"North-Western Shipping Company. The Baltic Navy in our time Northwestern Fleet
Founded back in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great, the Baltic Fleet is still an impressive political argument. international relations Russian Federation.
The Baltic Fleet is part of the Western Military District. The fleet headquarters is located in the city of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad region. In addition, there is a ship basing point in the city of Kronstadt, Leningrad Region.
The composition of the Baltic Fleet includes:
The twelfth division of surface ships based in Baltiysk (Kaliningrad region), which includes:
- The 128th brigade of surface ships, which included the destroyers Persistent and Restless since 1991-91.
"Persistent", called "Moskovsky Komsomolets" until February 15, 1992 - the flagship of the Baltic Fleet, is the sixteenth destroyer of project 956-A "Sarych" or according to NATO classification - Sovremenny class destroyer. Left the slipway on January 19, 1991. Entered the fleet on December 30, 1992. Repeatedly took and takes part in exercises and maneuvers, both Russian and international.
Restless, like its brother Persistent, is a Project 956 destroyer. The total displacement of the ship is about 8 thousand tons, the maximum length is 156.5 meters, the width is 17.2 meters, the draft is 8.2 meters. The power of the power plant of 100 thousand horsepower, combined with two five-bladed propellers, provides the ship with a maximum speed of 33.4 knots. The range at maximum fuel in economy mode is four and a half thousand miles. The crew is 300 people. The standard armament consists of two twin AK-130/54 artillery mounts with an ammunition load of 2000 rounds, two anti-ship missile launchers of the P-270 Moskit system, two RBU-1000 rocket launchers (Smerch-2), two anti-aircraft missile launchers Uragan complexes, two torpedo tubes with 4 SET-65 torpedoes, as well as detection, guidance, jamming and tracking systems. There is also a deck helicopter Ka-27, designed to detect, track and destroy enemy submarines.
In addition, the 128th brigade includes patrol ships"Fearless" project 11540, in service since 1993, "Indomitable" project 1135M, in service since 1977 and "Ardent" project 11352, in service since 1978.
Project 11540 ships have a total displacement of 4350 tons, a power plant of two propulsion and two afterburner gas turbine units with a total capacity of 57,000 horsepower provides a maximum speed of 30 knots. The armament of the ship is represented by the AK-100 artillery mount, 4x2 launchers of the Kh-35 anti-ship missiles, . 2x3 533-mm torpedo tubes, 1 RBU-6000 active jamming installation, 2 Vodopad-NK missile and torpedo systems. The anti-aircraft missile armament includes 4x8 Kinzhal anti-aircraft missile systems and 2 Kortik anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems. To fight submarines there is a deck helicopter Ka-27.
Project 1135 ships have a total displacement of 3190 tons, a power plant of two propulsion and two afterburner gas turbine units with a total capacity of 63.4 thousand horsepower provide a maximum speed of 32 knots. The armament is represented by the Angara-A (MR-310A) radar for detecting air and surface targets, the AK-100 twin 100-millimeter gun (ammunition load of 400 rounds), 1x4 Rastrub-B anti-submarine missile systems, 2x2 automated shipborne anti-aircraft missile systems "Osa-M", 2x4 533-mm torpedo tubes PTA-53-1135 (8 torpedoes 53-65K or SET-65).
Pylky was modernized according to project 1135.2: the Fregat radar system was installed, RBU-6000 was replaced with the Uran anti-ship missile system.
71st brigade of landing ships, which includes 3 large landing ships of project 775: BDK-43 "Minsk" (in service since 1983); BDK-58 "Kaliningrad" (in service since 1984); BDK-100 "Alexander Shabalin" (in service since 1986) and 1 large landing ship of project 775M "Korolev" (in service in 1992).
Project 775 landing ships have a total displacement of 4080 tons, a diesel power plant with a total capacity of 21 thousand horsepower, which allows the ship to move at a maximum speed of 17.8 knots. The armament consists of 2 universal twin ship artillery mounts of 57 mm caliber, 2 double-barreled ship mounts A-215 "Grad-M", 4 portable anti-aircraft missile systems "Igla" and 90 anti-ship mines.
36th Missile Boat Brigade, consisting of the 1st Guards Missile Boat Battalion and the 106th Small Missile Ship Battalion.
The 106th division includes small missile boats "Volna", "Rainbow", "Lightning", "Grad", "Shkval" (project 1234).
Project 1234 boats have the following performance characteristics:
Displacement - 700 tons;
Length / width / draft - 59.3 / 11.8 / 3.02 meters;
Power plant - diesel 3xM-507A, 10 thousand horsepower each;
Maximum speed - 35 knots;
Power reserve - 4000 miles;
Armament: twin 57-mm artillery mount AK-725, 6 anti-ship missile launchers P-120 "Malachite", 1 anti-aircraft missile system "Osa-M".
64th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area, which includes the 264th division anti-submarine ships and the 323rd Minesweeper Battalion.
- The 123rd submarine brigade, which includes three diesel submarines. Submarine B-227, project 877, in service since 1983, B-806, project 877 EKM, in service since 1986 and B-585 " Saint Petersburg", Project 677, in service since 2010.
Project 877 boats have the following performance characteristics:
Displacement underwater / surface - 3040/2300 tons;
Speed, underwater / surface - 19/10 knots;
The maximum allowable diving depth is 350 meters;
Autonomy - 45 days;
Power plant - diesel generators 2x1500 kilowatts;
Armament - 6x533 mm bow torpedo tubes, 18 torpedoes or 24 mines, the Turquoise ZM-54E1 missile launcher for fighting ships and submarines, and the Strela-ZM or Igla-1 anti-aircraft missile system.
Also in the composition of the Baltic Fleet are:
- 105th brigade of ships for the protection of the water area. The brigade includes the 109th division of small anti-submarine ships and the 22nd division of minesweepers.
- 336th Separate Guards Marine Brigade;
- 79th separate guards motorized rifle brigade, which includes: 319th separate guards motorized rifle battalion, 377th separate motorized rifle battalion, 386th separate motorized rifle battalion, 102nd separate tank battalion, 45th separate howitzer self-propelled artillery battalion and 483rd separate anti-aircraft missile and artillery division.
- 152nd Guards Rocket Brigade;
- 244th artillery brigade;
- 25th coastal missile brigade;
- 7th separate motorized rifle regiment;
- 22nd anti-aircraft missile regiment;
- 841st separate electronic warfare center;
- 302nd electronic warfare regiment;
- 9th Naval crew;
- 17th Naval crew;
- 127th separate marine engineering battalion;
- 522nd communication center.
"North-Western Shipping Company" is one of the oldest shipping companies in Russia, currently representing a holding type association. Its main area of activity is the transportation of goods between Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The structure of the company
The North-Western Shipping Company holding, in addition to the management company OJSC NWSC, includes 8 subsidiaries, including:
- Astrakhan Shipping Company.
Shipping Company "North-Western Fleet".
Belozersky port.
"Passenger Port".
Enterprise "Voznesensk Fleet Repair Base".
Company "Nevsky shipbuilding plant".
Subservice company.
Fleet management company "Volga-Neva".
"Volga-Baltic Logistics Company".
Towing operations
At the moment the company carries out all kinds of such works. The tugboats of the North-Western Shipping Company move floating cranes, construction platforms, and, if necessary, other vessels. Often the crews of the company have to participate in various rescue operations or environmental protection measures.
To receive the towing service, the client must conclude an agreement of the established form with the shipping company. Also, such operations are carried out by the company as part of the implementation of work to fulfill other orders of business partners. For example, towing may be needed when performing salvage contracts, pilotage, etc.
The company carries out the following types towing:
Emergency. The shipping company's specialists will deliver a lost or damaged ship to the port.
Scheduled towing of ships and objects.
Intraport towing in roadsteads and harbors.
In OJSC North-Western Shipping Company, you can order towing by the main method (on a short cable), by pushing, by lag, etc. Operations are carried out both by one vessel and several. The company's specialists carry out all the preparatory measures necessary for towing: they count on the strength of the equipment parts, the stability of the vessels, determine the likely ports of refuge, if necessary, reinforce the superstructures, hull, decks, deckhouses, etc.
Crew selection
Special attention is paid to the work with personnel in OJSC North-Western Shipping Company. Over the years of the company's existence, entire naval dynasties have developed, whose members devoted themselves entirely to work on river vessels and in ports. As an example, we can cite the Rudovs, Bibiksarovs, Rogovs, Pozdnyakovs.
For 2015, the company's staff is more than 1,500 employees, most of whom are highly qualified specialists. Therefore, the shipping company has the opportunity to provide recruiting services for both domestic and foreign bulk carriers. The crew of the vessel usually consists of the captain, ratings, mechanics, radio specialists, foremen, doctors, engineers. All these specialists, if necessary, can be hired in the company. The employees of the shipping company have sufficient qualifications to ensure safe navigation, adhere to high conscious discipline and comply with the requirements of the Charter.
Purchase / sale of ships
The sale of dry cargo ships is also what the North-Western Shipping Company is engaged in. St. Petersburg is the city in which, as already mentioned, the head office of the company is located. By contacting the holding's managers, you can purchase ships or order their construction. The company offers its customers single-screw and twin-screw dry cargo ships(up to 7000 tons), oil tankers, non-self-propelled vessels.
Logistics
Among other things, the specialists of the "SZP" company carry out such an operation as the synchronization of cargo transportation by sea and river, as well as ground transport between remote ports and regions. By ordering such a service, the company's customers get the opportunity to significantly save money by reducing the time of delivery of goods, reducing fuel costs, etc.
Holding newspaper
Among other things, the company "North-West shipping company"(Although it is more correct to call it river) is one of the founders of the Volgo-Nevsky Prospekt newspaper, whose publishing house is located in Nizhny Novgorod. It was formed in November 1934 on the basis of the Leningrad Vodnik newspaper. They called it the "North-Western Water Worker". In 1947 alone, 126 issues of this publication were published with a circulation of 2000 copies. Its pages reflected the work of the courts, etc. The editors did a great job with letters from readers, answering their questions. In 1973 this printed edition renamed the "Leningrad riverman", in 1990 the old name was returned to it. In 1994, due to the difficult financial position The company's newspaper was closed.
Its editorial board began its activities again in 2 years - in 1996. However, the newspaper began to publish its previous circulation only in 2001. Its publication was finally discontinued in 2005 in connection with the establishment of a larger publication, Volgo-Nevsky Prospekt, distributed in the North-Western, Central and Volga federal districts.
Statistical data
In 2014, the total revenue of JSC "SZP" amounted to 6.1 billion rubles (21% more than in the previous year). At the same time, about 75% of the income was received from the transportation of timber and grain, as well as products of ferrous metallurgy enterprises and mineral fertilizers. Growth economic indicators the company, according to its management, managed to achieve this mainly due to the renewal of the fleet - the sale of 14 old vessels and the concentration of traffic on bulk carriers built over the past 12 years.
"North-Western Shipping Company": reviews
Customers have a good opinion about OJSC NWFP. The company fulfills its obligations exactly in accordance with the concluded agreements. But, unfortunately, in connection with the current situation in the country Lately The employees of the holding themselves sometimes speak unflatteringly about the not very favorable economic situation. It's all about a small salary and a not too good, bureaucratic attitude towards personnel. And not everyone likes the fact that the management decided to sell the old ships. People want to work and get a decent reward for it. However, in their opinion, the management is in no hurry to change old bulk carriers for new ones. But let's assume that these difficulties in the company are temporary, and soon all these problems will be solved.
In general, the work of the oldest Russian enterprise OJSC North-Western Shipping Company (company address: St. Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya st., 37) can be called quite effective. Of course, the company is profitable, and its activities to a large extent contribute to the development of the economy not only of the Leningrad Region, but of the whole of Russia as a whole.
The fleet has always been the pride of our state - both in the times of the Russian Empire, and the USSR, and in modern times. We know that our sea, ocean expanses, coastlines are reliably protected. We invite you to talk about what the Russian fleet is like in modern times. We learn about its tasks, structure, prospects, command.
Russian fleet
This is what is called now, in the days of the Russian Federation, the successor to the Navy of the USSR, the Navy of the Russian Empire, the naval forces of our country. Leads its modern history since January 1992. The Navy is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The main headquarters of the Russian fleet is located in the northern capital - St. Petersburg. The current admiral is Vladimir Korolev. In 2016, 148 thousand people served in the ranks of the Navy.
The Russian fleet in its short history managed to take part in a number of military operations:
- First and second Chechen wars.
- Armed conflict in 2008 in South Ossetia.
- Fight against Somali pirates.
- Participation in the Syrian military operation.
Russian Fleet Day is the last Sunday in July. This is a professional holiday for those who stand guard over the open spaces and coastlines, and for all those who have connected their lives with the preparation of ships, and members of the families of sailors, and workers, employees of naval enterprises, and dear veterans of the Navy.
Goals of the Russian Navy
In its activities, the Russian fleet pursues the following goals:
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Associations of the Navy
The Russian fleet is represented by the following components - see table.
We continue to disassemble the system of the Russian fleet.
Structure of the Russian Navy
The naval forces of the Russian Federation are a system of operational-strategic formations. Let's get to know them briefly.
Surface forces. This structure has the following tasks:
- Protection of sea lanes.
- Confrontation of the mine danger (including the setting of minefields).
- Cover and transportation of troops.
- Assistance to submarine forces: ensuring the exit and deployment of the latter, as well as their return to base.
underwater forces. The main goals are reconnaissance activities, as well as surprise strikes against continental and sea targets. Their basis is nuclear submarines, which are equipped with cruise and ballistic missiles.
Naval aviation. Represented by two groups - coastal and deck. The main tasks are the following:
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Naval coastal troops. They consist of two divisions - the marines and coastal defense troops. They have two main tasks:
- Participation in combat operations as part of air, sea, airborne assault forces.
- Defense of objects on the coast - ports, coastal objects, basing systems.
Other divisions. The Russian navy also includes:
- Subdivisions and parts of the rear.
- Special parts.
- Hydrographic Service. It belongs to the Directorate of Oceanography and Navigation Russian Ministry defense.
Command
Let's get acquainted with the command of the Navy:
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Modernity and prospects
The Russian Navy reached its peak of power in 1985. Then it included 1561 ships. The fleet occupied an honorable second place in the world (after the USA). In the 2000s, its gradual weakening began. As a result, in 2010 the Russian fleet owned only 136 warships.
In 2011, the former commander V.P. Komoyedov bitterly noted that the superiority of one Turkish fleet over the domestic one is estimated at 4.7 times. And the combined forces of NATO are 20 times stronger. The main tasks of the fleet were only the protection of the coast and the fight against maritime terrorism.
But in our time, Russia has already resumed its naval presence in the oceans. In 2014, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation was founded. The objectives of its activities are as follows:
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In 2013, the Operational Command of the Permanent Mediterranean Unit of the Russian Navy (Mediterranean Squadron) was created.
As for development prospects, the State Armaments Program until 2020 plans to allocate about 4.5 trillion rubles to the Navy for these purposes. Active funding has already begun in 2015. One of the main tasks is to increase the number of warships in the Navy by 70%.
The fleet of the Russian Federation is still the pride of our Fatherland. Today it is going through difficult times - it is in the process of rebirth, striving for its former power.