Kherson Shipyard

Mykolaiv
Kherson
Ukraine Shipyards

There are actually several shipyards from Odesa to Mykolaiv, with Okean Shipyard as the biggest.

The Kherson Shipyard[1] (Ukrainian: Херсонський суднобудівний завод (ХСЗ)) is a joint stock company located in Kherson, Ukraine at the mouth of the Dnieper River.[2] The shipyard specializes in building merchant ships to include dry cargo ships, tankers, ice-breakers, container-ships, drilling vessels, and floating dry docks. In 1983, the shipyard delivered the impressive Alexei Kosygin class (named after Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin) of Arctic barge carriers (40,900  tons deadweight (DWT)).[3]

History

The city of Kherson was founded in 1778 on a fortress place, which protected the lands of Russian Empire from Turkish raids. Kherson’s proximity to the Black Sea initiated shipbuilding and people settlement in the estuary of the Dnieper river.[2]

Facilities and Services

The shipyard consists of two main production areas:[2]


Length Width Draft Launching Weight
Area No. 1 180-185 meters (590½—607 ft) 25.5 meters (84 ft) 4.5 meters (15 ft) 10,000 tons
Area No. 2 140-160 meters (459—525 ft) 32.5 meters (107 ft) 4.0 meters (13.1 ft) 6,000 tons
3 Outfitting quays - - - -

The hull assembling and metal processing facilities performs pre-processing of rolled metal to include straightening, shot-blasting, priming, cutting, and bending. Specific capabilities include:[2]

Notable Vessels

Notable Vessels
Imperial Russian Navy (1696-1917) • Soviet Navy (1917-1991) • Russian Navy (1991-Present)
Name Laid Launched Class (NATO) Type

See also

References

  1. Лрукищт Иршзнфкв>и щаашсшфд цуіишеу
  2. 1 2 3 4 JSC Kherson Shipyard public website
  3. Norman Polmar, Guide to the Soviet Navy, Fourth Edition (1986), United States Naval Institute, Annapolis Maryland, ISBN 0-87021-240-0

External links

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