MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION №3 (39) 2019 FEATURE ONE 60 YEARS CONQUERORS OF THE NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER OF ICE FLEET The hearT Colossus's GuidinG of a naval power anniversary srTa ADMIRALTY SHIPYARDS MARKS 80 YEARS OF THE GRAND 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF RUSSIA'S THE 315TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT SEVMASH LEADING SHIPBUILDER p. 05 p. 10 p. 26 YEARS YEARS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMIRALTY SHIPYARDS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVMASH PRESIDENT’S COLUMN A YEAR OF GRAND ACHIEVEMENTS The departing year marked numerous grand changes. USC’s enterprises gained invaluable experience and expertise, having expanded the range of their products Plant laid down the innovative small research vessel Pioner-M, featuring a composite hull. Also, laid down at Admiralty Shipyards was the ice-resistant self-propelled platform Severny Polus (Russian for Northern Pole) signifying yet another step in the Arctic exploration. This said, USC still makes it a priority to attend to the state armament procurement program. This year saw the anniversaries of several key defense facilities in Russia, including Admiralty Shipyards, Sevmash, and Zvezdochka. Each of them makes a hefty contribution to Russia’s defense potential and development of domestic shipbuilding. Admiralty Shipyards floated out an Ivan Papanin- class ice-capable patrol ship and conducted tests of the Project 636.3 diesel-electric submarine Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski. Severnaya Verf built and tested the Project 22350 frigate Admiral of the Fleet Kasatonov and Project 20385 corvette Gremyashchy. Yantar and Sevmash are in the middle of trials of uilt at the Baltic Shipyard, the Academician the Project 11711 large landing ship Peter Morgunov Lomonosov floating power unit became and nuclear submarine Knyaz Vladimir respectively. a breakthrough equally in the shipbuilding Efforts are apace at the Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard and energy sectors. Her delivery to to build a range of Project 12700 minesweepers, the customer this year marked a significant while the Amur Shipbuilding Plant laid down four milestone in the life of the enterprise and small missile ships and floated out the Project 20380 Bcorporation. Naturally, such platforms, facing good corvette Aldar Tsidenzhapov. These are just export prospective, will fit in Russia’s future just fine. few hallmarks in the implementation of the state A 20-year stagnation spell in Russia’s fishing armament procurement program this year. shipbuilding was broken by the Project SK-3101R lead USC spares no effort to contribute to ship Leninets, built at Yantar. The Vyborg Shipyard, the prosperity of our Fatherland and jumps at every as well as other facilities, traditionally catering to chance to let Russia maintain its status of a naval the needs of the Navy, Severnaya Verf shipbuilding power. plant and Admiralty Shipyards among them, also I sincerely congratulate our strong and solid contribute to the trend, constructing advanced team of shipbuilders on the accomplishments trawlers and long-liners. of the departing year and wish all and every Another significant development came through in member of the corporation health, wealth, and new the cruise ship sector. Despite the fact that they had professional achievements! to start almost from scratch, USC’s shipyards already Happy New Year! construct two classes of modern and comfortable cruise ships, namely PV300 and PKS 180 Golden Ring. Finally, science was a buzzword in USC throughout the year referring to both fundamental and applied Alexei L. Rakhmanov aspects shaping the most advanced shipbuilding technologies. The Sredne-Nevskiy Shipbuilding President of the United Shipbuilding Corporation №3 (39) 2019 USC / 1 P. 4 A FLEET OF A STRONG NATION P. 18 ICEBERG PROJECT P. 30 EXTRAORDINARY MISSIONS Protection of Russia’s interests Technologies OF SPECIAL SHIPS in the world ocean for the exploration Zvezdochka’s endeavor and extraction to build Project 20180 P. 5 315 YEARS IN SERVICE of hydrocarbons special purpose vessels, OF THE FATHERLAND in permanent ice zones designed by the Almaz Central Admiralty Shipyards, St. Petersburg’s oldest Maritime Design Bureau shipbuilder celebrates its anniversary P. 22 SMALL CARRIER WITH A GREAT P. 32 NEW AGE OF SHIPBUILDING P. 10 NORTHERN COLOSSUS POTENTIAL Sector’s global Sevmash, Russia’s oldest shipyard Urgency to design development trends celebrates its 80th anniversary and build a relatively compact carrier P. 34 HIS SHIPS P. 16 PRICING AND PRICE COMPETITION The biography of Georgy IN SHIPBUILDING P. 26 YAGRA’S Chernishev, an outstanding Analysis of USC’s major indicators SHIPBUILDERS chief designer of St. Petersburg’s in the past five years Zvezdochka’s history Marine Design Bureau "Malachite" Magazine of the United ShiPBUiLding CoRPoRation №3 (39) 2019 feature one 60 years Conquerors of the nuClear iCebreaker of iCe fleet The hearT Colossus's GuidinG of a naval power anniversary sTar admiralty shipyards marks 80 years of the grand 65th anniversary of russia's the 315th anniversary projeCt sevmash leading shipbuilder p. 05 p. 10 p. 26 JSC ‘USC’ JOURNAL. Circulation: 999 pieces Address: 115184, Moscow, Bolshaya Tatarskaya str. 11. JSC ‘USC’ President: Alexei Rakhmanov. www.aoosk.ru Chief Editor: Aliya Karimova. Executive Editor: Maria Arsenieva. Design and layout: “KLIMOV DESIGN STUDIO”. Tel.: +7 (499) 740-60-18. www.klimov-design.ru The opinion of authors may not coincide with the position of the editorial board. Cover: Photos for the collage sourced from www.shutterstock.com P. 38 SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGH TO THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE Comprehensive Antarctic Expedition of the USSR Academy of Sciences P. 44 TO THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NUCLEAR ICEBREAKER FLEET The pride of Russia’s shipbuilding P. 46 GRAVITY POLE A round table held in acknowledgment of the 60th anniversary of the Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet P. 48 TIME TO COLLECT KNOWLEDGE Corporate knowledge management system in operation P. 50 EMBASSY OF SHIPBUILDING USC’s Demonstration Center on the premises of Patriot P. 52 SHOWING RUSSIA STRONG Interview with artist Zinaida Yusova FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGIC SECURITY Close cooperation between the Navy’s supreme command and USC’s management largely predetermined successful accomplishment of a number of important objectives. For the first time, a strategic nuclear submarine successfully launched four Bulava ballistic missiles at the Kura range. The Russian Navy’s aviation and naval forces held the Ocean Shield exercise in the Mediterranean Sea. During the mastering of a deep-sea diving system, installed on state-of-the-art rescue ship Igor Belousov, rescue teams of the Pacific Fleet set another record of submergence depth. Finally, in 2017–2018, for the first time in modern Russian history, St. Petersburg saw the Main Naval Parade, which was reviewed by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. It involved surface ships, A Fleet of submarines, and aircraft of all Russian fleets and the Caspian Flotilla. Oceanographic research vessel Admiral a Strong Nation Vladimirsky restored the practice of round- the-world voyages and performed large-scale studies of the World Ocean. Training ship Perekop, The Russian Navy is a crucial element of the country’s with cadets on board, performed a round-the-world national security system. In peacetime, it defends voyage and sailed through the Arctic waters of Russia’s interests in the World Ocean, maintaining the Northern Sea Route without icebreaker support. The renewal of the Russian fleet keeps going military and political stability on global and regional quite intensively. Under the state arms program, levels. In wartime, it repulses the aggression coming the Navy is due to receive more than 180 warships. from seas and oceans This year alone, the Navy is to receive dozens of combat ships and support vessels. The share of new and upgraded weapon systems in the inventory of VLADIMIR KOROLYOV the Russian Navy has also increased. And the total USC Vice-President, time in operation of ships and submarines has Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy from 2016 through 2019, Admiral exceeded 5,000 operating days! This was achieved thanks to both the manufacturers of reliable naval equipment and those who operated it with superb professionalism. In the current year, the priority for the Navy and ussian shipbuilders and naval the United Shipbuilding Corporation is to complete officers clearly understand our goal, trials of dock landing ship Pyotr Morgunov, frigate which is to set up a Navy featuring Admiral Kasatonov, corvette Gremyashchy, and a well-balanced composition a series of mine countermeasure vessels. R and cutting-edge equipment. The Navy command will continue to work hand Several lines of development have been defined in hand with defense companies on such projects in the state arms program. The primary goals as serial construction of large-displacement ships; are to uphold proper combat potential of strategic improvement of the Project 1155 anti-submarine naval nuclear forces by constructing the Borei- guided missile destroyers; and repair and refit class ballistic missile submarines, as well as to of heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser build up the combat capability of general-purpose Admiral Nakhimov and aircraft carrier Admiral naval forces by making ships for ocean and sea Kuznetsov. (long- and short-range) operations. In addition, Of course, the Navy will continue to keep an eye we must upgrade the ships that have a significant on the construction of the Project 636.3 submarines potential in these aspects, reinforce naval aviation for the Pacific Fleet and the Lada-class submarines. with modern aircraft, and supply coastal missile Continuous development of the fleet is a fair systems to the Coastal Troops of the Russian need, which has been proven by the entire Navy. It is also important to establish strategic history of Russia. For a country that has access non-nuclear deterrence forces, made up of ships to 12 seas and three oceans and whose maritime carrying long-range precision weapons; modernize borders are twice as long as the land ones, it’s Navy bases; and ensure balanced supplies a must to maintain, build, and develop a Navy, of armament and ammunition.