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Zelenodolsk Plant named after A. M. Gorky

Zelenodolsk Plant named after A. M. Gorky is a Russian shipbuilding plant in Zelenodolsk, Republic of Tatarstan, with a long-running role in small and medium naval construction. Public sources describe the Volga River yard as a producer of frigates, corvettes, patrol ships, missile ships, hovercraft, high-speed passenger vessels, marine equipment, metal structures, and oil-and-gas industrial equipment.

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The plant traces its roots to Paratsk ship-repair workshops founded in 1895 near the Volga River and the Moscow-Kazan railway. Its location on the inland-waterway network lets vessels built at Zelenodolsk move toward the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea, and northern basins without requiring direct open-sea access from the yard.

Modern public reporting places the plant inside the Ak Bars shipbuilding group and connects it to Russian Navy and export naval programs. The catalog records linked here include Project 11661 Gepard-class frigates, Project 21631 Buyan-M guided-missile corvettes, Project 22160 patrol ships, Project 22800 Karakurt guided-missile corvettes, and Project 1239 Sivuch / Bora missile hovercraft.

Naval shipbuildingSmall missile ships and guided-missile corvettesPatrol ships and frigatesHovercraft and high-speed vesselsMarine equipment, metallurgy, and industrial metal structures

Notable Systems

Project 21631 Buyan-M-class guided-missile corvette, Guided-missile corvette, Naval Systems

Project 21631 Buyan-M-class guided-missile corvette

Guided-missile corvette

Small missile ship series built at Zelenodolsk for the Russian Navy, with the later Stavropol launch described by VPK.name as a Project 21631 vessel under construction at the plant.

Sources: VPK.name Stavropol launch report
Project 22160 patrol ship, Large patrol ship, Naval Systems

Project 22160 patrol ship

Large patrol ship

Patrol-ship program ordered by Russia's Ministry of Defense in 2014, with VPK.name reporting construction contracts and later ships at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky.

Sources: VPK.name Viktor Velikiy commissioning report
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

Karakurt small missile ships are reported among the plant's naval programs, with SeaWaves noting Zelenodolsk's 2023 launch of the Project 22800 Tucha.

Sources: SeaWaves Tucha launch report
Project 11661 Gepard-class frigate, Frigate class, Naval Systems

Project 11661 Gepard-class frigate

Frigate class

Gepard-3.9 frigates represent the plant's export-facing frigate work, including vessels built at Zelenodolsk for the Vietnam People's Navy.

Sources: Realnoe Vremya Gepard report
Project 1239 Sivuch / Bora-class missile hovercraft, Surface effect guided-missile corvette, Naval Systems

Project 1239 Sivuch / Bora-class missile hovercraft

Surface effect guided-missile corvette

The surface-effect missile hovercraft line fits the plant's documented experience with high-speed vessels, hovercraft, and small naval combatants.

Sources: GlobalSecurity background profile

Manufacturer History

  1. Paratsk repair workshops founded

    Reference histories describe the plant's origin as Paratsk ship-repair workshops founded near the Volga River to repair dredges, pump dredges, and auxiliary vessels.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity background profile

  2. Named for A. M. Gorky

    The plant received the A. M. Gorky name in 1932, a designation still reflected in the current English legal and public names used by company and sanctions sources.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity background profile, OFAC SDN list detail

  3. Reorganized as a public joint-stock company

    GlobalSecurity's history notes the May 2003 reorganization of the state-owned unitary enterprise into Publicly Held Company Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity background profile

  4. Added to OFAC sanctions list

    OFAC listed Zelenodolsk Shipyard Plant named after A.M. Gorky under the Ukraine-/Russia-related sanctions program, recording aliases and the Zelenodolsk address.

    Sources: OFAC Ukraine-/Russia-related designations, OFAC SDN list detail

  5. Project 21631 Stavropol launched

    Defense reporting described the launch of the Project 21631 Stavropol at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky, identifying the plant as part of the Ak Bars shipbuilding group.

    Sources: VPK.name Stavropol launch report

Website links
Official websiteAk Bars Shipbuilding Corporation profileOFAC sanctions-list recordGlobalSecurity background profile

Public English sources use overlapping labels for the same Zelenodolsk shipbuilding enterprise. This profile keeps the requested canonical name while recording legal and sanctions-list variants; the separate canonical manufacturer profile named "Zelenodolsk Shipyard" was not added as an alias to avoid colliding with another existing profile.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation profilePublisher: JSC Shipbuilding Corporation Ak Bars | Note: Supports the corporate relationship: Ak Bars lists Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky JSC among the enterprises incorporated in Shipbuilding Corporation Ak Bars and describes group priorities in design engineering, shipbuilding, components, repair, and maintenance. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Ak Bars contactsPublisher: JSC Shipbuilding Corporation Ak Bars | Note: Supports the Zelenodolsk, Republic of Tatarstan address context for the Ak Bars shipbuilding group. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • NEFTEGAZ 2016 exhibitor profilePublisher: Expocentre | Note: Supports the public company name, country, address, official website, and non-naval industrial areas such as oil-and-gas equipment, metallurgy, titanium casting, and large bridge steel structures. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • GlobalSecurity background profilePublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the 1895 origin, Volga location, shipyard capabilities, river-sea vessel displacement context, hovercraft and hydrofoil work, machine-building facilities, and historical timeline. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OFAC Ukraine-/Russia-related designationsPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Supports the 2019 designation, English alias forms, and the Zelenodolsk address used for the sanctioned entity. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • OFAC SDN list detailPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control | Note: Supports the current SDN record, alias forms, sanctions program code, and 5 Zavodskaya Street address. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • VPK.name Stavropol launch reportPublisher: VPK.name | Note: Supports the Project 21631 Buyan-M connection, the 2024 Stavropol launch at JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky, and the Ak Bars group relationship stated in defense reporting. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • VPK.name Viktor Velikiy commissioning reportPublisher: VPK.name | Note: Supports the Project 22160 connection, contracts involving JSC Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky, and the 2025 commissioning context for Viktor Velikiy. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • SeaWaves Tucha launch reportPublisher: SeaWaves Magazine | Note: Supports the Project 22800 Tucha launch at the Tatarstan-based Zelenodolsk Plant, the Ak Bars Holding relationship, and the plant's warship and high-speed passenger-vessel focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Realnoe Vremya Gepard reportPublisher: Realnoe Vremya | Note: Supports the Gepard-3.9 connection to Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky and the Vietnam People's Navy export program. | 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 21631 Buyan-M-class guided-missile corvette, Guided-missile corvette, Naval Systems2011 Syrian Civil War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarProject 21631 Buyan-M-class guided-missile corvetteGuided-missile corvetteBuilt in: RussiaProject 21631 Buyan-M is a Russian river-sea guided-missile corvette class designed by Zelenodolsk Design Bureau and built at Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorky. The class combines shallow-draft inland-water mobility with an eight-cell UKSK launcher for Kalibr or Oniks missiles, giving small Caspian, Black Sea, and Baltic combatants documented long-range strike roles in Syria and Ukraine.
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.