Shipyard named after 61 Communards

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Ukraine Shipyards
There are actually three shipyards located in Mykolaiv: Black Sea Shipyard, Okean Shipyard, and 61 Communards.

Shipyard named after 61 Communards ( _ru. Судостроительный завод имени 61 Коммунара) is a major shipyard located in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. In modern times, the shipyard has been most commonly referred to as "Nikolaev North Shipyard"Norman Polmar, "Guide to the Soviet Navy", Fourth Edition (1986), United States Naval Institute, Annapolis Maryland, ISBN 0-87021-240-0] but was also known as "Soviet Shipyard No. 200".

History

In 1788, the "Nikolaev Admiralty shipyard" was founded on the banks of the Ingul river approximately convert|55|mi|km|first=yes inland from the Black Sea. [http://www.shipyard61.com.ua/start-eng.html Shipyard's office public website] , Accessed 6/9/2008] . The following year the first 44-cannon firgate "The St. Nickolas" was launched. Subsequently, a series of battleships were constructed to defend south borders of Russian Empire.

In 1851, Admiral M.P. Lazarev ordered the fist considerable reconstruction of the shipyard. Between 1856 and 1867, a series of battleships were constructed.

In 1910 the government decided to stop building battleships and close the shipyard, but it was reopened in the following year as the French-owned "Russian Shipbuilding Corporation (Russud)". Milan L. Hauner, "Stalin's big-fleet program" (Spring 2004), Naval War College Review, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JIW/is_2_57/ai_n6112688/pg_12 Online] ] . The name "Russud" comes from combining the word "Russian" and the word "Sudostroitel'nyj" (lit. "Ship-building").

Between 1911 and 1914, two building berths with slip-ways, an assembling and welding workshop, a number of buildings and an outfitting wharf were built on the left bank of the Ingul River.

Early in the Soviet era, the shipyard was renamed to the "Andre Marti (North) Yard". In 1931, the shipyard was named after 61 Communards. From then on, torpedo-boats, destroyers, light cruisers, submarines; naval supply vessels, including rescue vessels of various purposes equipped with deep-water operation systems were built.

Facilities and Services

The shipyard is about convert|11.4|km2|sqmi|sp=us, with a building area of about convert|476.5|m2|sqft|sp=us. Production capacities of the shipyard are concentrated in 286 industrial buildings and 165 industrial structures.

Notable Vessels

The following vessels were constructed at this shipyard. The list is not all inclusive. [http://flot.sevastopol.info/eng/ship/ Black Sea Fleet Information Resource Online] ]

:Note: NATO class only shown if applicable; classes of vessels launched before 1949 are provided as originally designated. The name of the ship provided is the name given when launched–some ships may have since been renamed.

See also

* List of ships of Russia by project number
* List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes

References

External links

* [http://www.shipyard61.com.ua/start-eng.html State Enterprise "Shipyard named after 61 Communards" Public Website]