Kherson Shipyard

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

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### Soviet Ukraine

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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]

In 1953 first Soviet tanker ships Kherson and Grozny completed in this shipyard. A few years later, the production of dry cargo ships began. In 1965, one of the first ocean-going dry cargo gas turbines in the former Soviet Union, the Paris Commune, was built at the plant. In 1970, the main Soviet icebreaker and transport vessel, Captain Myshevsky was built at the shipyard.

### Independent Ukraine

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During Ukraine's independence, Kherson Shipyard built about 25 different ships, including 13 tankers for shipowners in Norway, Denmark, Russia, two Arctic supply vessels for clients in South Africa and China, and four multi-purpose dry cargo ships for the Philippines and Norway.

In 2010, the plant was engaged in the construction of a series of anchor vessels for the Norwegian company Myklebust Prosjekt AS, as well as ship repair and production of river tankers for the Dutch company Veka Shipbuilding BV.

In autumn 2019, the company is carrying out preparatory work for the installation of equipment for thermal cutting of metal SAPPHIRE of the Polish company "ECKERT".[4]

## Facilities and Services

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

* Production Area No. 1 is where units up to 2,000 tons are formed in what is called the Large Unit Building to be further moved on to the building berth (two building berth lines, each 300 meters (980 ft) long).
* Production Area No. 2 is where hull forming is carried out in a roofed building berth on two building berth lines each 240 meters (790 ft) long.

| Length  | Width  | Draft  | Launching Weight

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Area No. 1  | 180–185 meters (5901⁄2—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]

* Straightening and shot-blasting of rolled metal plates up to 50 millimeters (2.0 in) thick; the plasma and gas cutting machines can cut metal plates up to 16 centimeters (6.3 in) thick.
* Bending of metal plates up to 50 millimetres (2.0 in) thick of all types and shapes, including shaped bends by profile gauge and frame work, bottom stamping of plates up to 10 millimeters (0.39 in) thick, with diameters ranging from 350 millimeters (14 in) to 800 millimeters (31 in).
* Assembly and welding of flat sections sizing 16 meters (52 ft) x 25.3 meters (83 ft) and volumetric units up to 85–180 tons. Production of sections and units facilitated by using 5 to 125 tons overhead cranes and semi- and fully automatic welding equipment.

## Notable Vessels

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Notable Vessels
Imperial Russian Navy (1696-1917) • Soviet Navy (1917-1991) • Russian Navy (1991-2005) Name | Laid | Launched / Completed | Class (NATO) | Type

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Херсон
Kherson |  | 1953 |  | First Soviet tanker ship
Грозный
Grozny |  | 1953 |  | First Soviet tanker ship
Ленинский Комсомол
Leninsky Komsomol | 1957 | 1959 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Металлург Байков
Metallurg Baykov | 1958 | 1960 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Металлург Курако
Metallurg Kurako | 1959 | 1961 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Юрий Гагарин
Yuriy Gagarin | 1959 | 1961 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Металлург Бардин
Metallurg Bardin |  | 1961 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Хирург Вишневский
Khirurg Vishnevsky | 1961 | 1962 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Химик Зелинский
Khimik Zelinsky | 20 March 1961 | June 1962 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Физик Курчатов
Fizik Kurchatov | 1961 | 1962 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Металлург Аносов
Metallurg Anosov |  | 29 September 1962 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Красная Пресня
Krasnay Presnya |  | 16 December 1962 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Трансбалт
Transbalt |  | 29 December 1962 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Красный Октябрь
Krasnyi Oktyabr |  | 23 May 1963 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Валентина Терешкова
Valentina Nereshkova |  | 30 June 1963 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Равенство
Ravenstvo |  | 30 September 1963 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Братство
Bratstvo | 20 September 1962 | 29 December 1963 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Свобода
Svoboda |  | 12 March 1964 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Академик Шиманский
Akademik Shimansky |  | 27 June 1964 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Кремль
Kreml |  | 28 September 1964 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Парижская Коммуна
Parizhskaya Kommuna | 25 июня 1964 | December 1965 / 17 December 1968 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship
Юный Ленинец
Yunyi Leninets |  | 30 December 1964 | Leninsky Komsomol class cargo ships | General cargo ship

## See also

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* List of ships of Russia by project number
* List of Soviet and Russian submarine classes

## References

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1. ^ "Лрукищт Иршзнфкв>и щаашсшфд цуіишеу". Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
2. ^ a b c d JSC Kherson Shipyard public website[permanent dead link‍]
3. ^ Norman Polmar, Guide to the Soviet Navy, Fourth Edition (1986), United States Naval Institute, Annapolis Maryland, ISBN 0-87021-240-0
4. ^ "Херсонська верф очікує на нове обладнання з Польщі" (in Ukrainian). 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2020-05-24.

## External links

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* Madesta Developments Ltd. public website \- processing/prefabrication of heavy plate
* Kherson Shipyard, JSC public website

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