Kherson Shipyard


The Kherson Shipyard is a joint stock company located in Kherson, Ukraine at the mouth of the Dnieper River. The shipyard specializes in building merchant ships to include dry cargo ships, tankers, ice-breakers, container-ships, drilling vessels, and floating dry docks. In 1983, the shipyard delivered the impressive Alexei Kosygin class of Arctic barge carriers.

History

Soviet Ukraine

The city of Kherson was founded in 1778 on a fortress place, which protected the lands of Russian Empire from Turkish raids. Kherson's proximity to the Black Sea initiated shipbuilding and people settlement in the estuary of the Dnieper river.
In 1953 first Soviet tanker ships Kherson and Grozny completed in this shipyard. A few years later, the production of dry cargo ships began. In 1965, one of the first ocean-going dry cargo gas turbines in the former Soviet Union, the Paris Commune, was built at the plant. In 1970, the main Soviet icebreaker and transport vessel, Captain Myshevsky was built at the shipyard.

Independent Ukraine

During Ukraine's independence, Kherson Shipyard built about 25 different ships, including 13 tankers for shipowners in Norway, Denmark, Russia, two Arctic supply vessels for clients in South Africa and China, and four multi-purpose dry cargo ships for the Philippines and Norway.
In 2010, the plant was engaged in the construction of a series of anchor vessels for the Norwegian company Myklebust Prosjekt AS, as well as ship repair and production of river tankers for the Dutch company Veka Shipbuilding BV.
In autumn 2019, the company is carrying out preparatory work for the installation of equipment for thermal cutting of metal SAPPHIRE of the Polish company "ECKERT".

Facilities and Services

The shipyard consists of two main production areas:
LengthWidthDraftLaunching Weight
Area No. 1180–185 meters 10,000 tons
Area No. 2140–160 meters 6,000 tons
3 Outfitting quays----

The hull assembling and metal processing facilities performs pre-processing of rolled metal to include straightening, shot-blasting, priming, cutting, and bending. Specific capabilities include:

NameLaidLaunched / CompletedClass Type
Херсон
Kherson
1953First Soviet tanker ship
Грозный
Grozny
1953First Soviet tanker ship
Ленинский Комсомол
Leninsky Komsomol
19571959Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Металлург Байков
Metallurg Baykov
19581960Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Металлург Курако
Metallurg Kurako
19591961Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Юрий Гагарин
Yuriy Gagarin
19591961Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Металлург Бардин
Metallurg Bardin
1961Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Хирург Вишневский
Khirurg Vishnevsky
19611962Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Химик Зелинский
Khimik Zelinsky
20 March 1961June 1962Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Физик Курчатов
Fizik Kurchatov
19611962Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Металлург Аносов
Metallurg Anosov
29 September 1962Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Красная Пресня
Krasnay Presnya
16 December 1962Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Трансбалт
Transbalt
29 December 1962Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Красный Октябрь
Krasnyi Oktyabr
23 May 1963Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Валентина Терешкова
Valentina Nereshkova
30 June 1963Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Равенство
Ravenstvo
30 September 1963Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Братство
Bratstvo
20 September 196229 December 1963Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Свобода
Svoboda
12 March 1964Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Академик Шиманский
Akademik Shimansky
27 June 1964Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Кремль
Kreml
28 September 1964Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Парижская Коммуна
Parizhskaya Kommuna
25 июня 1964December 1965 / 17 December 1968Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship
Юный Ленинец
Yunyi Leninets
30 December 1964Leninsky Komsomol class cargo shipsGeneral cargo ship