Kronstadt Marine Plant

Kronstadt Marine Plant

The Kronstadt Marine Plant (Russian: Кронштадтский морской завод), originally established 16 March [O.S. 4 March] 1858 as 'Parokhodnyi mekhanicheskii z-d goroda Kronshtadta' (Russian: Пароходный завод), is a shipbuilding and repairs center. It became the main repair center for the Baltic Fleet around 1900. By 1914 there were two dry docks, but no building slips.[1] Operational 1917-20; one of three military plants in 1930s that produced munitions and torpedoes; arms parts and munitions during wartime.

Currently part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Breyer, p. 145
  2. ↑ "USC Companies". OAO USK. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

Bibliography

  • Breyer, Siegfried (1992). Soviet Warship Development: Volume 1: 1917–1937. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-85177-604-3.
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