June 1, 1933, when the northern military flotilla based in Murmansk was formed, is considered to be the birthday of the modern Northern Fleet. Construction of the first naval base in Polyarny began at the same time. On May 11, 1937, the flotilla was officially converted into the Northern Fleet as part of the Soviet Navy.
The formation of the Northern Fleet dates back to 1733 when the Arkhangelsk military port was established.
Photo: Sailors reload the ship’s countermeasure system on the Vice-Admiral Kulakov large antisubmarine ship.
Photo: Sailors reload the ship’s countermeasure system on the Vice-Admiral Kulakov large antisubmarine ship.
The ships built in the city of Arkhangelsk formed a squadron which became the first in-service unit of warships in the north of the Russian Empire. The Arkhangelsk military port was closed in 1862 after the Navy received ships with steam engines.
Photo: The Severomorsk large anti-submarine vessel during the parade on the Navy Day held at the Northern Fleet main base in the town of Severomorsk.
Photo: The Severomorsk large anti-submarine vessel during the parade on the Navy Day held at the Northern Fleet main base in the town of Severomorsk.
Troops of the 61st independent marine regiment of the Northern Fleet during a forced march.
The development of the Russian fleet in the north was advanced at the end of the 19th century when the Murmansk port was built and the town of Aleksandrovsk (modern Polyarny) was founded in Ekaterininskaya harbor. Ships of the Arctic Ocean fleet, created on July 2, 1916, used the water area of the harbor as one of its bases.
Photo: A nuclear-powered submarine in the Severomorsk docks.
Photo: A nuclear-powered submarine in the Severomorsk docks.
Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is an aircraft cruiser serving as the flagship of the Russian Navy. Initially, the ship was laid down under the name “Riga”; then it was launched in 1985 as “Leonid Brezhnev,” embarked on sea trials as “Tbilisi,” and finally named after Soviet Admiral of the Fleet Nikolai Kuznetsov.
Photo: A serviceperson aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo: A serviceperson aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.
Amphibious assault of the Northern Fleet crews from the Mitrofan Moskalenko large landing ship in the Barents Sea.
Combat divers of the Northern fleet’s inshore undersea detachment carry out an operational mission.
Servicepersons of the Northern fleet play roller hockey aboard the Admiral Kuznetsov heavy aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sailors on the Vice-Admiral Kulakov large antisubmarine ship check radar readings.
During WWII, the unit’s forces destroyed 628 and damaged 237 warships and transport vessels of the enemy.
Photo: Northern Fleet Navy assault on the coast occupied by the Germans in 1942.
Photo: Northern Fleet Navy assault on the coast occupied by the Germans in 1942.
The world’s first launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine was conducted in the White Sea in September 1955.
Photo: The Yury Dolgoruky nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in the town of Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk Region.
Photo: The Yury Dolgoruky nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet in the town of Gadzhiyevo, Murmansk Region.
A squadron of the Northern Fleet submarines was the first in the history to accomplish a group circumnavigation in 1966 – it was a 25,000 nautical mile journey around the world without a single surfacing.
Photo: Northern Fleet and Pacific Fleet sailors during the farewell ceremony of the Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser ahead of the Vostok-2010 military exercises.
Photo: Northern Fleet and Pacific Fleet sailors during the farewell ceremony of the Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser ahead of the Vostok-2010 military exercises.
The Northern Fleet’s current headquarters are situated in the town of Severomorsk in Murmansk Region.
Photo: A soldier at the National Defense Control Center, the highest Command and control center of the Russian Ministry of Defense and Russia's Armed Forces.
Photo: A soldier at the National Defense Control Center, the highest Command and control center of the Russian Ministry of Defense and Russia's Armed Forces.
KA-27 ship-based helicopters of a group of the Russian Northern Fleet warships carry out night flights in the North-east Atlantic Ocean.
The flagship of the fleet is the Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser. Initially named Yuri Andropov for the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, the fourth Kirov-class battlecruiser was renamed after the fall of the Soviet Union in the honor of Peter the Great, the founder of the Russian Navy.
Photo: The Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser during exercises in the Norwegian Sea.
Photo: The Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered missile cruiser during exercises in the Norwegian Sea.
