Ships ksf. Northern Fleet of Russia. Ships of the Northern Fleet. Commanders of the Northern Military Flotilla
Russia - Day of the Northern Fleet. At the same time, in terms of combat potential and equipment, the "young" SF is capable of giving odds to any other naval formation.
Day of the Northern Fleet is celebrated on June 1, not by chance. It was on this day in 1933 that the Northern Sea Flotilla was formed. V Russian Federation the date of celebration of the Day of the Northern Fleet was designated by order No. 253 of 1996 by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. The aforementioned Northern Sea Flotilla was formed on the basis of a special circular from the Chief of Staff of the Red Army, Alexander Egorov.
Less than 4 years later, namely on May 11, 1937, the Northern Sea Flotilla received a new name - the Northern Fleet, and today the main tasks set by the command for the personnel of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation are:
maintaining the maritime strategic nuclear forces in constant readiness in the interests of nuclear deterrence;
protection of the economic zone and areas of production activities, suppression of illegal production activities;
ensuring the safety of navigation;
implementation of foreign policy actions of the government in economically important regions of the World Ocean (visits, business visits, joint exercises, actions as part of peacekeeping forces, etc.)
The appearance of the circular of the Red Army Headquarters on the creation of a naval flotilla in the northern direction, of course, cannot be called the starting point for the emergence of domestic naval military power on the northern sea borders. Since pre-Petrine times, the importance of the northern direction has been assessed. During the reign of Peter I, the first serious naval victories came in this direction. So in the summer of 1701, at the walls of the Novodvinsk fortress, a victory was won over the naval forces of Sweden, with which Russia was at war (Northern War). Historiography suggests that this is the first naval victory of Russia in the Northern War itself. This victory made it possible to prevent the capture of Arkhangelsk by the Swedes, the strategic port of the region at that time.
The Northern Sea Route is also the notorious flotilla of the Arctic Ocean, which began to form in the Russian Empire in the pre-revolutionary year 1916. The main bases of the flotilla were Yokangsky Pogost (today - ZATO Ostrovnoy with one of the bases of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Gremikha based) and Murmansk.
Gremikha (photo of 2013):
A year later, the flotilla included about nine dozen ships and auxiliary vessels. From the historical notes of N. Zalessky "The Flotilla of the Arctic Ocean in the Civil War" and the military-historical publication of A. Taras "Ships of the Russian Imperial Navy" on the military-technical equipment of the flotilla for October-November 1917:
1 battleship("Chesma"),
2 cruisers (Askold and Varyag),
6 destroyers (destroyers) (two types "Mechanical Engineer Zverev" - "Captain Yurasovsky" and "Lieutenant Sergeev", two types of "Kit" - "Silent" and "Fearless" and two types of "Trout" - "Vlastny" and " Grozovoy "),
1 submarine ("St. George"),
1 minelayer ("Ussuri"),
18 messenger ships,
43 minesweepers,
4 hydrographic vessels,
3 vehicles,
8 port ships,
2 icebreakers (Svyatogor and Mikula Selyaninovich).
The further fate of the Arctic Ocean flotilla in connection with the outbreak of the Civil War in 1918 looks very tragic. Already at the first stage of the war, most of the ships were transferred to the "allies" in the Entente, who invaded Russia. Although the term "were passed on", to put it mildly, does not quite accurately explain the essence of what happened. According to the documents, the ships were withdrawn from the bases "for repair" (mainly by the British and French), in fact, most of the ships were simply captured, their Russian crews were completely disbanded. Britain in this regard especially tried ...
After the signing of the document on the creation of the Northern Fleet (Northern Sea Flotilla) in the Soviet Union, a large-scale formation of a truly shock sea fist began in the northern direction. In fact, the next stage in the formation of the Federation Council, which is still undergoing, faced a severe test, which became a test for the entire Fatherland. We are talking, of course, about the Great Patriotic War. A remarkable fact can be considered that the Northern Fleet during the years of the great war was building up its military-technical potential. Data on the composition of the fleet by June 22, 1941:
submarines - 15;
patrol ships – 7;
destroyers - 8;
aircraft - 116.
By 1945, the fleet consisted of:
submarines - 42;
destroyers - 17;
patrol ships - 51;
minesweepers - 43;
anti-submarine ships - 45;
battleship - 1 ("Arkhangelsk");
cruiser - 1 ("Murmansk");
aircraft - 718.
Many warships and aircraft ended up in the Northern Fleet after the division of the Italian fleet and under the Lend-Lease program. Thus, the military assistance provided to the Soviet Union during the Great Patriotic War became a kind of technical "compensation" for what was exported from Russia abroad in 1918-1919. The compensation was substantial, but it cannot be called gratuitous ...
During the Great Patriotic War, the Northern Fleet was noted not only by the fact that it significantly increased its military-technical potential, but also by the fact that it suffered the least losses from the composition of all Soviet fleets at war. This speaks of the success of the command, which in September 1941 was taken over by Rear Admiral Arseny Golovko, a native of the village of Prokhladnaya (Kabardino-Balkaria), which belongs to the Terek Cossack army.
Arseny Grigorievich was in the Navy in 1925. An interesting episode in his biography, according to which he wanted to get an agricultural education, but a few months after starting his studies at the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy in Moscow, he was drafted into the fleet as part of the practice, popular at that time, - the Komsomol recruitment. This moment in his biography became a turning point and fateful for Arseny Golovko - in 1928 he graduated from the Frunze Naval School, in 1938 - became a graduate of the Naval Academy. In 1936, Golovko volunteered for Spain. And during the war years, it was under his command that the Northern Fleet won brilliant victories.
According to the archives of the Navy, during the years of the Great Patriotic War, the irrecoverable losses of the SF personnel amounted to 10,905 people. At the same time, the fleet inflicted colossal damage to the enemy - about 53 thousand irrecoverable losses of enemy personnel. The Federation Council of the USSR destroyed more than two hundred warships and auxiliary ships, more than 1.2 thousand enemy aircraft and about four hundred transports of Hitlerite Germany and its allies.
One of the brightest feats of the North Sea sailors during the Second World War was the heroic defense of the Rybachy Peninsula, which lasted for 1273 days.
During the Great Patriotic War, 85 representatives of the Northern Fleet personnel received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, three of them became twice Heroes: Alexander Shabalin (later - counter-admiral), Viktor Leonov (fleet reconnaissance detachment commander) and Boris Safonov (Northern Fleet pilot who shot down two dozen aircraft enemy). A village in the Murmansk region bears the name of Boris Safonov.
Today, the Northern Fleet is Russia's steel fist, capable of delivering a devastating blow to any enemy if they encroach on Russia's borders. The ship composition of the Northern Fleet is being replenished with new pieces of equipment as part of the rearmament of the army and navy, and this fact cannot but rejoice.
Voennoye Obozreniye congratulates the personnel and veterans of the Northern Fleet on the holiday! As always, the motto is valid: the Northern Fleet will not let you down!
The Joint Strategic Command "North" is a military-administrative unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the north of the country, designed to protect the Arctic region of Russia.
It was formed on June 1, 1933 as the Northern Military Flotilla. On May 11, 1937, the flotilla was reorganized into the Northern Fleet. In 2014, it was transformed into the joint strategic command "North".
Strikethrough text indicates ships / boats being repaired.
43rd division of missile ships, military unit 20475 (Severomorsk):
TAKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser of project 11435. Board number 063.
atRKR "Peter the Great" heavy nuclear missile cruiser of project 11442. Board number 099.
RRC "Marshal Ustinov" missile cruiser of project 1164. Board number 055.
EM "Admiral Ushakov" destroyer of project 956. Board number 474.
14th brigade of anti-submarine ships, military unit 20546 (Murmansk region, Severomorsk):
BPK "Admiral Chabanenko" large anti-submarine ship of project 11551. Board number 650.
BPK "Admiral Levchenko" large anti-submarine ship of project 1155. Board number 605.
BPK "Vice-Admiral Kulakov" large anti-submarine ship of project 1155. Board number 626.
BPK "Severomorsk" large anti-submarine ship of project 1155. Board number 619.
432th detachment of support vessels (Murmansk region, Severomorsk):
Inguri - Project 1112 small cable vessel.
KIL-164 is a killer vessel.
KSV-872 - communication boat of project 1388N.
"Rescuer Kononenko" - boats of project 23370M.
Manych - sea water-filled transport of project 1549.
Prut - sea tanker project 160.
Dubna is a tanker.
MB 5 - sea tug of project 733.
Sergey Osipov is a large sea tanker.
MB 15 - sea tug of project 714.
MB 38 - sea tug of project 714.
RB 68 - Project 498 harbor tug.
RB 66 - Project 498 harbor tug.
RB 114 - Project 498 harbor tug.
Kama is a tanker.
Vyazma is a tanker.
MB 100 - sea tug of project 745.
Pechora - sea transport project 740.
MB 110 - sea tug of project 745.
MB 56 - sea tug of project 745.
RB 29 - Project 737 roadstead tug.
RB 49 - Project 737 harbor tug.
Genrikh Hasanov is a large sea tanker.
Yauza - Project 550 dry-cargo vessel.
Svir - Project 320 hospital ship.
Terek - Project 577 medium sea tanker.
RB 34 - Project 90600 harbor tug.
RB 47 - Project 90600 harbor tug.
RB 48 - Project 90600 harbor tug.
Pomorie - road tug of project 90600.
43rd separate division of ships for the protection of the water area (Severodvinsk):
"Onega" Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 164.
"Naryan-Mar" Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 138.
RT-259 - Project 1258 road minesweeper.
RT-236 - Project 1258 road minesweeper. Board number 259.
VTR-140 - Project 773 sea transport.
16th brigade of ships under construction and repair, military unit 20458 (Arkhangelsk region, Severodvinsk).
339th separate brigade of submarines under construction and repair, military unit 95420 (Arkhangelsk region, Severodvinsk):
B-90 "Sarov" experimental (test) Russian diesel-electric submarine, the only ship of Project 20120. The submarine is designed to test new types of weapons and military equipment.
TRPKSN TK-208 "Dmitry Donskoy" Project 941U nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles. (Experienced nuclear submarine, used for testing Bulava missiles).
44th group of support vessels (Arkhangelsk region, Severodvinsk):
MB 8 - sea tug of project 733.
MNS 3500 - Project 1844 small sea tanker.
PZhK 1545 project 14613 fire ship.
MB 19 - sea tug of project 745.
SR 72 Vladimir Kotelnikov - Project 1799 demagnetization vessel.
VTN 36 - Project 1844 small sea tanker.
SB 9 - sea tug of project 733.
Mikhail Lomonosov - Project 1806 physical fields control vessel.
Zvezdochka - Project 20180 rescue and tugboat.
Ilya Muromets - Project 21180 diesel-electric icebreaker.
41st district of the hydrographic service (Arkhangelsk region, Severodvinsk):
BGK-2154 - Project 19920 hydrographic boat.
GS 192 - Project 871 small hydrographic vessel.
GS 392 - Project 872 small hydrographic vessel.
83rd group of hydrographic vessels (Arkhangelsk region, Severodvinsk):
BGK 310 is a large hydrographic boat of project 1896.
GS 297 - Project 872 small hydrographic vessel.
GS 405 - Project 872 small hydrographic vessel.
BGK 192 is a large hydrographic boat of project 1896.
Kola Red Banner Flotilla of Diverse Forces, military unit 36070 (Murmansk Region, Polyarny)
121st landing ship brigade, military unit 36045 (Polyarny):
Large landing craft "George the Victorious" large landing ship of project 775. Board number 016.
Large landing craft "Alexander Otrakovsky" large landing ship of project 775. Board number 031.
Large landing craft "Olenegorsky miner" large landing ship of project 775. Board number 012.
Large landing craft "Kondopoga" Project 775 large landing ship. Board number 027.
Large landing craft "Ivan Gren" large landing ship of project 11711. Board number 135 (put into service in 2017).
D-148 landing boat project 1176 "Shark".
D-464 Project 1176 "Akula" landing boat.
D-182 Project 1176 "Akula" landing boat.
D-163 "Nikolay Rubtsov" landing boat.
161st submarine brigade, military unit 36021 (Polyarny):
Submarine B-177 "Lipetsk" diesel submarine of project 877.
Submarine B-459 "Vladikavkaz" diesel submarine of project 877.
Submarine B-471 "Magnitogorsk" diesel submarine of project 877.
Submarine B-800 "Kaluga" diesel submarine of project 877LPMB.
Submarine B-808 "Yaroslavl" diesel submarine of project 877E.
B-585 "Saint Petersburg" diesel-electric submarine, lead ship of Project 677 "Lada".
7th Guards brigade of ships for the protection of the water area, military unit 90829 (Polyarny):
141st tactical group (Murmansk region, Olenya Bay):
"Monchegorsk" Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 190.
"Snezhnogorsk" Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 196.
"Brest" Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 199.
"Yunga" Project 1124M small anti-submarine ship. Board number 113.
142nd tactical group (Polyarny):
MRK "Iceberg" small missile ship of project 1234. Board number 535.
MRK "Rassvet" small missile ship of project 12341. Board number 520.
143rd tactical group (Polyarny):
Tshch "Yelnya" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 561.
TSC "Polyarny" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 402.
TSC "Solovetsky boy" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 466.
TSC "Kotelnich" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 454.
TSC "Yadrin" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 469.
TSC "Kolomna" base minesweeper of project 12650. Board number 426.
144th tactical group (Polyarny):
TSC "Vladimir Gumanenko" sea minesweeper of project 12660. Board number 811.
TSC "Machinist" sea minesweeper of project 266M. Board number 911.
152nd special-purpose detachment to combat PDSS, military unit 13106 (Murmansk region, Polyarny): 60 people.
601st separate division of hydrographic vessels (Murmansk region, Polyarny):
BGK-2148 - Project 19920 large hydrographic boat.
MGK 657 - Project 1403 small hydrographic boat.
BGK 462 is a large hydrographic boat.
BGK 663 is a large hydrographic boat.
BGK 754 is a large survey boat.
BGK 885 is a large hydrographic boat.
VIZIR - Project 862 hydrographic vessel.
GIDROLOG is a hydrographic vessel.
HORIZON is a hydrographic vessel.
SENEZH is a hydrographic vessel.
GS 526 - survey vessel.
GS 440 - survey vessel.
GS 278 - survey vessel.
GS 87 - survey vessel.
MARS is a survey vessel.
ROMUALD MUKLEVICH - hydrographic vessel.
86th rescue squad of the search and rescue operations department (Murmansk region, Polyarny):
KIL-143 is a killer vessel.
KIL-22 is a killer vessel.
KIL-31 is a killer vessel.
RVK 557 - Project 1415 harbor boat.
PZhK 1348 - project 14613 fire ship.
PZhK 1378 - Project 14613 fire ship.
PZhK 1546 - project 14613 fire ship.
PZhK 2055 - project 14613 fire ship.
PZhK 49 - Project 364 fire boat.
PZhK 54 - Project 364 fire boat.
SB 131 Nikolay Chiker - rescue tug.
VM 33 - Project 522 diving vessel.
VM 69 - Project 522 diving vessel.
VM 121 - Project 522 diving vessel.
VM 126 - Project 522 diving vessel.
VM 277 - Project 535 diving vessel.
VM 72 - Project 1415 raid boat.
VM 915 - Project 535 diving vessel.
PZhS-64 - project 1993 fire ship.
KRH-536 - Project 1388 torpedo boat.
VM 227 - Project 535 diving vessel.
RVK 122 - Project 1415 raid boat.
Georgy Titov - rescue ship.
SB 365 is a sea tug of project 714.
SB 523 - Project 714 sea tug.
Altai - sea tug of project 1452.
SB 406 - Project 712 sea tug.
Pamir - sea tug of project 1452.
Mikhail Rudnitsky rescue ship.
A detachment of support vessels (Murmansk region, Roslyakovo):
SR 569 demagnetization vessel project 130.
RB 243 - Project 737 harbor tug.
SR 216 - Project 130 demagnetization vessel.
PKZ-23 - Project 130 demagnetization vessel.
SR 215 - Project 1799 demagnetization vessel.
SR 261 - Project 1799 demagnetization vessel.
VTN 35 small sea tanker of project 1844.
SPK-44150 - Project 02690 self-propelled floating crane.
SPK-45150 - Project 02690 self-propelled floating crane.
8th group of support vessels (Murmansk region, Roslyakovo):
Academician Isanin - Project 1806 physical fields control vessel.
Academician Makeev - Project 1806 physical fields control vessel.
Vladimir Peregudov - Project 1806 physical fields control vessel.
SR 548 - Project 130 physical fields control vessel.
518th reconnaissance battalion, military unit 20524 (Murmansk region, Polyarny):
SSV-571 "Belomorye" - Project 1826 large reconnaissance ship.
"Viktor Leonov" - Project 864 medium reconnaissance ship.
SSV 169 "Tavria" - Project 864 medium reconnaissance ship.
SSV "Yuri Ivanov" - Project 18280 medium reconnaissance ship.
GS-31 "Chusovoy" - sea tug of project 745.
Red Banner submarine forces of the Northern Fleet (Murmansk region, Gadzhievo)
7th submarine division (Vidyaevo):
Nuclear submarine B-276 "Kostroma" nuclear submarine of project 945.
Nuclear submarine B-336 "Pskov" nuclear submarine of project 945A.
Nuclear submarine B-534 "Nizhny Novgorod" nuclear submarine of project 945A.
Nuclear submarine B-414 "Daniil Moskovsky" nuclear submarine of project 671RTMK.
Nuclear submarine B-448 "Tambov" nuclear submarine of project 671RTMK.
140th Special Purpose Detachment for Combating PDSS, military unit 69068 (Murmansk region, Videvo)
11th submarine division (Murmansk-150):
Nuclear submarine K-119 "Voronezh" Project 949A guards nuclear submarine with cruise missiles.
Nuclear submarine K-266 "Eagle" nuclear submarine with cruise missiles of project 949A.
Nuclear submarine K-410 "Smolensk" nuclear submarine with cruise missiles of project 949A.
Nuclear submarine B-138 "Obninsk" nuclear submarine of project 671RTMK.
Nuclear submarine K-560 "Severodvinsk" nuclear submarine of project 885.
Nuclear submarine K-561 "Kazan" nuclear submarine of project 885M "Yasen-M" (entered service in 2018).
160th Special Purpose Detachment for Combating PDSS, military unit 09619 (Murmansk region, Murmansk-150)
31st submarine division (Murmansk region, Gadzhievo):
Nuclear submarine K-18 "Karelia" Project 667BDRM nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
Nuclear submarine K-51 "Verkhoturye" nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles of project 667BDRM.
Nuclear submarine K-84 "Yekaterinburg" Project 667BDRM nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
Nuclear submarine K-114 "Tula" Project 667BDRM nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
Nuclear submarine K-117 "Bryansk" Project 667BDRM nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
Nuclear submarine K-407 "Novomoskovsk" Project 667BDRM nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
Nuclear submarine K 535 "Yuri Dolgoruky" Project 955 nuclear submarine with ballistic missiles.
58th separate security company, military unit 10672
(Murmansk region, the village of Gadzhievo).
269th Special Purpose Detachment for Combating PDSS, military unit 30853 (Murmansk region, Gadzhievo settlement)
24th submarine division (Yagelnaya Guba):
Nuclear submarine K-154 "Tiger" nuclear submarine of project 971.
Nuclear submarine K-157 "Vepr" nuclear submarine of project 971.
Nuclear submarine K-317 "Panther" nuclear submarine of project 971.
Nuclear submarine K-328 "Leopard" nuclear submarine of project 971.
Nuclear submarine K-335 "Gepard" Project 971 guards nuclear submarine.
Nuclear submarine K-461 "Wolf" nuclear submarine of project 971.
29th separate brigade of special-purpose submarines GUGI, military unit 13090 (Murmansk region, Gadzhievo, Olenya Guba):
Nuclear submarine AS-21 - Project 1851 special-purpose nuclear submarine.
Nuclear submarine AS-35 - Project 1851 special-purpose nuclear submarine.
Nuclear submarine AS-23 - Project 1851 special-purpose nuclear submarine.
Nuclear submarine BS-129 "Orenburg" special purpose nuclear submarine project 09786.
The nuclear submarine BS-64 "Podmoskovye" is a project 667BDRM special-purpose nuclear submarine.
The nuclear submarine K-329 "Belgorod" is a project 09852 special-purpose nuclear submarine (entered service in 2019).
AS-31 "Losharik" nuclear deep-water station of project 10831.
AS-13 nuclear deep-water station of project 1910.
AS-15 nuclear deep-water station of project 1910.
AS-33 nuclear deep-water station of project 1910.
N-th tactical group (Arkhangelsk region, archipelago New earth, p. Rogachevo)
Nth tactical group (Franz Josef Land archipelago, Alexandra Land island)
N-th tactical group (Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, Sredny island)
99th tactical group, military unit 74777 (archipelago of the New Siberian Islands, Kotelny Island)
61st Kirkenes Red Banner Marine Brigade, military unit 38643 (Murmansk region, Pechenga district, Sputnik settlement)
153rd special task force to combat PDSS (Murmansk region, Gremikha)
420th naval reconnaissance point, military unit 40145 (Murmansk region, Kola region, Zverosovkhoz settlement)
536th separate coastal missile brigade, military unit 10544 (Murmansk region, settlement of Guba Olenya)
186th separate electronic warfare center, military unit 60134 (Murmansk region, Severomorsk)
Mobile communication center (Polar).
516th communication center, military unit 40630 (Severomorsk).
180th separate naval engineering battalion, military unit 36085 (Severomorsk).
3805th integrated logistics base, military unit 96143 (MTO).
Nth Army Corps (Murmansk Region, Murmansk):
80th separate arctic motorized rifle brigade, military unit 34667 (Alakurtti village, Murmansk region)
200th Separate Motorized Rifle Pechenga Order of Kutuzov Brigade, military unit 08275 (Murmansk Region, Pechenga, Korzunovo, Verkhnee and Nizhnee Luostari)
58th separate control battalion (Murmansk region, Murmansk).
45th Air Force and Air Defense Army, military unit 06351 (Severomorsk, Safonovo town).
403rd separate mixed aviation regiment, military unit 49324 (Murmansk region, Severomorsk-1, Severomosk-1 airfield)
2nd Guards Air Group, military unit 49324-2 (Vologda Oblast, Fedotovo village, Kipelovo station, Kipelovo airfield)
3rd Guards Air Group, military unit 49324-3 (Moscow, Ostafyevo, Ostafyevo airfield)
The 279th separate shipborne fighter aviation Smolensk Red Banner regiment named after twice Hero of the Soviet Union B.F. Safonov, military unit 26808 (Murmansk region, Severomorsk-3, Severomorsk-3 airfield)
100th separate shipborne fighter aviation regiment (Yeysk, with further redeployment to Severomorsk-3, Severomorsk-3 airfield)
The Red Banner Northern Fleet is an inter-service strategic formation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and is designed to protect national interests Russia in the Arctic direction, as well as in other areas of the World Ocean within the established boundaries of responsibility.
The main base of the Northern Fleet is Severomorsk.
By the order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy dated May 25, 2014, 1733 was determined as the year of formation of the Northern Fleet. June 1 is an annual holiday.
On March 15 (26), 1733, on the basis of the Decree "on bringing the fleet into proper good and reliable order" for "the best benefit and security of the state", the Arkhangelsk military port was created, the commander of which was appointed Rear Admiral P.P. Bradal. A squadron was formed from the ships built in Arkhangelsk, which became the first regular formation of warships in the Russian North. The area of responsibility of the Arkhangelsk squadron included the White Sea and the coast of the Kola Peninsula.
In April 1896, the State Council appropriated cash for the construction of a port on Murman. On June 24, 1899, the official opening of the city of Aleksandrovsk (now - Polyarny), located at the Catherine's harbor, took place.
The water area of the Yekaterininskaya harbor was one of the basing areas for the ships of the Arctic Ocean flotilla, created on June 19 (July 2), 1916 by order of the Minister of the Sea No. 333, to protect sea routes in the North of Russia.
The flotilla of the Arctic Ocean had bases in Aleksandrovsk (Polyarny), Romanov-on-Murman (Murmansk), Yokanga and Arkhangelsk.
In April 1933, the Soviet Government, realizing the importance of the Northern Theater for the defense of the state's maritime borders, adopted a decree on the transfer of some of the ships from the Baltic Sea to the North - with the aim of creating a regular association of the Naval Forces in this area. On June 1, 1933, a circular was issued by the Chief of Staff of the Red Army on the formation of the Northern Military Flotilla. On May 11, 1937, the flotilla was reorganized into the Northern Fleet.
By the beginning of World War II, the Northern Fleet consisted of a brigade of submarines of 15 units and 33 surface ships (8 destroyers, 7 patrol ships, 2 minesweepers, 15 patrol boats and 1 minelayer), organizationally consolidated into five divisions.
The air force of the fleet, consisting of 2 aviation regiments and one aviation squadron, had 116 aircraft.
During the war, ships and aircraft of the Northern Fleet provided the passage of 76 allied convoys with 1463 transports and 1152 escort ships. On the internal communications of the Arctic Ocean, 1,548 convoys were carried out.
During the Great Patriotic War, the forces of the fleet destroyed 628 and damaged 237 enemy warships and transports with a total tonnage of over 1 million tons, 1308 aircraft.
For military services during the Great Patriotic War, 12 warships, units and formations of the fleet were awarded the title of Guards, 47 were awarded orders, 14 were awarded honorary titles.
For heroism and courage shown in battles, 48 thousand sailors, foremen, sergeants and officers were awarded orders and medals, 85 of them were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, three of them - B.F. Safonov, A.O. Shabalin and V.N. Leonov - awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union twice.
In July 1958, the first Russian nuclear submarine "K-3" "Leninsky Komsomol" entered the fleet, which made a cruise under the ice of the Arctic Ocean to the North Pole in 1962.
A year later, in September 1963, the nuclear submarine "K-181" surfaced for the first time in the history of our country at the geographical point of the North Pole.
In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, on December 15, 2014, the Northern Fleet was withdrawn from the Western Military District. The border of the fleet's responsibility has been expanded. The SF administration was reorganized into a joint strategic command.
Today, the fleet is successfully solving the tasks assigned to it in various regions of the World Ocean, it has completed military service trips to the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Mediterranean Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Within the framework of strategic deterrence, missile submarines of the fleet are continuously solving the tasks of combat patrolling and alert duty in specified areas of the World Ocean.
In peacetime, 30 servicemen of the Northern Fleet were awarded the highest rank - Hero of the Russian Federation for courage and heroism displayed in the performance of their military duty.
The development and study of the Arctic theater continues, it has become a daily practice for ships and vessels of the Northern Fleet to cruise the islands of the Novosibirsk archipelago, Novaya Zemlya and the archipelago of Franz Josef Land. The system of military infrastructure on the Arctic islands is being improved.
Development is actively underway new technology, including for other fleets. Submarines Yuri Dolgoruky and Severodvinsk, Alexander Nevsky and Rostov-on-Don, surface ships Admiral Grigorovich and Admiral Essen are far from full list ships trained in the harsh conditions of the Far North recently.
The Russian Federation is washed by 15 seas, 7 of which belong to the Arctic Ocean. Their expanses are guarded by the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy. A professional holiday has been established to honor the personnel of the units, to draw public attention to the problems of employees, veterans and their families.
Who notes
The events are attended by the personnel of the Northern Fleet, auxiliary personnel of the bases, military-patriotic organizations, public figures, officials of the Ministry of Defense.
History and traditions of the holiday
The event was established by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy F. Gromov by Order No. 253 of July 15, 1996 "On the introduction of annual holidays and professional days in the specialty." The selected date has a symbolic meaning. It is timed to coincide with the creation of the Northern Military Flotilla on June 1, 1933.
Festive events received wide support and distribution in the territory of the Russian Federation. On this day, the employees of the Northern Fleet are honored. Honoring people who have made significant contributions to the maritime industry. Memorials and commemorative plaques are being opened. People lay flowers and wreaths at the monuments to sailors. Politicians propose measures to develop the defense industry. Public organizations carry out promotions. Charitable foundations raise funds to help the families of the military. Thematic films and documentaries are broadcasted on television and radio stations.
About the profession
Employees of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy ensure the safety of navigation, protect the economic zone, suppress illegal industrial activities, and maintain the naval strategic nuclear forces in constant readiness. The activity is classified as hazardous. Seafarers can continuously stay on ships for several months.
The core of the Northern Fleet is made up of torpedo, nuclear-powered missile submarines, missile-carrying and anti-submarine aircraft, and anti-submarine ships.
On June 13, 1996, F. Gromov, who was then the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, received the high rank of Admiral of the Fleet. This title is held by 2 more people in the Russian Federation.
Peter the Great is the flagship of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy. The vessel belongs to the class of heavy nuclear missile cruisers... Its purpose is to destroy aircraft carrier groups. The cruiser has a crew of 1,000.
