Leningrad Naval Base

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Leningrad Naval base
Part of Baltic Fleet
Saint Petersburg
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The Logo of the Leningrad Naval base
Site information
Owner Russian Armed Forces
Controlled by Russian Navy
Open to
the public		No
Site history
BuiltMarch 15, 1919 (1919-03-15)
Garrison information
Current
commander		Rear Admiral Vyacheslav Rodionov
Past
commanders		Rear Admiral Anatoly Lipinsky
Garrison St. Petersburg

The Leningrad Naval Base is part of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy.

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History

The Naval base was created on the basis of Order No. 117 as of March 15, 1919 of the Baltic Sea Fleet. The Naval Forces of Petrograd were transformed by the order into the Petrograd Naval Base. The Petrograd, then the Leningrad naval base has since that time been sometimes abolished, reformed and again created. In the summer of 1919, the crews of torpedo boats Gavril and Azard, and also the submarine Pantera under Aleksandr Bakhtin's  [ ru ] command scored the first successes ('kills') for the base, sinking the submarine HMS L55 and the destroyer HMS Vittoria of the British Royal Navy.

During the Great Patriotic War from the headquarters of the naval educational institutions and fleet units a sea defence of Leningrad and Lake area headquarters was created. About 100,000 military seamen fought on the Leningrad front. In 1941-1944 naval vessels of this base participated in carrying out of landing operations in areas Strelna, Peterhof, on Lake Ladoga, in the Vyborg and in the Narva gulfs. During the blockade of Leningrad the fleet provided communication of the besieged city with the country through Lake Ladoga. 1.7 million tons of cargo were transported and 1 million people were evacuated on the water line of the Road of Life alone.

From October 1988 the base consisted of the: [1]

Since 1994 the base has been part of the Baltic Fleet.

Ships in 2008

#ShipCommander
Type (and project)Name Pennant number Active in the fleetNotesCaptain's RankCaptain's Name
105th brigade of the ships of protection of water area (based in Kronstadt) Captain of 1st rank Sergey Pinchuk [2]
109th battalion of the small anti-submarine shipsCaptain of 2nd rankMaxim Kirpichnikov [2]
1 Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship MPK-99 "Zelenodolsk" Russian : МПК-99 «Зеленодольск»308since 1987Under repairCaptain of 3rd rankEvgenie Tishkevich [2]
2 Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship MPK-192 "Urengoy" Russian : МПК-192 «Уренгой»304since 1986 Captain Lieutenant Evgenie Kuznetsov [2]
3 Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship MPK-205 "Kazanets" (translate:Citizen of Kazan) Russian : МПК-205 «Казанец»311since 1987 [2]
22nd Minesweeper DivisionCaptain of 2nd rankMichael Ahahlin [2]
4Base minesweeper of project 12650BT-44 Russian : БТ-44563since 1985 [2]
5Base minesweeper ship of project 12650BT-115 Russian : БТ-115561since 1994 Captain Lieutenant Vladimir Remezov [2]
123rd separate submarines under repair battalion (based in Kronstadt) Captain of 1st rank Igor Martemjanov [2]
6 Project 877 class diesel submarine B-227 Russian : Б-227since 1983Captain of 2nd rankIgor Abitov [2]
7 Project 877EKM diesel submarine B-806 Russian : Б-806since 1986Captain of 3rd rankVitaly Tchikin [2]
13th brigade of the under construction and repaired ships (based in Kronstadt) Captain of 1st rank Sergey Petrovich Belonogy [ citation needed ]
8diesel submarine of project 677 (Lada class submarine) B-585 "Saint Petersburg Russian : Б-585 «Санкт-Петербург»Formally as a part of fleet since 2007To be commissioned in 2010.[ citation needed ] [2]
32nd Separate Division of Support Vessels (based in Priozersk) Captain of 1st rank Vladimir Karmanov [2]

Commanders

During Soviet times, the post was known as the Commandant of the Kronstadt naval fortress.

References

  1. ↑ "Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Журнал «Власть» № 7(760) от 25.02.2008
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