Manufacturer catalog

Pella Shipyard

Pella Shipyard is a Russian shipyard at Otradnoye in Leningrad Region, publicly described by the company as a leading Russian tug producer and by defense reporting as a producer of naval patrol boats and small missile ships for the Russian Navy. Its public defense-linked catalog role centers on Project 03160 Raptor high-speed patrol boats and Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvettes, both of which have published catalog records connected to Pella.

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The shipyard traces its industrial lineage to a plant that was assigned shipbuilding production in 1950, renamed Leningrad ship engineering plant in 1957, and privatized in 1992 before becoming Open Joint Stock Company Leningrad Shipyard Pella in June 1996. Pella's own history page emphasizes small-vessel production, including tugs, speedboats, pilot boats, and other small craft, while its company page describes a modern product line of harbor tugs, pusher tugs, escort tugs, pilot boats, lifeboats, and guard boats.

For naval systems, public sources identify Pella as designer and producer of Project 03160 Raptor high-speed patrol boats and as the first contracted shipyard for Project 22800 Karakurt missile corvettes. Pella announced the Raptor head boat launch in 2013 and an eight-boat Russian Ministry of Defence contract in 2014; later reporting said the 15th and 16th Raptor boats were launched at Pella in April 2020. TASS reported that Russia's Ministry of Defense signed the first seven-ship Project 22800 contract with Leningrad Shipyard Pella in late 2015 and that Pella built or completed multiple Karakurt hulls.

Naval patrol boatsSmall missile shipsHarbor and escort tugsPilot, lifeboat, and guard-boat production

Notable Systems

Raptor-class patrol boat, High-speed coastal patrol / assault boat, Naval Systems

Project 03160 Raptor-class patrol boat

High-speed coastal patrol / assault boat

Pella announced the 2013 head-boat launch and 2014 eight-boat Russian Ministry of Defence contract; Naval News later reported that Pella launched the 15th and 16th Raptor boats for the Russian Navy.

Sources: Pella Shipyard: Launch of the head Project 03160 Raptor boat, Pella Shipyard: Contract for eight Project 03160 Raptor patrol boats, Naval News: Pella Shipyard launched 15th and 16th Raptor-class patrol boat
Project 22800 Karakurt-class guided-missile corvette, Small missile ship / guided-missile corvette, Naval Systems

Project 22800 Karakurt-class guided-missile corvette

Small missile ship / guided-missile corvette

TASS reported that the Russian Ministry of Defense signed the first seven-ship Project 22800 contract with Leningrad Shipyard Pella in late 2015 and that several Karakurt ships were built or completed at Pella.

Sources: TASS: Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvettes

Manufacturer History

  1. Shipbuilding production assigned

    Pella's official history says the plant on the left bank of the river was assigned the task of arranging shipbuilding production in 1950, after which tugs, speedboats, pilot boats, and other small vessels became major products.

    Sources: Pella Shipyard: History of foundation and development

  2. Privatization

    The company states that the plant was privatized in 1992 and later became Open Joint Stock Company Leningrad Shipyard Pella on June 21, 1996.

    Sources: Pella Shipyard: History of foundation and development

  3. Project 03160 head boat launched

    Pella announced the launch of the head Project 03160 Raptor high-speed patrol boat designed and built by Open JSC Pella for the Russian Navy.

    Sources: Pella Shipyard: Launch of the head Project 03160 Raptor boat

  4. First Project 22800 contract

    TASS reported that Russia's Ministry of Defense signed the first seven-ship Project 22800 Karakurt contract with Leningrad Shipyard Pella in late 2015.

    Sources: TASS: Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvettes

Website links
Official websiteOfficial contactsOpenSanctions entity record

Pella's official English site provides company, history, structure, contact, and selected naval-program announcements; defense reporting and sanctions/reference databases corroborate the public naval-system and address context. The profile avoids conflict-use claims and leaves those to weapon-specific records.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Pella Shipyard: Pella shipyard todayPublisher: Pella Shipyard | Note: Official company page supporting Pella's commercial shipbuilding focus, tug-market positioning, product categories, technology notes, and classification-society context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Pella Shipyard: Structure of Open JSC PellaPublisher: Pella Shipyard | Note: Official company page describing Open JSC Pella as a holding built around a parent company and associated or dependent companies in one manufacturing chain. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Pella Shipyard: History of foundation and developmentPublisher: Pella Shipyard | Note: Official history page supporting the 1950 shipbuilding-production start, 1957 rename, 1960s fiberglass line, 1992 privatization, and June 1996 Open JSC Leningrad Shipyard Pella name. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Pella Shipyard: ContactsPublisher: Pella Shipyard | Note: Official contact page supporting the Otradnoye address, contact details, and map location. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Pella Shipyard: Launch of the head Project 03160 Raptor boatPublisher: Pella Shipyard | Note: Official announcement supporting Pella's design and construction of the Project 03160 Raptor head boat for the Russian Navy. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Pella Shipyard: Contract for eight Project 03160 Raptor patrol boatsPublisher: Pella Shipyard | Note: Official announcement supporting the June 2014 Russian Ministry of Defence contract for eight Project 03160 Raptor patrol boats. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Naval News: Pella Shipyard launched 15th and 16th Raptor-class patrol boatPublisher: Naval News | Note: Defense reporting supporting the April 2020 launch of Raptor boats 715 and 716 at Pella for the Russian Navy, plus concise Raptor role and armament context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TASS: Project 22800 Karakurt small missile corvettesPublisher: TASS | Note: Supports Project 22800 development context, the late-2015 first seven-ship contract with Leningrad Shipyard Pella, lead-ship dates, Pella-built and Pella-completed ships, and Karakurt armament context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OpenSanctions: OJSC Pella ShipyardPublisher: OpenSanctions | Note: Aggregates sanctions, alias, registration, website, and address data for OJSC Pella Shipyard from official and regulator datasets. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Federal Register: Russia Entity List additionsPublisher: Federal Register | Note: U.S. Commerce Department Entity List rule supporting related Pella-Mash and Pella-Fjord address context at 4 Tsentralnaya Street, Otradnoye. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Project 22800 Karakurt-class guided-missile corvette, Small missile ship / guided-missile corvette, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 22800 Karakurt-class guided-missile corvetteSmall missile ship / guided-missile corvetteBuilt in: RussiaThe Project 22800 Karakurt-class guided-missile corvette is a Russian small missile ship class designed by Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau for near-sea missile and artillery missions. Russian service ships pair an eight-cell universal naval firing system for Kalibr or Oniks cruise missiles with a 76.2 mm gun and, on later units, Pantsir-M air defense; contracts and deliveries have involved Pella, Zelenodolsk, and Amur shipyards since the first hull was laid down in 2015.