Leningrad naval base. The Baltic Fleet commander introduced the new commander of the Leningrad naval base (photo) "Leningrad naval base" in books

International Naval Conference in London. Having finished my business in London, I was about to go back to the fleet, but received an order from the Russian naval general staff to participate in an international conference, which was convened by the English

Naval Service Telegram French Naval Base at Greenock, 19 May 1943

Naval service telegram French naval base at Greenock, May 19, 1943 The commander of the ship "Meonia", Captain 3rd Rank Litzelman, his staff and crew ask you to convey the following message to General de Gaulle: "Commander, 53 officers and crew members of the French ship "Meonia" ,

The commander of the Baltic Fleet, Vice Admiral Viktor Kravchuk, introduced the new commander of the Leningrad naval base to the officers during a meeting of the fleet's military council. According to the press service of the fleet, Rear Admiral Igor Smolyak was appointed to this position by decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Before his appointment, he served as head of the Black Sea Higher Naval Order of the Red Star School named after P.S. Nakhimov. The former commander of the Leningrad naval base, Captain 1st Rank Oleg Zhuravlev, was appointed to the post of head of the naval department of the Western Military District in May of this year.

Rear Admiral Igor Smolyak was born in 1968 in the village. Velikie Sorochintsi, Poltava region. In 1990 he graduated from the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after P.S. Nakhimov. He began his officer service in the Northern Fleet as commander of the control group of the missile and artillery warhead of the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov.

In 1993, he was transferred to the Black Sea Fleet, where he rose from commander of a missile and artillery combat unit group to ship commander. In 2004, after graduating from the Naval Academy named after Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov Igor Smolyak continued his military service in the Black Sea Fleet as commander of a rescue ship division, senior assistant commander of the missile cruiser Moskva, commander of the missile cruiser Moskva, deputy commander of a division of surface ships, commander of a division of surface ships.

In 2012, he was transferred to the position of commander of a division of surface ships of the Pacific Fleet. In 2014, Rear Admiral Igor Vladimirovich Smolyak was appointed head of the Black Sea Higher Naval School named after P.S. Nakhimov. In May 2015, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, he was appointed to the position of commander of the Leningrad naval base of the Baltic Fleet.

Rear Admiral Igor Smolyak was awarded the Order of Military Merit and has nine state and departmental awards.

RED Banner LENINGRAD NAVAL BASE

RED BANNER LENINGRAD NAVAL BASE

Red Banner Leningrad Naval Base (LenVMB) is a naval base of the Russian Baltic Fleet. During the times of the USSR, the Red Banner Leningrad Naval Base was a naval base of direct subordination, that is, it was subordinate not to the commander of the Baltic Fleet, but directly to the Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy. Includes bases and ports of Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, Oranienbaum, Priozersk, water areas of the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga. Until the end of 2008, the base headquarters was located in the Admiralty building.

It was created on March 15, 1919 by order No. 117 for the Baltic Sea Fleet by transforming the Petrograd Naval Forces into the Petrograd Naval Base. On March 29 of the same year, military sailor Alexander Nikolaevich Spolatbog was appointed the first head of the naval base. The Petrograd naval base was responsible for the deployment of ships and vessels, as well as for taking measures to defend the city from sea directions. The first detachment of warships at the base included three battleships, three cruisers, destroyers and five yachts.
In the summer of 1919, the crews of the destroyers Gabriel and Azard, together with the submarine Panther, opened the military account of the association by sinking the submarine L-55 and the destroyer Vittoria of the British Navy.
During the Great Patriotic War, about 100 thousand military sailors fought on various sectors of the Leningrad Front. In 1941–1944 ships and boats of the Leningrad naval base participated in landing operations in the areas of Strelna, Peterhof, on Lake Ladoga, in the Vyborg and Narva bays.
In the post-war years, the main task of the Leningrad Naval Base was the training of crews and the commissioning of new ships entering service with the Navy.

The objectives of the Leningrad Naval Base are:
Maintaining a stable operational regime in the assigned area of ​​responsibility, ensuring defense and protection of based forces;
Ensuring the construction, repair, crew training, testing of ships and vessels coming from industry and repairs;
Providing research work to study the seas and oceans, as well as testing new equipment and weapons;
Providing training for midshipmen and warrant officers, petty officers and sailors, as well as training and retraining of naval reserve officers in the system of training detachments, schools and officer courses, providing educational practice for cadets, VVMUZ students on ships and vessels of the Navy;
Operational (combat), technical and logistics support for combat and daily activities of ships and naval units based in the Leningrad Naval Base zone;
Providing housing, communal, cultural and educational services for personnel in the area of ​​responsibility of the base.
In addition, LenVMB provides all events related to the life of the fleet and the city - visits of foreign ships, celebration of memorable dates, parades and regattas.
On March 15, 2019, the Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov, congratulated the personnel of the Leningrad Naval Base (VMB) on the 100th anniversary of the formation of the association.
Based on the results of the 2018 academic year, the Leningrad Naval Base, commanded by Rear Admiral Vyacheslav Rodionov, was recognized as one of the best fleet formations.
Currently, it includes naval formations, training units and military units located on the territory of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
The most important tasks facing the sailors of the Leningrad Naval Base in modern conditions are the training of crews and the commissioning of the latest ships entering service with the Russian Navy.
Sailors of the Leningrad Naval Base provide all events related to the maritime life of St. Petersburg: visits of foreign military and training ships, parades, holidays and regattas. The ships of the association, which annually line up on the Neva in a parade line on the eve of Navy Day, have become a kind of calling card of St. Petersburg and the Main Naval Parade.

As of 2012, the LenNMB included the following ships and formations:
"Smolny" is a training ship of Project 887. Hull number 210, in the fleet since 1976.
"Perekop" is a training ship of Project 887. Hull number 200, in the fleet since 1977.
105th brigade of water area security ships (Kronstadt)
147th tactical group of small anti-submarine ships
MPK-99 "Zelenodolsk" is a small anti-submarine ship of Project 1331M. Board number 308, in the fleet since 1987.
MPK-192 "Urengoy" is a small anti-submarine ship of Project 1331M. Board number 304, in the fleet since 1986.
MPK-205 "Kazanets" is a small anti-submarine ship of Project 1331M. Board number 311, in the fleet since 1987.
22nd minesweeper division

BT-115 is the basic minesweeper of Project 12650. Board number 561, in the fleet since 1994.
RT-57 is a Project 10750 raid minesweeper. Board number 316, in service with the fleet since 1989.
RT-248 is a Project 10750 raid minesweeper. Board number 348, in service with the fleet since 1990.
3rd separate submarine division (Kronstadt)
B-227 "Vyborg" is a diesel submarine of Project 877. In the fleet since 1983.
B-806 "Dmitrov" - diesel submarine of Project 877EKM. In the fleet since 1986.
B-585 "St. Petersburg" - diesel submarine of Project 677. In the fleet since 2010
13th brigade of ships under construction and repair (St. Petersburg, Kronstadt)
Units that are not part of LenVMB and located in the base’s area of ​​responsibility:
32nd separate division of support vessels (Priozersk, commander captain 1st rank Vladimir Karmanov)
Division of experimental vessels of the training ground of the 1st Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Primorsk)

COMMANDERS
During the Soviet era and later, the position of commander was called commander of the Red Banner Leningrad naval base - commandant of the Kronstadt naval fortress.
In 1919, military sailor Alexander Nikolaevich Spolatbog was appointed head of the base.
During the Great Patriotic War, the base was commanded by: Rear Admiral F. I. Chelpanov (1941), Rear Admiral Yu. A. Panteleev (1941-1942), Captain 1st Rank G. I. Levchenko (1942), Rear Admirals M Z. Moskalenko (1942), I. D. Kuleshov (1942-44), A. P. Alexandrov (1944).
12.1989-09.1992 - Selivanov Valentin Egorovich,
02.1993-08.1995 - Grishanov Vladimir Vasilievich,
12.1995-10.2002 - Kornilov Alexander Ivanovich,
10.2002-03.2006 - Kudryavtsev Vladimir Yurievich,
03.2006-11.2006 - Alexey Borisovich Tuzov,
11.2006-07.2009 - Lipinsky Anatoly Ivanovich,
09.2009-06.2011 - Fedotenkov Alexander Nikolaevich,
By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated December 22, 2011, captain 1st rank Oleg Vladimirovich Zhuravlev was appointed commander of the Red Banner Leningrad naval base of the Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet.
In May 2015, the Head of the Black Sea Higher Naval Order of the Red Star School named after P.S. Nakhimov, Rear Admiral Igor Smolyak was appointed commander of the Red Banner Leningrad naval base.

During the times of the USSR, the Red Banner Leningrad Naval Base was a naval base of direct subordination, that is, it was subordinate not to the commander of the Baltic Fleet, but directly to the Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy. Includes bases and ports of Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, Oranienbaum, Priozersk, water areas of the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga. Until the end of 2008, the base headquarters was located in the Admiralty building.

Story

The base was repeatedly abolished, reorganized and re-created. During Soviet times, it was not part of the Baltic Fleet, but was directly subordinate to the Commander-in-Chief of the USSR Navy. Since 1994, the base has been part of the Baltic Fleet.

Tasks

The objectives of the Leningrad Naval Base are:

• Maintaining a stable operational regime in the assigned area of ​​responsibility, ensuring defense and protection of based forces;
• Ensuring the construction, repair, crew training, testing of ships and vessels coming from industry and repairs;
• Providing research work to study the seas and oceans, as well as testing new equipment and weapons;
• Providing training for midshipmen and warrant officers, petty officers and sailors, as well as training and retraining of naval reserve officers in the system of training detachments, schools and officer courses, providing educational practice for cadets, VVMUZ students on ships and vessels of the Navy;
• Operational (combat), technical and logistics support for combat and daily activities of ships and naval units based in the Leningrad Naval Base zone;
• Providing housing, communal, cultural and educational services for personnel in the area of ​​responsibility of the base.

In addition, LenVMB provides all events related to the life of the fleet and the city - visits of foreign ships, celebration of memorable dates, parades and regattas.

Commanders

Assigned ships

As of 2012, the LenNMB included the following ships and formations:

• "Smolny" is a training ship of Project 887. Hull number 210, in the fleet since 1976.
• "Perekop" is a training ship of Project 887. Board number 200, in the fleet since 1977.
• 105th brigade of water area security ships (Kronstadt)
  • tactical group of small anti-submarine ships MPK-99 "Zelenodolsk" -