Azov naval base (Ukraine)

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.

Azov Naval Base
Berdiansk, Ukraine.
TypeNaval base
Site information
Owner Ukraine
Controlled by Ukraine
Site history
Built2018

Base History

On September 11, 2018, 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, 2018, 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]

Following the 2018 Kerch Strait incident one tug and two artillery patrol boats were grabbed by the Russian Armed Forces that also detained Ukrainian service members. In summer of 2019, Russia exchanged Ukrainian sailors on a suspect connected with downing of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) and in the fall of same year Russia returned Ukrainian boats before revival of international negotiations in the Normandie format framework.

List of assigned vessels
№ Photo Name Project Launch date Commission date Type Displacement Status
P177
(U177)		 «Kremenchuk» 58155 «Gurza-M» 2017 2018 Armored artillery boat 54 tonn Active
P178
(U178)		 «Lubny (ship)» 58155 «Gurza-M» 2017 2018 Armored artillery boat 54 tonn Active
P175
(U175)		 Berdyansk 58155 «Gurza-M» 2017 2018 Armored artillery boat 54 tonn returned by Russia
P176 Nikopol 58155 «Gurza-M» 2017 2018 Armored artillery boat 54 tonn returned by Russia
А500 Donbas Amur 1969 1997 Search and rescue
(formerly Command ship)		 5520 tonn Active
A830
(U830)		 Korets 745 Sorum-type seagoing tug 1973 1997 Seagoing tug 1452 tonn Active
A947 Yañı Qapı 498 Saturn-type roadstead tug 1974 1996 Roadstead tug 303 tonn returned by Russia

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.

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