Manufacturer catalog

Yantar Shipyard

Yantar Shipyard is a Russian naval and civil shipbuilding plant in Kaliningrad that specializes in surface combatants, large landing ships, military-technical export work, civil vessels, ship repair, steel and light-alloy structures, metalworking, and selected machine-building products.

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The yard was created in July 1945 on the former Schichau shipyard site in Koenigsberg, soon assigned Soviet plant number 820, and renamed Pribaltiysky Shipbuilding Plant Yantar in 1966. Its postwar specialization became naval construction, with official history describing more than 160 warships for domestic and allied navies, including patrol, anti-submarine, landing, reconnaissance, and frigate types.

Yantar entered United Shipbuilding Corporation in 2008 and remains a Kaliningrad-based part of Russia's state shipbuilding sector. Official Yantar material identifies its current military work around Project 11711 large landing ships and Project 11356 frigates for India, while its broader activity also includes civil shipbuilding, ship repair, metal structures, metalworking, and machine-building output.

Naval surface combatantsLarge landing shipsMilitary-technical export shipbuildingCivil shipbuildingShip repair and metalworking

Notable Systems

Ivan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711), Large landing ship / landing ship tank, Naval Systems

Ivan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711)

Large landing ship / landing ship tank

Yantar identifies Project 11711 large landing ships as current military construction at the yard; the catalog record covers the Ivan Gren-class landing-ship family built at Kaliningrad.

Sources: Yantar military shipbuilding, Yantar official history
Project 11356R / Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate, Guided-missile frigate, Naval Systems

Project 11356R / Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate

Guided-missile frigate

Yantar's military page lists Project 11356 frigate construction for India, and its history records delivery of the first three Russian Project 11356 ships to the Russian Navy in 2016-2017.

Sources: Yantar military shipbuilding, Yantar official history

Manufacturer History

  1. Soviet shipyard established in Kaliningrad

    Yantar's official history says the shipyard was created by Soviet State Defense Committee decree on the former Schichau shipyard site after World War II.

    Sources: Yantar official history

  2. Renamed Pribaltiysky Shipbuilding Plant Yantar

    Plant number 820 was renamed Pribaltiysky Shipbuilding Plant Yantar; the yard was also awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour later that year.

    Sources: Yantar official history

  3. Covered slipway expanded naval production

    The yard brought the covered Yantar slipway into operation, enabling construction of vessels with launch weight up to 12,000 tonnes.

    Sources: Yantar official history

  4. Joined United Shipbuilding Corporation

    Yantar's official history states that the shipyard entered United Shipbuilding Corporation in 2008.

    Sources: Yantar official history, OFAC Russia-related designations

  5. Completed three Project 11356 frigates for India

    Yantar says it successfully completed three Project 11356 frigates for the Indian Navy through military-technical cooperation work.

    Sources: Yantar official history, Yantar military shipbuilding

  6. Project 22010 Yantar transferred to the Ministry of Defence

    The yard's history records delivery of the Project 22010 oceanographic research vessel Yantar to Russia's Ministry of Defence in May 2015.

    Sources: Yantar official history

  7. First Russian Project 11356 frigates delivered

    Yantar says the first three Project 11356 patrol ships, Admiral Grigorovich, Admiral Essen, and Admiral Makarov, were transferred to the Russian Navy in 2016-2017.

    Sources: Yantar official history

Website links
Official websiteMilitary shipbuildingOfficial historyOFAC designation record

Official Russian shipyard pages provide the clearest public sourcing for plant history, facilities, and product areas. Sanctions-list records are used for English legal aliases and corporate linkage. Conflict employment is not inferred from manufacturer or sanctions sources.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Yantar official homepagePublisher: Shipyard Yantar | Note: Supports the official website, Kaliningrad address, 1945 founding statement, current activity areas, workforce and facility context, and contact information. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Yantar official historyPublisher: Shipyard Yantar | Note: Supports the shipyard's origin on the former Schichau site, 1966 renaming, 1972 covered slipway, entry into USC, production totals, Project 11356 deliveries, and Project 22010 Yantar transfer. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • Yantar military shipbuildingPublisher: Shipyard Yantar | Note: Supports the military shipbuilding focus, ship type list, more-than-160-warship figure, Project 11711 work, and Project 11356 frigate construction for India. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • OFAC Russia-related designationsPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Supports English aliases, legal-entity wording, Kaliningrad address, organization establishment date in the sanctions record, and linkage to Joint Stock Company United Shipbuilding Corporation. | 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 1135 Burevestnik / Krivak-class frigate and derivatives, Anti-submarine frigate family, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 1135 Burevestnik / Krivak-class frigate and derivativesAnti-submarine frigate familyBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / IndiaProject 1135 Burevestnik, known to NATO as the Krivak class, is a Soviet anti-submarine frigate family developed by the Northern Design Bureau as a smaller ocean-going successor to the Riga class. The family combined gas-turbine propulsion, URK-5/Rastrub anti-submarine missiles, Osa-M/Osa-MA point defense, guns, torpedoes, and RBU launchers, then branched into border-guard, Indian export, and Russian guided-missile derivatives. Its 2014 Russia-Ukraine War record centers on Ukraine's Krivak III-derived Hetman Sahaidachny, which was scuttled at Mykolaiv in 2022 to avoid capture.
Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer, Naval Systems2011 Syrian Civil War, 2008 Somali Piracy / Operation AtalantaUdaloy-class anti-submarine destroyerGuided-missile anti-submarine destroyerBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe Udaloy-class, Soviet Project 1155 Fregat, is a Soviet/Russian anti-submarine destroyer family built around long-range ocean escort and submarine-hunting missions. Project 1155 ships combined bow and variable-depth sonar, two Ka-27 helicopters, SS-N-14/Rastrub missiles, torpedoes, RBU-6000 launchers, and gas-turbine propulsion; later Udaloy II and Marshal Shaposhnikov-style refits added heavier multi-role strike fits. Documented deployments tie Udaloy-class ships to Russia's Syria intervention and counter-piracy patrols off Somalia.
Project 11356R / Admiral Grigorovich-class frigate, Guided-missile frigate, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarProject 11356R / Admiral Grigorovich-class frigateGuided-missile frigateBuilt in: RussiaProject 11356R / Admiral Grigorovich-class frigates are Russian guided-missile frigates built by Yantar Shipyard from Severnoye Design Bureau's Project 11356 design line. Three ships entered Russian Navy service in 2016-2017 for Black Sea Fleet use, combining Kalibr land-attack capability, Shtil-1 air defense, a helicopter hangar, and reduced-signature hull features; later unfinished Russian hulls were redirected into India's upgraded Project 1135.6/Tushil-class path.
Balzam class (Project 1826) intelligence ship, Intelligence collection ship, Naval Systems2015 Various ConflictsBalzam class (Project 1826) intelligence shipIntelligence collection shipBuilt in: Soviet UnionBalzam class, also reported as Project 1826 Rubidiy and NATO Balzam, is a Soviet intelligence-collection ship class built by Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad for SIGINT and communications interception. Open-source class metadata places it between the earlier Primor'ye surveillance ships and the later Vishnya intelligence ship family, with four hulls completed from 1980 to 1987 and a defensive fit that included Strela-2 launchers and AK-630 close-in weapons.
Ivan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711), Large landing ship / landing ship tank, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIvan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711)Large landing ship / landing ship tankBuilt in: RussiaThe Ivan Gren-class landing ship (Project 11711) is a Russian large landing ship / landing ship tank designed by Nevskoe Design Bureau and built by Yantar Shipyard. The class carries troops, armored vehicles, cargo, helicopters, and obstacle-laying payloads for amphibious and naval transport missions; Pyotr Morgunov was part of Russia's Black Sea amphibious force during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Project 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing ship, Large landing ship / landing ship tank, Naval Systems2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing shipLarge landing ship / landing ship tankBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe Project 1171 Tapir / Alligator-class large landing ship is a Soviet-designed beachable landing ship tank built by Yantar Shipyard in Kaliningrad. The class was created to move troops, tanks, vehicles, ammunition, and cargo directly onto shore or through captured ports, and Russian use of the type as a Sea of Azov resupply ship was documented during the 2022 phase of the Russia-Ukraine War.
Project 22010 (Yantar/Kruys) special-purpose oceanographic intelligence ship, Oceanographic intelligence ship, Naval Systems2015 Various ConflictsProject 22010 (Yantar/Kruys) special-purpose oceanographic intelligence shipOceanographic intelligence shipBuilt in: RussiaProject 22010, also known as Yantar or Kruys, is a Russian oceanographic intelligence-ship family built around deep-sea survey, recovery, and special-mission payloads. The lead ship Yantar was built by Yantar Shipyard for Russia's deep-sea research directorate and commissioned in 2015; UK defence officials later identified it as a spy vessel used for intelligence gathering and undersea-cable mapping.