| Leningrad Naval base | |
|---|---|
| Part of Baltic Fleet | |
| Saint Petersburg | |
 The Logo of the Leningrad Naval base | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Russian Armed Forces |
| Controlled by | Russian Navy |
| Open to the public | No |
| Site history | |
| Built | March 15, 1919 |
| 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.
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 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.
| # | Ship | Commander | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type (and project) | Name | Pennant number | Active in the fleet | Notes | Captain's Rank | Captain'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 ships | Captain of 2nd rank | Maxim Kirpichnikov [2] | |||||
| 1 | Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship | MPK-99 "Zelenodolsk" Russian : МПК-99 «Зеленодольск» | 308 | since 1987 | Under repair | Captain of 3rd rank | Evgenie Tishkevich [2] |
| 2 | Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship | MPK-192 "Urengoy" Russian : МПК-192 «Уренгой» | 304 | since 1986 | Captain Lieutenant | Evgenie Kuznetsov [2] | |
| 3 | Project 1331M small anti-submarine ship | MPK-205 "Kazanets" (translate:Citizen of Kazan) Russian : МПК-205 «Казанец» | 311 | since 1987 | [2] | ||
| 22nd Minesweeper Division | Captain of 2nd rank | Michael Ahahlin [2] | |||||
| 4 | Base minesweeper of project 12650 | BT-44 Russian : БТ-44 | 563 | since 1985 | [2] | ||
| 5 | Base minesweeper ship of project 12650 | BT-115 Russian : БТ-115 | 561 | since 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-227 | since 1983 | Captain of 2nd rank | Igor Abitov [2] | ||
| 7 | Project 877EKM diesel submarine | B-806 Russian : Б-806 | since 1986 | Captain of 3rd rank | Vitaly Tchikin [2] | ||
| 13th brigade of the under construction and repaired ships (based in Kronstadt) | Captain of 1st rank | Sergey Petrovich Belonogy [ citation needed ] | |||||
| 8 | diesel submarine of project 677 (Lada class submarine) | B-585 "Saint Petersburg Russian : Б-585 «Санкт-Петербург» | Formally as a part of fleet since 2007 | To be commissioned in 2010.[ citation needed ] | [2] | ||
| 32nd Separate Division of Support Vessels (based in Priozersk) | Captain of 1st rank | Vladimir Karmanov [2] | |||||
During Soviet times, the post was known as the Commandant of the Kronstadt naval fortress.
The Russian Navy Russian: Военно-морской флот [ВМФ], romanized: Voyenno-morskoi flot [VMF], lit. '"Military Maritime Fleet"' is part of the Russian Armed Forces. It has existed in various forms since 1696. Its present iteration was formed in January 1992 when it succeeded the Navy of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Kronstadt is a Russian port city in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, 30 km (19 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, near the head of the Gulf of Finland. It is linked to the former Russian capital by a combination levee-causeway-seagate, the St Petersburg Dam, part of the city's flood defences, which also acts as road access to Kotlin island from the mainland.
The Soviet Navy was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces. Often referred to as the Red Fleet, the Soviet Navy made up a large part of the Soviet Union's strategic planning in the event of a conflict with the opposing superpower, the United States, during the Cold War (1945–1991). The Soviet Navy played a large role during the Cold War, either confronting the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in western Europe or power projection to maintain its sphere of influence in eastern Europe.
The Baltic Fleet is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea.
The Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CINCFLEET) was the admiral responsible for the operations of the ships, submarines and aircraft of the British Royal Navy from 1971 until April 2012. The post was subordinate to the First Sea Lord, the professional head of the Naval Service. In its last years, as the Navy shrank, more administrative responsibilities were added.
The Russian commando frogmen, informally called "commando frogmen" in civilian media, are a Russian Naval Spetsnaz unit under operational subordination to the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). It is the special forces unit of the Russian Naval Infantry and is composed of highly trained and elite marines within the Naval Infantry. By virtue of belonging to the Russian Naval Infantry, frogmen fall under the Coastal Troops of the Russian Navy service arm. The Russian Navy proper does not field any special forces or special operations units. Russian FSB special forces Alpha Group and Vympel also have frogman units in their respective naval components.
The Order of Lenin Leningrad Military District is a military district of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The district was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1968. In 2010, it was merged with the Moscow Military District, the Northern Fleet and the Baltic Fleet to form the new Western Military District. In December 2022, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu proposed to reestablish it along with the Moscow Military District, a decision confirmed in June 2023 by Deputy Chief of the General Staff Yevgeny Burdinsky. On December 17, 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to recreate the Leningrad Military District as a reaction to Finland joining NATO. The district was formally reconstituted on 26 February 2024 by a Presidential Decree No.141, transferring the Northern Fleet under its command.
A British submarine flotilla operated in the Baltic Sea for three years during the First World War. The squadron of nine submarines was attached to the Russian Baltic Fleet. The main task of the flotilla was to prevent the import of iron ore from Sweden to Imperial Germany. The success of the flotilla also forced the German Navy in the Baltic to keep to their bases and denied the German High Seas Fleet a training ground. The flotilla was based in Reval (Tallinn), and for most of its career commanded by Captain Francis Cromie.
The 6th Red Banner Leningrad Army of Air and Air Defence Forces is an Air Army of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The 8th Army was a field army of the Soviet Red Army during the Second World War.
The Peter the Great Naval Corps - Saint Petersburg Naval Institute, formerly known as the M. V. Frunze Higher Naval School, is the oldest of the Russian Navy's naval officer commissioning schools. It is located in Saint Petersburg.
Pyotr Pavlovich Kitkin was a Russian military commander in the First and Second World Wars, being promoted twice to Rear Admiral, once by the Imperial Russian Navy on 28 July 1917, and once by the Soviet Navy, on 5 November 1944.
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zakharov was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He saw action in the Second World War and rose to the rank of admiral.
Yuri Aleksandrovich Panteleyev was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He rose to the rank of admiral and was commander of the Pacific Fleet.
Georgy Andreyevich Stepanov was an officer of the Soviet Navy. He rose to the rank of vice-admiral and was commander of the Onega and White Sea Military Flotillas, as well as acting-commander of the Black Sea Fleet.
Yuri Fedorovich Rall was an officer of the Imperial Russian and Soviet Navies. He saw action during the First and Second World Wars, and rose to the rank of vice-admiral.
Vladimir Lvovich Kasatonov is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of admiral, and since 2019 has served as deputy commander in chief of the navy.
Aleksandr Arkadevich Tatarinov is a former officer of the Russian Navy. He holds the rank of admiral, and retired in 2016 after serving as First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.
Aleksandr Igorevich Peshkov is an officer of the Russian Navy. He currently holds the rank of Counter-Admiral, and is commander in chief of the Caspian Flotilla.
| Commander of fleet |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Divisions | ||
| Navy bases in Kaliningrad Oblast |
| |
| Navy base in Saint Petersburg and Oblast | ||
| Former naval bases | ||
| Military educational institutions |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Military research institutes and design offices | ||
| The military ship-building and ship-repair enterprises | ||
| Part of Leningrad Naval base | ||