Solemn flag-hoisting ceremony has been held by Admiralty Shipyards (Saint-Petersburg) for the diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don, according to the shipyard.

The ceremony was attended by Deputy Commander-in-Chief of RF Navy Alexander Fedotenkov and Director General of Admiralty Shipyards Aleksandr Buzakov who noted that the Rostov-on-Don is the forth submarine delivered to the customer in 2014 and the second to hoist the flag of RF Navy.

The Rostov-on-Don submarine of project 636.3, the second one in the series, was laid down in November 2011. The submarine was built under the long-term plan of RF Ministry of Defence aimed at recovering the tactical efficiency of the Black Sea Fleet and the program on modernization of Russia’s fleet of diesel-electric submarines.


Admiralteiskie Verfi OJSC (Admiralty Shipyards) is a key enterprise of shipbuilding, a centre of conventional submarine building of Russia.

The shipyard is affiliated with the United Shipbuilding Corporation OJSC. At the moment the shipyard facilities are fully engaged. A number of contracts are being successfully implemented at the shipyard for domestic and foreign customers. Two series of submarines are under construction now: project 636.1 for foreign Navies and project 636.3 for RF Navy. Besides, the Igor Belousov rescue vessel with the deep-operating vehicle Bester-1 is being built by the Shipyard. The Company’s staff numbers 6,500 persons.