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Severnaya Verf

Severnaya Verf is a Saint Petersburg shipyard in Russia that produces naval surface combatants, special-purpose ships, auxiliary vessels, and commercial ships. Founded as Putilov Shipyard in 1912, the yard is part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation network and is closely associated with post-Soviet Russian corvette and frigate construction.

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The yard sits on Korabelnaya Street in Saint Petersburg near the Gulf of Finland and traces its lineage through Putilov Shipyard, Soviet-era Zhdanov Shipyard and Shipyard No. 190, and the modern Severnaya Verf name. Its own company history describes serial construction of Project 20380 and 20385 corvettes and Project 22350 frigates for the Russian Navy, alongside repairs, modernization work, export naval projects, and commercial shipbuilding.

Severnaya Verf reports covered and open slipway infrastructure for large surface-ship construction, including an enclosed heated building hall, open slipways, a floating dock, and outfitting quay capacity. In the catalog, the manufacturer is relevant mainly for Russian naval platforms where public sources identify the Saint Petersburg yard as the construction site or producer rather than merely a design bureau.

Naval surface combatant constructionCorvettes and frigatesSpecial-purpose and intelligence shipsAuxiliary and commercial shipbuildingShip repair and modernization

Notable Systems

Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate, Guided-missile frigate, Naval Systems

Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate

Guided-missile frigate

Official Severnaya Verf material identifies the yard with serial construction of Project 22350 frigates, and later defense reporting describes additional Project 22350 launches at USC Severnaya Verf.

Sources: Severnaya Verf company information, Severnaya Verf 2012 supplier notice, Naval Today Project 22350 launch
Project 20380 / Steregushchiy-class corvette, Missile corvette, Naval Systems

Project 20380 / Steregushchiy-class corvette

Missile corvette

The yard states that it developed serial construction of Project 20380/20385 corvettes; Naval Today reported the fifth Project 20380 corvette delivered from Severnaya Verf to the Russian Navy in 2023.

Sources: Severnaya Verf company information, Naval Today Project 20380 delivery
Yury Ivanov-class intelligence ship (Project 18280), Intelligence collection ship, Naval Systems

Yury Ivanov-class intelligence ship (Project 18280)

Intelligence collection ship

A 2012 Severnaya Verf notice described construction of the lead Project 18280 communications/intelligence ship Yury Ivanov and the yard's sole-supplier role for the type.

Sources: Severnaya Verf 2012 supplier notice

Manufacturer History

  1. Putilov Shipyard founded

    Severnaya Verf traces its origin to Putilov Shipyard, founded in Saint Petersburg by the Putilov works organization to build ships for the Imperial Russian Navy.

    Sources: Severnaya Verf company information

  2. Modern corporate name adopted

    The official company history says the yard became OAO Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf in June 1997 after earlier periods as Putilov Shipyard, Severnaya Verf, and the A. A. Zhdanov Leningrad shipbuilding plant.

    Sources: Severnaya Verf company information

  3. Lead Project 20380 corvette delivered

    Severnaya Verf states that Steregushchiy, the lead Project 20380 corvette, was delivered to Russia's Ministry of Defense in 2007 as a major post-Soviet Russian surface combatant program.

    Sources: Severnaya Verf 2012 serial construction notice

  4. Named sole supplier for key Russian naval programs

    A Severnaya Verf notice said Russia's federal defense-order service designated the yard as sole supplier for Project 22350 frigates, Project 20380/20385 corvettes, and Project 18280 communications ships.

    Sources: Severnaya Verf 2012 supplier notice

Predecessors
Putilov ShipyardLeningrad Shipbuilding Plant named after A. A. ZhdanovShipyard No. 190
Website links
Official websiteOfficial contactsProduction facilities

Russian official company material is useful for headquarters, history, facilities, and program associations, but procurement quantities and schedules may change; individual weapon records should carry system-specific technical and service-use sourcing.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Severnaya Verf company informationPublisher: Severnaya Verf | Note: Official company page supporting the yard's activities, 1912 origin, name history, product areas, and association with Project 20380/20385 and Project 22350 construction. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Severnaya Verf production facilitiesPublisher: Severnaya Verf | Note: Official facilities page supporting production-capacity context, including surface-combatant and commercial-vessel construction infrastructure. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Severnaya Verf official contactsPublisher: Severnaya Verf | Note: Official contacts page supporting the Saint Petersburg address and website link. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Severnaya Verf 2012 supplier noticePublisher: Severnaya Verf | Note: Official notice supporting Project 18280 construction and designation as supplier for Project 22350, Project 20380/20385, and Project 18280 naval programs. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Severnaya Verf 2012 serial construction noticePublisher: Severnaya Verf | Note: Official notice supporting serial construction of Project 22350 frigates and Project 20380/20385 corvettes and the 2007 delivery of Steregushchiy. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Naval Today Project 20380 deliveryPublisher: Naval Today | Note: Defense-industry reporting supporting the delivery of a fifth Project 20380 corvette from Severnaya Verf and identifying the yard as part of United Shipbuilding Corporation. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Naval Today Project 22350 launchPublisher: Naval Today | Note: Defense-industry reporting supporting continued Project 22350 construction at USC Severnaya Verf and general class characteristics. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Severnaya Verf - Russian Defense IndustryPublisher: Federation of American Scientists | Note: Reference background on earlier aliases, historical shipbuilding roles, and facilities; retained as secondary context for older corporate and production history. | Accessed: 2026-07-04

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

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

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Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate, Guided-missile frigate, Naval Systems2015 Various ConflictsProject 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigateGuided-missile frigateBuilt in: RussiaThe Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate is a Russian multirole guided-missile frigate family designed by Severnoye Design Bureau and built by Severnaya Verf for escort, air defense, anti-submarine warfare, and long-range strike. Public sources describe it as Russia's post-Soviet ocean-going surface combatant class built around UKSK vertical launch cells for Kalibr, Oniks, and Tsirkon missiles, with later hulls receiving expanded launcher fits.
Yury Ivanov-class intelligence ship (Project 18280), Intelligence collection ship, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarYury Ivanov-class intelligence ship (Project 18280)Intelligence collection shipBuilt in: RussiaThe Yury Ivanov-class (Project 18280) is a Russian intelligence-collection ship class designed by Central Design Bureau Iceberg and built at Severnaya Verf for fleet communications, command support, radio reconnaissance, electronic intelligence, and SIGINT duties. Ivan Khurs brought the class into the Black Sea Fleet and has been documented in the Russia-Ukraine War through Ukrainian attacks on Russian naval assets at sea and in occupied Sevastopol.
Project 20380 / Steregushchiy-class corvette, Missile corvette, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 20380 / Steregushchiy-class corvetteMissile corvetteBuilt in: RussiaProject 20380, known to NATO as the Steregushchiy class, is a Russian Navy guided-missile corvette family designed by Almaz and built by Severnaya Verf and Amur Shipyard for coastal escort, anti-surface, anti-submarine, and amphibious-support missions. The baseline ships combine Uran anti-ship missiles, Redut or Kortik air defense depending on hull, Paket-NK torpedo launchers, and a Ka-27 helicopter facility in a reduced-radar-signature corvette that remained in active Russian service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Project 956E / 956EM Sovremenny-class destroyer, Russian-built guided-missile destroyers exported to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, Naval SystemsProject 956E / 956EM Sovremenny-class destroyerRussian-built guided-missile destroyers exported to the Chinese People's Liberation Army NavyBuilt in: RussiaThe Project 956E and Project 956EM Sovremenny-class destroyers are four Russian-built guided-missile destroyers delivered to the People's Liberation Army Navy in two export batches. Hangzhou and Fuzhou were Project 956E ships centered on Moskit anti-ship missiles and Shtil air defense, while Taizhou and Ningbo were improved Project 956EM ships with revised combat systems, Kashtan close-in defenses, longer-range Moskit missiles, and one fewer 130 mm gun. Later Chinese refit reporting describes domestic sensors, vertical-launch HQ-16-family air defense, and YJ-12 anti-ship missiles replacing the original Russian systems on at least the first 956E pair.