submarine is also designed and built in Russia.
- Since 2017, a professional holiday has been celebrated in Russia - Shipbuilder's Day (June 29).
The main shipyards in Russia: list, contacts and map
To date, 168 shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises operate in the Russian Federation. Half of them are state-owned. Key centers of modern Russian shipbuilding: St. Petersburg, Severodvinsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kaliningrad and Vyborg.
The table below lists the largest shipyards in Russia:
Company | Town | Production | Address |
North Shipyard | St. Petersburg | Corvettes, frigates, destroyers, support vessels | Kirovsky district, st. Ship, 6 |
Vyborg Shipyard | Vyborg | Small and medium tonnage vessels, drilling platforms | Primorsky highway, 2 |
Sevmash | Severodvinsk | Nuclear submarines (including their repair) | Arkhangelsk highway, 58 |
Amur Shipyard | Komsomolsk-on-Amur | Nuclear submarines (class PLAT), corvettes, civilian vessels | Labor Alley, 1 |
Nevsky Shipbuilding and Shiprepairing Plant | Shlisselburg | Passenger ships, tugboats. Ship repair | Factory Island, 2 |
"Red Sormovo" | Nizhny Novgorod | Nuclear submarines (PLAT), commercial vessels | St. Barricade, 1 |
Oka Shipyard | Navashino | Dry cargo vessels, fishing and oil loading vessels | St. Driving 4/14 |
Factory "Diamond" | St. Petersburg | Small landing ships | Prospect Petrovsky, 26 |
"Star" | Severodvinsk | Repair and modification of ships and submarines | Avenue Mechanical Engineers, 12 |
Zelenodolsk plant named after A.M. Gorky | Zelenodolsk | Small warships, civilian vessels | St. Factory, 5 |
The location of all of the above plants on the map of Russia you can see below:
North Shipyard
OJSC Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg is the No. 1 company on the list of shipyards in Russia, the leader of surface military shipbuilding in the Russian Federation. The plant was founded in 1912. Today, over 4 thousand workers are working in its many workshops.
An exceptionally advantageous location at the Sea Canal allows the plant to send its ships for testing to the open sea all year round. Severnaya Verf Shipyard spreads over a rather large area of 90 hectares and has automobile and railway entrances to deliver materials and equipment to its territory. The shipyard has vast experience in the construction of cruisers, minesweepers, destroyers, commercial, patrol and research vessels.
VSZ
Vyborg Shipyard is the largest shipyard in the North-West region of Russia. Today, about 2 thousand people work here. The company specializes in the construction of passenger ships of high complexity, icebreakers, offshore drilling platforms. A related area of activity is ship repair. The real pride of the Vyborg plant is Alexander Sannikov, a powerful and at the same time maneuverable icebreaker capable of operating at extremely low temperatures (up to –50 degrees).
"Red Sormovo"
PJSC Krasnoe Sormovo is one of the oldest shipyards in Russia. It was laid back in 1849 in Nizhny Novgorod. The first Russian cruise ship was created here. It was here that the first Soviet tanks were designed. Today, the company is engaged in the production of commercial ships of mixed navigation ("river-sea"). The plant is capable of producing eight to twelve ships annually, while consuming up to 40 thousand tons of metal per year.
"Diamond"
The plant with the unusual name “Almaz” specializes in the production of high-speed vessels, coast guard ships, as well as the production of metal structures based on aluminum-magnesium alloys. The company is located in St. Petersburg on Petrovsky Island and has been operating since the beginning of the 30s of the last century. Initially, guard patrol boats were produced on it.
NEA
Amur Shipyard is the largest enterprise in the industry in the Far East. It has launched a wide range of shipbuilding products, from nuclear submarines to floating platforms for offshore mining of fossil fuels. Propellers, generators and various spare parts for marine vessels are also manufactured here. During the Second World War, the plant launched production of high-explosive bombs. In addition, submarines involved in naval battles were repaired here.
Today, the company employs at least four thousand people. The plant has nine dry docks at its disposal, which allow assembly of large vessels up to 200 meters in length.