Manufacturer catalog

Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard

Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard is a Russian shipyard at Pontonnyy in Saint Petersburg that specializes in mine-countermeasures vessels, composite shipbuilding, low-magnetic hull construction, and smaller naval and civil craft. The shipyard traces its origin to the Ust-Izhora yard founded in 1912 and describes more than 600 ships and vessels built across 43 projects for Russian and export customers.

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The yard's defense work is centered on minesweepers and mine-countermeasures ships. Its official history says minesweepers became the plant's main specialization in 1937, followed by postwar low-magnetic steel construction, large Project 266M production for Soviet and export customers, and later fiberglass and carbon-fiber composite work.

Current public material from the shipyard lists naval products including Project 12701 mine-countermeasures ships, Project 10750E inshore minesweepers, Project 266ME seagoing minesweepers, and Project 12418 missile boats. In the catalog, the Sredne-Nevskiy spelling is attached to Soviet and Russian mine-warfare records where connected weapon sources use that transliteration.

Mine-countermeasures vesselsInshore and seagoing minesweepersComposite shipbuildingLow-magnetic naval hullsSmall naval craft

Notable Systems

Project 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeper, Inshore minesweeper class, Naval Systems

Project 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeper

Inshore minesweeper class

A compact fiberglass inshore mine-countermeasures class associated with harbor, coastal, and river approaches; Sredne-Nevskiy's official product material presents the Project 10750E export branch and the catalog's Project 10750 record identifies Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard as the production yard.

Sources: Official Sredne-Nevskiy Project 10750E product page, KCHF.ru: RT-233 Project 10750 / Lida Class
Project 266M Akvamarin / Natya-class minesweeper, Ocean minesweeper class, Naval Systems

Project 266M Akvamarin / Natya-class minesweeper

Ocean minesweeper class

A Soviet seagoing minesweeper family built in large numbers for the Soviet Navy and export customers; the official history says Sredne-Nevskiy delivered 27 Project 266M ships to the Soviet Navy and 21 export ships in 1970-1980.

Sources: Official Sredne-Nevskiy history, KCHF.ru: Ivan Golubets Project 266M / Natya Class

Manufacturer History

  1. Ust-Izhora shipyard laid down

    The official history says the Ust-Izhora shipyard, now Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard, was laid down in July 1912 and completed by the end of 1913 with four large slipways.

    Sources: Official Sredne-Nevskiy history

  2. Minesweeper specialization begins

    Sredne-Nevskiy's history identifies 1937 as the year minesweepers became the plant's main specialization, with Project 53U vessels built before the Second World War.

    Sources: Official Sredne-Nevskiy history

  3. Project 266M production run

    The shipyard says it delivered 27 Project 266M ships to the Soviet Navy and 21 more to foreign customers including Iraq, Libya, Syria, Bulgaria, Cuba, and India.

    Sources: Official Sredne-Nevskiy history

  4. Vacuum-infusion composite hull work

    The official history says Sredne-Nevskiy introduced vacuum-infusion technology in Russian shipbuilding and formed a 62-meter monolithic fiberglass ship hull in 2011.

    Sources: Official Sredne-Nevskiy history

  5. OFAC Russia-related listing

    The U.S. Treasury's OFAC listed Joint Stock Company Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard under the Russia-related EO 14024 program and recorded a link to Joint Stock Company United Shipbuilding Corporation.

    Sources: OFAC Sredne-Nevskiy sanctions record

Website links
Official websiteCompany overviewNaval productsOFAC sanctions record

Open sources use both Sredne-Nevskiy and Sredne-Nevsky transliterations for the same Pontonnyy shipyard. Several alternate legal names and abbreviations are already owned by the separate published Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard profile, so this record keeps aliases empty until the duplicate-profile question is resolved.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Official Sredne-Nevskiy company overviewPublisher: Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard | Note: Supports the official website, address, 1912 founding claim, shipyard focus, production scale, composite-shipbuilding context, and current product size range. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Official Sredne-Nevskiy historyPublisher: Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard | Note: Supports the Ust-Izhora origin, 1937 minesweeper specialization, Project 266M production totals, Project 10750 completion context, vacuum-infusion milestone, and 2016 delivery of the lead Project 12700 ship. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Official Sredne-Nevskiy naval productsPublisher: Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard | Note: Supports the public naval product range, including Project 12701, Project 10750E, Project 266ME, and Project 12418. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Official Sredne-Nevskiy Project 10750E product pagePublisher: Sredne-Nevskiy Shipyard | Note: Supports the Project 10750E inshore minesweeper role in mine search and destruction in coastal waters and harbors. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • KCHF.ru: RT-233 Project 10750 / Lida ClassPublisher: Black Sea Fleet Information Resource | Note: Supports Project 10750/Lida background and the catalog-connected RT-233 class record's Sredne-Nevskiy production context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • KCHF.ru: Ivan Golubets Project 266M / Natya ClassPublisher: Black Sea Fleet Information Resource | Note: Supports Project 266M/Natya background, low-magnetic steel construction, general class specifications, and an example hull laid down at Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard, Pontonny. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OFAC Sredne-Nevskiy sanctions recordPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Supports the legal-entity spelling, Russia address, organization established date in the sanctions record, aliases, and link to Joint Stock Company United Shipbuilding Corporation. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Wikimedia Commons: Aleksandr Obukhov imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the rights-clear image selection, attribution to Mil.ru, and CC BY 4.0 licensing for the Project 12700 lead ship image. | 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 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeper, Inshore minesweeper class, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 10750 Sapfir / Lida-class inshore minesweeperInshore minesweeper classBuilt in: RussiaProject 10750 Sapfir, known to NATO as the Lida class, is a Soviet and Russian inshore mine-countermeasures vessel class built for mine clearance in port approaches, naval-base waters, coastal shallows, and rivers. The design combines a fiberglass hull, mine-search sonar, sweep and mine-destruction gear, a 30 mm AK-306 gun, and an Igla-1 self-defense missile fit; RT-233's 2023-2024 fleet movement gives the class a sourced but limited 2014 Russia-Ukraine War connection rather than confirmed combat-loss evidence.