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Sokol Shipyard

Sokol Shipyard is a Russian shipbuilding and ship-repair yard in Sokolskoye, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, with a documented history from 1902 and a modern catalog connection to Russian Navy auxiliary craft. The yard's own public materials describe a shift from wooden barge construction into metal shipbuilding and auxiliary fleet work, while industry reporting links it to Project 1388NZ communication boats and newer Project 1388NZTM torpedo-recovery boats designed by Vympel.

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The yard's public history places its origin in 1902, when a ship-repair operation became a specialized wooden-vessel shipbuilding enterprise. Its early products included large wooden barges, floating landing stages and guard vessels; from the early 1970s it moved into metal shipbuilding, with emphasis on auxiliary non-self-propelled craft, docks, landing stages, guard vessels and lifeboats.

For defense readers, Sokol Shipyard is most visible in open sources through Russian Navy support craft rather than large combatants. GlobalSecurity and RussianShips identify Sokol as the yard for Project 1388NZ/1388NZK Baklan communication boats, including KSV-2168, and 2026 reporting from Russian shipbuilding outlets documents the launch of the Project 1388NZTM torpedo-recovery boat TL-2202 at the same yard.

Auxiliary naval craftSpecial-purpose boatsShip repairMetal shipbuildingNon-self-propelled auxiliary vessels

Notable Systems

Project 1388NZ / Baklan-class communication boat, Communication boat, Naval Systems

Project 1388NZ / Baklan-class communication boat

Communication boat

GlobalSecurity identifies KSV-2168 as a Project 1388NZ Baklan communication boat built at Sokol Shipyard in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; RussianShips lists the Project 1388NZK boat with yard number 403 and December 2018 commissioning.

Sources: Project 1388NZ Communication boat, Communication boat - Project 1388NZK
Project 1388NZ / Baklan-class communication boat, Communication boat, Naval Systems

Project 1388NZTM torpedo-recovery boat

Communication boat

Russian shipbuilding reports state that Sokol Shipyard launched the lead Project 1388NZTM torpedo-recovery boat TL-2202 in May 2026, with the type intended to find, lift and transport practice torpedoes during naval training firings.

Sources: TL-2202 launch at Sokol Shipyard, Sokol Shipyard company profile

Manufacturer History

  1. Shipbuilding activity begins

    Sokol Shipyard's official history says the enterprise began its shipbuilding existence in 1902, after moving from ship repair into specialized construction of wooden vessels.

    Sources: Sokol Shipyard official website

  2. Move into metal shipbuilding

    The yard states that from the early 1970s it transitioned to metal shipbuilding and specialized mainly in auxiliary non-self-propelled fleet craft.

    Sources: Sokol Shipyard official website

  3. Project 1388NZ communication boat launched

    Kommersant reported that Sokol Shipyard launched a Project 1388NZ Baklan communication boat for the Russian Navy, built to a Vympel design documentation package.

    Sources: Kommersant Project 1388NZ launch report

  4. KSV-2168 enters Baltic Fleet service

    GlobalSecurity reports the naval flag raising for KSV-2168 at Baltiysk on 15 December 2018, connecting Sokol Shipyard to the modified Project 1388NZ communication-boat line.

    Sources: Project 1388NZ Communication boat

  5. TL-2202 Project 1388NZTM launched

    Korabel.ru and Sudostroenie.info reported the launch of TL-2202, the lead Project 1388NZTM torpedo-recovery boat, at Sokol Shipyard in Sokolskoye.

    Sources: TL-2202 launch at Sokol Shipyard, Sudostroenie.info TL-2202 report

Website links
Official websiteKorabel.ru company profileMediaPaluba company profileInterfax disclosure profile

Open public coverage is concentrated in Russian-language company, disclosure and shipbuilding-industry sources. The profile therefore emphasizes documented auxiliary craft, facility history and named naval-support programs rather than unsourced ownership or combat-use claims.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Sokol Shipyard official websitePublisher: Sokol Shipyard | Note: Supports the official website, Sokolskoye address, 1902 history, transition to metal shipbuilding and facility figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Sokol Shipyard company profilePublisher: Korabel.ru | Note: Supports the yard's INN, website, Sokolskoye address and May 2026 Project 1388NZTM launch context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • MediaPaluba Sokol Shipyard profilePublisher: MediaPaluba | Note: Supports address, website, shipbuilding and repair categories, and recent company news links for Project 1388NZTM and Project 1388NZT boats. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Interfax issuer disclosure profilePublisher: Interfax e-disclosure | Note: Supports the Russian corporate identity and registered-address context for AO Sokolskaya Sudoverf. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Project 1388NZ Communication boatPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports Sokol Shipyard's connection to the Project 1388NZ Baklan communication boat, KSV-2168 service chronology and 1388-family auxiliary-boat context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Communication boat - Project 1388NZKPublisher: RussianShips.info | Note: Supports KSV-2168 identification, Sokolsk Shipyard yard attribution, yard number 403, dimensions and December 2018 commissioning. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Kommersant Project 1388NZ launch reportPublisher: Kommersant | Note: Supports the October 2017 launch of a Project 1388NZ Baklan communication boat by Sokol Shipyard and Vympel design-documentation context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • TL-2202 launch at Sokol ShipyardPublisher: Korabel.ru | Note: Supports TL-2202, Project 1388NZTM, Sokol Shipyard construction, Vympel design attribution, Northern Fleet destination and torpedo-recovery mission. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Sudostroenie.info TL-2202 reportPublisher: Sudostroenie.info | Note: Supports the May 2026 TL-2202 launch at Sokol Shipyard, Vympel design-documentation context and Project 1388NZTM torpedo-recovery role. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

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

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