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HISTORY

Amur Shipbuilding Plant appeared on industrial map of Russia almost simultaneously with Komsomolsk-on-Amur due to the State’s attention to security of its Far Eastern frontiers. A dedicated State Committee was established in 1929 in order to find the most appropriate way to reach the target and it came to the conclusion that a large and powerful shipyard was to be built in the Far East of Russia. The shipyard had to produce 6 submarines, 3 destroyers, 1 cruiser, 8 refrigerated cargo vessels up to 5000 t DWT, 4 crabbers up to10000t DWT and 12 carrier ships annually. Apart from that there existed a demand for glider construction development, special ship repair and backup in casting and machine shops. In other words it was planned to found a shipbuilding giant unequalled anywhere in the world.

May 10, 1932 - the first young builders arrived at Permskoye settlement on the bank of Amur
November 13, 1932 - the Government took the final decision on shipyard construction
June 12, 1933 - a festive ceremony of laying the foundation for the first industrial facility of Amur Shipbuilding Plant took place
May 25, 1935 - the lead L11 submarine was laid on temporary building berth of the shipyard that had not yet been officially commissioned, and on 12 June the second one, L12 submarine
June 16, 1936 - launch of the first submarine built by ASP.
In March and August 1936 the keels of two torpedo-boat destroyers Baku and Tbilisi (Project 38) were laid. At that time they were among the best in their Class in the world. A pioneer technology was used for their construction: on horizontal building berth in flooding dock. For the first time ever in the USSR the installation of shaft lines and turbines in combat ships was performed in building berth.

Since July 1936 Amur Shipbuilding Plant was listed among the USSR operating shipyards.

In the end of 1936 dock and wood-working shops were put into operation.

In 1937 compressor and power stations, fire station, main shop of shipboard equipment and sanitary water supply utility were put into operation.

On 12 June 1938 the largest ASP ship – the lead cruiser bearing the name of Kalinin (project 26BIS) – was laid.

1938 Start-up of counterpart shop and building-and-repair shop, steel storage facility, pump station, commissioning of hull shop, flooding basin in front of docks for vessels’ launch, and sluice equipped with special flash board with stamp work’s cranes. That sluice was unique of the time in the USSR.

1939 Commissioning of electroplating shop that was vital for ASP, and beginning of two patrol ships construction.

1940 Three destroyers were laid down in the building berths, casting shop produced the first steel batch, and the five-aisle assembly shop was put into operation. Assembly shop provided for ASP a production facility for execution of piping and installation works on ships.

1941 Launch of four destroyers fitted out with advanced equipment and weaponry; commissioning of press shop for forging and forming fabrication that was laid in 1933, and laboratory start-up.

Thus by the beginning of the wartime ASP became a self-sustaining production facility having a complete cycle of warship construction based on advanced technology.

During the Great Patriotic War Amur Shipbuilding Plant built 2 cruisers, 5 torpedo-boat destroyers and 1 patrol ship. 17 submarines of the Pacific Navy were overhauled. Furthermore ASP was repeatedly ahead of ammunition production schedules.

On April 10, 1945 for its outstanding performance of tasks set by State Defense Committee and for displayed initiative in construction of new ships ASP was awarded its first Order – the Red Banner of Labor.

In the post-war period the shipyard continued construction and introduction of new production facilities and launch of new shipbuilding technologies. The implementation of government task for diesel-electric ferries production became a severe test for maturity of ASP team.

A conceptually new stage of the shipyard development began with construction of nuclear-powered submarines. In the middle 1950-s a fundamental reconstruction of ASP took place. Engineer-physicists and nuclear installation operators were recruited.

The lead submarine of Project 659 was laid down on December 20, 1958. A total of 18 first generation nuclear submarines were built.

In April 1963 ASP was awarded the Order of Lenin, the highest state award, and in January 1971 the third Order appeared on the Banner of the shipyard. It was the Order of October Revolution

. ASP launched quite a number of unique diesel-electric submarines that were capable to start secret movement to any point of World Ocean at any time for combat alert. The appearance of low-noise diesel electric submarines Varshavyanka became a real sensation. No other Naval Forces possessed submarines of similar class.

Continuing production modernization Amur shipbuilders converted the shipyard into a diversified enterprise capable to issue products for any purposes. ASP has constructed more than 200 general cargo vessels and passenger ships. Ten of them are icebreakers that were effectively operated for a long period of time in Arctic conditions.

ASP engineers have 234 inventor certificates and 4 engineering patents. They were awarded 8 golden, 55 silver and 180 bronze medals of the USSR VDNKh (the Russian acronym for All-Union Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy). Twelve ASP employees became laureates of Stalin, Lenin and State Prizes. Over 20 thousand of shipbuilders are awarded Government Prize; ten of them received Golden Stars of Heroes of Socialist Labor.

Production and socioeconomic potential accumulated over decades of hard work helped ASP to fight out during state reforms.

ASP spent massive efforts to reconstruct a part of production facilities for fulfillment of tasks that were previously alien to the shipyard. After winning a number of prestige international tenders ASP took part in construction and modernization of oil and gas production platforms for Sakhalin offshore development projects. After that ASP became a member of Concern of Medium and Small Tonnage Shipbuilding, and it became possible to get the first major international orders: Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessel for Vietnam offshore, Seismic Survey Vessel for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (India). A contract was signed for Oil and Chemical Tankers construction with a German company. It was the first time when Germany placed an order for vessel construction in Russia. ASP has large domestic orders as well

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