Manufacturer catalog

Zhdanov Shipyard

Zhdanov Shipyard was the Soviet-era name commonly used for the Leningrad shipyard now known as Severnaya Verf. Operating on Korabelnaya Street in Saint Petersburg/Leningrad, the yard was a major producer of surface combatants, including destroyers, frigates, anti-submarine ships, cruisers, minesweepers, and commercial vessels, and public naval references tie the shorter Zhdanov label to Project 1155 Udaloy production.

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The shipyard traces its industrial lineage to Putilov Shipyard, founded in 1912, and later operated under Soviet designations that included Shipyard No. 190 and the A. A. Zhdanov name before the Severnaya Verf name returned in 1989. During the Zhdanov period, the plant's defense role centered on large surface warships and supporting naval construction for the Soviet fleet.

Open references describe the yard as a Saint Petersburg/Leningrad producer of both naval and civilian ships, with military work spanning destroyers, escort ships, anti-submarine vessels, cruisers, and later export destroyer work under the Severnaya Verf name. In naval reference use, Zhdanov Shipyard points to a construction site and production organization rather than a design bureau or operator.

Naval surface combatant constructionAnti-submarine destroyers and escort shipsGuided-missile destroyersFrigates and patrol-ship derivativesCommercial shipbuilding and ship repair

Notable Systems

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer, Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer, Naval Systems

Udaloy-class anti-submarine destroyer

Guided-missile anti-submarine destroyer

Weaponsystems.net records Project 1155 Fregat/Udaloy production from 1977 to 1991 and attributes four of the twelve baseline ships to Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad.

Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class, Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW Destroyers
Project 1135 Burevestnik / Krivak-class frigate and derivatives, Anti-submarine frigate family, Naval Systems

Project 1135 Burevestnik / Krivak-class frigate and derivatives

Anti-submarine frigate family

Project 1135/Krivak-family sources and records often use the fuller A. A. Zhdanov form for the same Soviet-era Leningrad yard lineage, making the family relevant to Zhdanov-period surface combatant production.

Sources: Project 1135 Burevestnik - GlobalSecurity.org, Project 1135 Ship List - GlobalSecurity.org

Manufacturer History

  1. Putilov Shipyard founded

    United Shipbuilding Corporation identifies Severnaya Verf's first name as Putilov Shipyard and gives 14 November 1912 as the yard's foundation date.

    Sources: United Shipbuilding Corporation company page

  2. Zhdanov name enters use

    GlobalSecurity records the Leningrad yard as Shipyard No. 190 before the Zhdanov period and says the Zhdanov Shipyard name was used between 1935 and 1989.

    Sources: Severnaya Verf - Russian Defense Industry

  3. Project 1155 production begins

    Weaponsystems.net places Project 1155 Fregat/Udaloy production from 1977 to 1991 and identifies Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad as producer for four ships.

    Sources: Project 1155 Fregat class

  4. Severnaya Verf name restored

    Reference sources describe the yard's return to the Severnaya Verf/Northern Shipyard name in 1989, ending the Zhdanov-era naming period.

    Sources: Severnaya Verf - Russian Defense Industry

Predecessors
Putilov ShipyardShipyard No. 190
Successors
Severnaya Verf
Website links
Successor yard websiteUnited Shipbuilding Corporation company pageGlobalSecurity industry profile

The shorter Zhdanov Shipyard name overlaps in open sources with fuller A. A. Zhdanov and Shipyard No. 190 references for the same Leningrad yard lineage; alternate names are omitted here to avoid cross-linking distinct published manufacturer names.

Manufacturer Sources

  • United Shipbuilding Corporation company pagePublisher: United Shipbuilding Corporation | Note: Official group page supporting Severnaya Verf's 1912 foundation, defense-industry role, and successor-yard context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Severnaya Verf - Russian Defense IndustryPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Shipyard No. 190 and Zhdanov Shipyard naming period, Korabelnaya Street address, shipbuilding focus, military product areas, and facilities context. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Project 1155 Fregat classPublisher: Weaponsystems.net | Note: Supports Project 1155/Udaloy production dates, anti-submarine destroyer role, and the attribution of four baseline ships to Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Modernizing Udaloy-class ASW DestroyersPublisher: U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings | Note: Supports Udaloy-class service and modernization background used to contextualize the catalog-connected Project 1155 record. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Project 1135 Burevestnik - GlobalSecurity.orgPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports Krivak-family background and the relation of Project 1135 branches to Soviet naval production. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Project 1135 Ship List - GlobalSecurity.orgPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports ship-list and shipyard context for Project 1135/Krivak-family vessels associated with the fuller A. A. Zhdanov yard name. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Naval Systems

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

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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.