The Russian Navy
The White Sea and the Barents Sea have been of importance to the Russian merchant fleet ever since the 15th century. Because of this, Russia's Navy has always been an important part of the Russian Military. The matter of access to ice free harbors in the north became even more important after Germany became a significant naval power in the Baltic Sea. Events during World War I increased the importance of the Kola Peninsula to Russia very much. The Kola Peninsula and the White sea played an vital role in the movement of military supplies to Russia. A naval force dedicated especially to the northern region was established shortly after the outbreak of World War I. This fleet is now know as "The Northern Fleet." The Northern Fleet, formerly known as the Soviet Fleet of the Northern Seas, was officially established by Joseph Stalin during his visit to Polyarny during the summer of 1933. Prior to the outbreak of WWII, the fleet consisted of eight destroyers, 15 diesel-powered submarines, a formation of patrol boats, mine sweepers and some smaller vessels. During the time when Russia was involved in WWII(1941-1945), the harbors and ports in Kola were key to the Soviet Union. In the south, materia
The future of the Northern Fleet is held in the hands of military and political events that will occur in Russia. Although the build up of the Northern Fleet was because of the arms race and the Cold War, it is not likely that the Northern Fleet would be reduced to the levels it was at in the 1950's, despite the fact that the Cold War is over. The new military doctrine of Russia stresses that the Northern Fleet's main objective is to defend Russian territory. According to Russian military experts, their Navy in the future will need a maximum of 16 strategic nuclear submarines, 21 attack submarines, and 12 tactical submarines. The current commander and chief of the Russian Navy is Commander Feliks N. Gromov. The commander and chief of the Northern Fleet is Admiral Oleg A. Yerofeev. The Fleet is separated into departments, each with a different responsibility. The Russian Navy is responsible for the nuclear submarines as long as they are in active service or are held at one of the Northern Fleet's naval bases. The Navy is also responsible for the three shipyards that service and maintain the nuclear submarines. Besides for that, the state committee for the defense industry is in charge of the other shipyards. The Russian Ministry for Atomic Energy is in charge of all aspects of the fuel for the nuclear reactors in the ships. There are many other organizations that put together the rules concerning the disposal of all nuclear waste and nuclear safety regulations. Before 1991, Soviet submarine crews were trained at three different training centers within the Soviet Union. The training center in Sevastopol was the largest of the three and operated highly advanced computer and reactor simulators. This facility went trained 500 submarine officers a year. However, ever since the Ukraine achieved independence, the Russian Navy has not utilized this center. Since 1958, there have been four generations of nuclear submarines and a number of nuclear-powered experimental submarines. These subs are built at four different shipyards. By 1995, there were 245 nuclear submarines and four nuclear-powered surface ships. Two thirds of these were delivered to the Northern Fleet, while only one third delivered to the Pacific Fleet. Still, no nuclear submarines have been assigned to the other two fleets, the Baltic and Black Sea Fleets.
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