Azov naval base (Ukraine)

Azov Naval Base
Berdiansk, Ukraine.
Type Naval base
Site information
Owner  Ukraine
Controlled by  Ukraine
Site history
Built 2018

Azov Naval Base is the new naval base of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located in Berdiansk along the northern coast of the Azov Sea.

Base History

On September 11, Ukraine’s Deputy Infrastructure Minister Yuri Lavrenyuk said that the first Gurza-M small armored artillery boat was deployed in the Sea of Azov.[1]

On September 20, the Ukrainian military portal informed that A500 Donbas search and rescue vessel and A830 Korets seagoing tug left the western naval base of the Ukrainian Navy in Odesa in the direction of Berdiansk, where they would form the basis of the newly created naval base of the Ukrainian fleet on the Sea of Azov.[2]

List of active ships and boats

№ Photo Name Project Launch date Commission date
U177 «Kremenchuk» 58155 «Gurza-M» 30 June 2017 1 July 2018
U178 «Lubny» 58155 «Gurza-M» 29 June 2017 1 July 2018
А500 U-500 Donbas Search and Rescue
(Command ship)		 1969 1997
A830 Korets Seagoing tug 1973 1997

References

  1. ↑ "TASS: World - Ukraine to deploy more border guards, rescuers in Azov Sea — minister". tass.com. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  2. ↑ "Two Ukrainian warships enter Sea of Azov to become part of newly created naval base - 24.09.2018 10:20 — Ukrinform News". ukrinform.net. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  • "www.mil.gov.ua/index.php?lang=en&part=structure&sub=navy". mil.gov.ua. Retrieved 2018-10-04.

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