The Pacific Fleet is the part of the Russian Navy that is stationed in the Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...

, which formerly secured the Far East

Far East

The Far East is an English term mostly describing East Asia and Southeast Asia, with South Asia sometimes also included for economic and cultural reasons.The term came into use in European geopolitical discourse in the 19th century,...

ern borders of the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

. The fleet headquarters is located at Vladivostok

Vladivostok

The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...

 and a number of fleet bases are located in the Vladivostok area. Another important fleet basing area is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy in Avacha Bay

Avacha Bay

Avacha Bay is a Pacific Ocean bay on the southeastern coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. It is long and wide , with a maximum depth of 26 m....

 on the Kamchatka Peninsula

Kamchatka Peninsula

The Kamchatka Peninsula is a peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of . It lies between the Pacific Ocean to the east and the Sea of Okhotsk to the west...

 with a major submarine base at Vilyuchinsk

Vilyuchinsk

Vilyuchinsk is a closed town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula about across Avacha Bay from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: -History:...

 in the same bay.

In the Soviet years, the Pacific Fleet was also responsible for the administration and operational direction of the Soviet Navy's Indian Ocean (8th) Squadron and Soviet naval technical support points hosted by nations in the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

 rim, such as the facilities at Socotra Island.

History

In 1731, the Russians created the Okhotsk

Okhotsk

Okhotsk is an urban locality and a seaport at the mouth of the Okhota River on the Sea of Okhotsk, in Okhotsky District, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. Population: 4,470 ;...

 Military Flotilla

Flotilla

A flotilla , or naval flotilla, is a formation of small warships that may be part of a larger fleet. A flotilla is usually composed of a homogeneous group of the same class of warship, such as frigates, destroyers, torpedo boats, submarines, gunboats, or minesweepers...

 (Охотская военная флотилия, or Okhotskaya voyennaya flotiliya) under its first commander

Commander

Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...

, Grigoriy Skornyakov-Pisarev, to patrol and protect fishery

Fishery

Generally, a fishery is an entity engaged in raising or harvesting fish which is determined by some authority to be a fishery. According to the FAO, a fishery is typically defined in terms of the "people involved, species or type of fish, area of water or seabed, method of fishing, class of boats,...

 operations. In 1799, 3 frigate

Frigate

A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...

s and 3 smaller ships were sent to Okhotsk under the command of Rear-Admiral I. Fomin to form a functioning military flotilla. In 1849, Petropavlovsk-na-Kamchatke became the flotilla's principal base

Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...

, which a year later would be transferred to Nikolayevsk-on-Amur

Nikolayevsk-on-Amur

Nikolayevsk-on-Amur often romanized as Nikolayevsk-na-Amure, is a town and the administrative center of Nikolayevsky District of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia located on the Amur River close to its liman in the Pacific Ocean...

 and then to Vladivostok

Vladivostok

The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...

 in 1871. In 1854, the men of the flotilla distinguished themselves in the defense of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy during the Crimean war

Crimean War

The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...

. In 1856, the Okhotsk Military Flotilla changed its name to the Siberian Military Flotilla (Сибирская военная флотилия, or Sibirskaya voyennaya flotiliya).

In 1860 the Convention of Peking

Convention of Peking

The Convention of Peking or the First Convention of Peking is the name used for three different unequal treaties, which were concluded between Qing China and the United Kingdom, France, and Russia.-Background:...

 ceded parts of Outer Manchuria

Outer Manchuria

Outer Manchuria , is the territory ceded by China to Russia in the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860. . The northern part of the area was also in dispute between 1643 and 1689...

, including the modern day Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai

Primorsky Krai , informally known as Primorye , is a federal subject of Russia . Primorsky means "maritime" in Russian, hence the region is sometimes referred to as Maritime Province or Maritime Territory. Its administrative center is in the city of Vladivostok...

 to the Russian Empire. A large squadron under Rear Admiral A.A. Popov was sent from the Baltic Fleet

Baltic Fleet

The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...

 to the Pacific. During the American Civil War

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 ships of the squadron visited San Francisco. Parts of the squadron, including the Finnish ship, the corvette Kalevala returned to the Baltic in 1865.

At the turn of the 19th century, the flotilla was still small in numbers. Owing to a gradual deterioration in Russo-Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese relations, the Russian government adopted a special shipbuilding

Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roots to before recorded history.Shipbuilding and ship repairs, both...

 program to meet the needs of the Far East region, but its execution dragged on and on. This is why they had to transfer a number of ships of the Baltic Fleet

Baltic Fleet

The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...

 to the Pacific Ocean (see Pacific Squadrons).

By the beginning of the Russo-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...

 of 1904-05, Russian naval forces in the Far East consisted of the 1st Pacific Squadron (7 battleship

Battleship

A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of heavy caliber guns. Battleships were larger, better armed and armored than cruisers and destroyers. As the largest armed ships in a fleet, battleships were used to attain command of the sea and represented the apex of a...

s, 8 cruiser

Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...

s, 13 torpedo boat

Torpedo boat

A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval vessel designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs rammed enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes, and later designs launched self-propelled Whitehead torpedoes. They were created to counter battleships and other large, slow and...

s, 2 gunboat

Gunboat

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.-History:...

s) and a number of ships from the Siberian Military Flotilla (2 cruisers, 2 mine cruisers, 12 torpedo boats and 5 gunboats), based in Port Arthur

Lüshunkou

Lüshunkou is a district in the municipality of Dalian, Liaoning province, China. Also called Lüshun City or Lüshun Port, it was formerly known as both Port Arthur and Ryojun....

. Other ships of the Siberian Military Flotilla (4 cruisers, 10 torpedo boats) were stationed in Vladivostok.

During the Russo-Japanese War

Russo-Japanese War

The Russo-Japanese War was "the first great war of the 20th century." It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea...

, the sailor

Sailor

A sailor, mariner, or seaman is a person who navigates water-borne vessels or assists in their operation, maintenance, or service. The term can apply to professional mariners, military personnel, and recreational sailors as well as a plethora of other uses...

s of the Pacific Fleet showed heroism and courage; however, most of the Russian Navy in the Pacific was destroyed. The Russian Baltic Fleet

Baltic Fleet

The Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of...

 under Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky

Zinovy Rozhestvensky

Zinovy Petrovich Rozhestvensky was an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy. He was in command of the Second Pacific Squadron in the Battle of Tsushima, during the Russo-Japanese War....

, renamed the Second Pacific Squadron, sailed halfway around the world to confront the Japanese after the defeat of most of the fleet forces. However the Second Pacific Squadron was defeated at the Battle of Tsushima

Battle of Tsushima

The Battle of Tsushima , commonly known as the “Sea of Japan Naval Battle” in Japan and the “Battle of Tsushima Strait”, was the major naval battle fought between Russia and Japan during the Russo-Japanese War...

.

During the Russian Revolution of 1905

Russian Revolution of 1905

The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies...

, the sailors of the Pacific Fleet were actively engaged in the revolutionary

Revolutionary

A revolutionary is a person who either actively participates in, or advocates revolution. Also, when used as an adjective, the term revolutionary refers to something that has a major, sudden impact on society or on some aspect of human endeavor.-Definition:...

 movement, participating in armed revolts in Vladivostok in January 1906 and October 1907. During the October Revolution

October Revolution

The October Revolution , also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution , Red October, the October Uprising or the Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution of 1917...

 of 1917, the sailors of the Siberian and Amur military flotillas fought for the establishment of Soviet

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 authority in the Far East and against the White army and interventionists

Interventionism (politics)

Interventionism is a term for a policy of non-defensive activity undertaken by a nation-state, or other geo-political jurisdiction of a lesser or greater nature, to manipulate an economy or society...

. During the Russian Civil War

Russian Civil War

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...

, almost all of the ships of the Pacific Fleet were taken away by the White army and the Japanese. After the departure of the interventionists in 1922, the Soviets created the Naval Forces of the Far East, under commander Ivan Kozhanov, as a part of the Vladivostok unit, and the Amur Military Flotilla

Amur Military Flotilla

Amur military flotilla was a military flotilla on the Amur River in the Far East region of Russia.In 1900, the Russians formed a temporary flotilla on the Amur river out of private steamers and barges. Initially, it served transportation purposes during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905...

 (Амурская военная флотилия, or Amurskaya voyennaya flotiliya). In 1926, these were disbanded: the Vladivostok unit was transferred to the command of the frontier troops in the Far East, and the Amur flotilla became a flotilla of its own.

Owing to Japanese aggression

Aggression

In psychology, as well as other social and behavioral sciences, aggression refers to behavior between members of the same species that is intended to cause humiliation, pain, or harm. Ferguson and Beaver defined aggressive behavior as "Behavior which is intended to increase the social dominance of...

 in Manchuria

Manchuria

Manchuria is a historical name given to a large geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria usually falls entirely within the People's Republic of China, or is sometimes divided between China and Russia. The region is commonly referred to as Northeast...

 in 1931, the Central Committee

Central Committee

Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...

 and the Soviet government decided to create the Naval Forces in the Far East on April 13, 1932. In January 1935, they were renamed the Pacific Fleet, under commander M. Viktorov. The creation of the fleet entailed great difficulties. The first units were formed with small ships delivered by railroad. In 1932, the torpedo boat squadron

Squadron (naval)

A squadron, or naval squadron, is a unit of 3-4 major warships, transport ships, submarines, or sometimes small craft that may be part of a larger task force or a fleet...

 and eight submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

s were put into service. In 1934, the Pacific Fleet received 26 small submarines. The creation of the naval aviation

Naval aviation

Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by navies, including ships that embark fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters. In contrast, maritime aviation is the operation of aircraft in a maritime role under the command of non-naval forces such as the former RAF Coastal Command or a...

 and coastal artillery

Coastal artillery

Coastal artillery is the branch of armed forces concerned with operating anti-ship artillery or fixed gun batteries in coastal fortifications....

 was underway. In 1937, they opened the Pacific Military School.

By the beginning of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, the Pacific Fleet had two surface ship subdivisions, four submarine subdivisions, one torpedo boat subdivision, a few squadrons of ships and patrol boat

Patrol boat

A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties.There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments...

s, airborne

Airborne forces

Airborne forces are military units, usually light infantry, set up to be moved by aircraft and 'dropped' into battle. Thus they can be placed behind enemy lines, and have an ability to deploy almost anywhere with little warning...

 units, coastal artillery and marines.

Great Patriotic War

During the Great Patriotic War, the participation of the Soviet Union in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 of 1941-45, the Pacific Fleet was in a permanent state of alert and ready for action. At the same time, the Soviets transferred 1 destroyer leader, 2 destroyer

Destroyer

In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...

s, and 5 submarines from the Pacific to the Northern Fleet (see Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet). More than 140,000 sailors from the Pacific Fleet were incorporated in the rifle brigades and other units on the Western Front. By August 1945, the Pacific Fleet had already had two cruiser

Cruiser

A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...

s, one destroyer leader, ten destroyers, two torpedo boats, 19 patrol boats, 78 submarines, ten minelayer

Minelayer

Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines. Historically this has been carried out by ships, submarines and aircraft. Additionally, since World War I the term minelayer refers specifically to a naval ship used for deploying naval mines...

s, 52 minesweeper

Minesweeper (ship)

A minesweeper is a small naval warship designed to counter the threat posed by naval mines. Minesweepers generally detect then neutralize mines in advance of other naval operations.-History:...

s, 49 "MO" anti-submarine boats (MO stands for Малый Охотник, or "little hunter"), 204 motor torpedo boats and 1459 war planes.

During the Manchurian Operation of 1945, the Pacific Fleet participated in the removal of the Empire of Japan

Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan is the name of the state of Japan that existed from the Meiji Restoration on 3 January 1868 to the enactment of the post-World War II Constitution of...

 from Northern Korea

North Korea

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...

, in the South Sakhalin Operation of 1945 and the Kuril Islands Landing Operation

Kuril Islands Landing Operation

The Invasion of the Kuril Islands, also called Kuril Islands Landing Operation was the Soviet military operation aimed at capturing the Kuril Islands from the Japanese in 1945 as part of the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation when the plans to land on Hokkaido were abandoned.The operation...

 the same year.

Thousands of sailors and officers were awarded with order

Order (decoration)

An order or order of merit is a visible honour, awarded by a government, dynastic house or international organization to an individual, usually in recognition of distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. The distinction between orders and decorations is somewhat vague, except that most...

s and medal

Medal

A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...

s for outstanding military service; more than 50 men received the title of the Hero of the Soviet Union

Hero of the Soviet Union

The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.-Overview:...

. 18 ships and fleet units received the title of the Soviet Guards, and 16 were awarded with the Order of the Red Banner

Order of the Red Banner

The Soviet government of Russia established the Order of the Red Banner , a military decoration, on September 16, 1918 during the Russian Civil War...

.

Cold War

On May 5, 1965, the Pacific Fleet itself was awarded with the Order of the Red Banner.

Following the liberation of South Vietnam, a Soviet naval technical support base was established at Cam Ranh Bay

Cam Ranh Bay

Cam Ranh Bay is a deep-water bay in Vietnam in the province of Khánh Hòa. It is located at an inlet of the South China Sea situated on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, approximately 290 kilometers / 180 miles northeast of Hồ Chí Minh City / Saigon.Cam Ranh is...

 in the south of the unified country.

The Pacific Fleet started deploying forces to the Indian Ocean, called the SOVINDRON (Soviet Indian Ocean Squadron) by the U.S. Government, in 1968 after the British government announced its intention to withdraw its military forces east of the Suez Canal by 1971. In addition to the defensive function of balancing the naval strength in the Indian Ocean against that of the United States Navy, the Squadron played a role in promoting Soviet foreign policy. Regular visits and port calls were made in the Indian subcontinent, the Persian Gulf, and the East African coast. After 1975, its major stronghold was Cam Ranh Bay in Vietnam.

The Indian Ocean force, called the 8th Operational Ehskadra by the Soviets, grew quite substantial at times; in 1980, a Soviet flotilla of 'about ten guided missile cruisers, destroyers and frigates and more than a dozen support ships' confronted the U.S. Navy's Task Force 70 in the region. There were also 23 other Soviet ships in the South China Sea, at the same time. In addition, Soviet IL-38 reconnaissance planes, based in Aden or Ethiopia, maintained close watch on U.S. vessels, as did Ka-25 Hormone helicopters from Soviet warships.

In the 1980s, Soviet naval strategy

Naval strategy

Naval strategy is the planning and conduct of war at sea, the naval equivalent of military strategy on land.Naval strategy, and the related concept of maritime strategy, concerns the overall strategy for achieving victory at sea, including the planning and conduct of campaigns, the movement and...

 shifted to an emphasis on bastion

Bastion (naval)

A bastion in naval strategy is a heavily-defended area of water in which friendly naval forces can operate safely. Typically, that area will be partially enclosed by friendly shoreline, defended by naval mines, monitored by sensors, and heavily patrolled by surface, submarine, and air forces.-...

 defense, fortifying the Sea of Okhotsk

Sea of Okhotsk

The Sea of Okhotsk is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, lying between the Kamchatka Peninsula on the east, the Kuril Islands on the southeast, the island of Hokkaidō to the far south, the island of Sakhalin along the west, and a long stretch of eastern Siberian coast along the west and...

 for that purpose. In the 1970s and 1980s, the aircraft carriers Minsk

Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk

Minsk is an aircraft carrier that served the Soviet Navy, and later the Russian Navy, from 1978 to 1994. She was the second Kiev-class vessel to be built.- History :...

 and Novorossiysk

Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk

Novorossiysk was a conventionally powered heavy aircraft carrying cruiser or aircraft carrier that served the Soviet Navy, and later the Russian Navy, from 1982 to 1993. She was the third Kiev class vessel to be built...

 served with the fleet, until they were scrapped in the 1990s. The Admiral Lazarev 'battlecruiser' of the Kirov class

Kirov class battlecruiser

The Kirov-class battlecruiser is a class of nuclear-powered military ships of the Russian Navy, the largest and heaviest surface combatant warships currently in active operation in the world. The Russian designation is heavy nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser...

 served with the fleet in the 1980s and 1990s as well.

Recent events

In the 1990s and 2000s the Pacific Fleet lost many of its larger units. Just years after the collapse of the Soviet union the Fleet lost all its aircraft carriers and by early 2000 only one cruiser remained active with the Fleet. By the end of the 2010s the Fleet consisted of one large missile cruiser, five destroyers, ten nuclear submarines and eight diesel-electric submarines.

Plans for deployment of new large units to the Fleet have been announced. Several new Mistral class amphibious ships, SSBN submarines and large cruisers are to join the Fleet in the coming years.

2008 Russian submarine accident

An accident aboard Nerpa, a nuclear-powered attack submarine

Submarine

A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 doing a test run during sea trials in the Sea of Japan

Sea of Japan

The Sea of Japan is a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland, the Japanese archipelago and Sakhalin. It is bordered by Japan, North Korea, Russia and South Korea. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has almost no tides due to its nearly complete enclosure from the Pacific...

 on Saturday November 8, 2008, killed more than 20 people, marking the worst submarine disaster since the Kursk

Russian submarine K-141 Kursk

K-141 Kursk was an Oscar-II class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy, lost with all hands when it sank in the Barents Sea on August 12, 2000...

 sank in 2000.
Nerpa is an Akula class attack submarine belonging to the Pacific Fleet. Her construction started in 1991, but was delayed due to lack of funding.

Current Fleet

Major active surface ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet

#	Type	Name	Class	Year
011	Cruiser Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. The term has been in use for several hundreds of years, and has had different meanings throughout this period...	Varyag Russian cruiser Varyag (1983) Russian cruiser Varyag , , is the third ship of the Slava class of guided missile cruisers built for the Soviet Navy now serving the Russian Navy.- History :...	Slava class cruiser Slava class cruiser The Slava class cruiser, Soviet designation Project 1164 Atlant, is a large conventionally-powered warship, currently operated by Russia.-Design:...	1983
543	Destroyer Destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against smaller, powerful, short-range attackers. Destroyers, originally called torpedo-boat destroyers in 1892, evolved from...	Marshal Shaposhnikov	Udaloy I	1985
564	Destroyer	Admiral Tributs	Udaloy I Udaloy class destroyer The Udaloy I class are a series of anti-submarine destroyers built for the Soviet Navy, eight of which are currently in service with the Russian Navy. The Russian designation is Project 1155 Fregat...	1985
572	Destroyer	Admiral Vinogradov	Udaloy I	1988
548	Destroyer	Admiral Panteleyev Russian destroyer Admiral Panteleyev (BPK 548) The Admiral Panteleyev is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy.Part of the Russian Pacific Ocean Fleet, she was deployed in 2009 as part of operations to combat piracy off the Somalian coast.-External links:*...	Udaloy I	1991
715	Destroyer	Bystryy	Sovremenny Sovremenny class destroyer The Sovremenny class destroyer is the principal anti-surface warship of the Russian Navy. Soviet designation for the class was Project 956 Sarych ....	1989

Active Submarines of the Russian Pacific Fleet

#	Type	Name	Class	Year
K-44	SSBN	Ryazan	Delta III Delta class submarine The Delta class is a class of submarines which formed the backbone of the Soviet and Russian strategic submarine fleet since its introduction in 1973...	1979
K-506	SSBN	Zelenograd	Delta III	1979
K-211	SSBN	Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy	Delta III	1980
K-223	SSBN	Podolsk	Delta III	1980
K-433	SSBN	Svyatoy Georgiy Pobedonosets (Saint George the Victorious)	Delta III	1981
K-150	SSGN SSGN A cruise missile submarine is a submarine that can launch guided missiles. SSGN is the United States Navy hull classification symbol for a nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine. The SS denotes "Ship, Submersible" , the G denotes "guided missile," and the N denotes "nuclear powered"....	Tomsk	Oscar II Oscar class submarine The Project 949 and Project 949A Soviet Navy/Russian Navy cruise missile submarines ....	1991
K-456	SSGN	Vilyuchinsk	Oscar II	1991
K-186	SSGN	Omsk	Oscar II	1993
K-331	SSN	Magadan	Akula I	1990
K-419	SSN	Kuzbass	Akula I	1992
K-295	SSN	Samara	Akula I Akula class submarine Project 971 Щука-Б , is a nuclear-powered attack submarine first deployed by the Soviet Navy in 1986...	1995
B-260	SSK	Chita	Kilo	1981
B-394	SSK		Kilo	1988
B-445	SSK		Kilo	1988
B-464	SSK	Ust'-Kamchatsk	Kilo	1990
B-494	SSK	Ust'-Bolsheretsk	Kilo	1990
B-187	SSK		Kilo Kilo class submarine The Kilo class is the NATO reporting name for a naval diesel-electric submarine that is made in Russia. The original version of the vessels were designated Project 877 Paltus in Russia. There is also a more advanced version, designated as Improved Kilo in the west, and Project 636 Varshavyanka in...	1991
B-190	SSK	Krasnokamensk	Kilo	1993
B-345	SSK		Kilo	1994

Naval Aviation

As of 2007 the Naval Aviation of the Pacific Fleet consisted of:

• 568th Independent Composite Aviation Regiment - HQ at Mongokhto - Tu-22M3, Tu-142MR/MZ;
• 865th Red Banner Order of Labour Fighter Aviation Regiment PVO - HQ at Yelizovo
  Yelizovo
  Yelizovo is a town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Population: Founded in 1848 as the village of Stary Ostrog , it was renamed Zavoyko in 1897, after the Russian admiral Vasily Zavoyko who led the defense of Petropavlovsk in 1854....
  
  -Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport
  Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport
  Yelizovo Airport is an airport located in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia. Its runway is long enough to accommodate a fully loaded Boeing 747 aircraft...
  
   - MiG-31 - transferred to Pacific Fleet on 1 July 1998;
• 317th Composite Air Regiment - HQ at Yelizovo - Tu-142;
• 71st Independent MIlitary Transport Air Squadron - HQ at Nikolayevka, Primorskaya - An-12, An-24, An-26;
• 175th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Squadron - HQ at Yelizovo - Ka-27;
• 289th Independent Anti-submarine Air Regiment - HQ at Nikolayevka - Il-38, Ka-27, Ka-29;

Commanders of the Pacific Fleet

• Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov
  Mikhail Viktorov
  Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov was a Russian military leader and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from August 1937 to January 1938....
  
   (from April 1932)
• Grigoriy Petrovich Kireyev (from August 1937)
• Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
  Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
  Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union and served as People's Commissar of the Navy during The Second World War....
  
   (from January 1938)
• Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
  Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
  Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev was a Soviet Navy admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union , and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from January 1947 to July 1951....
  
   (from August 1939)

In January 1947, the Pacific Fleet was divided into the 5th and 7th fleets:

5th Fleet: Aleksandr Sergeyevich Frolov (from January 1947) Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union and served as People's Commissar of the Navy during The Second World War....  (from February 1950) Yuriy Aleksandrovich Panteleyev (August 1951 – January 1953)

7th Fleet: Ivan Ivanovich Baykov (from January 1947) Georgiy Nikitich Kholostyakov (November 1951 – May 1953)

In April 1953, the Fleets were once again combined under one command:

• Yuriy Aleksandrovich Panteleyev (from January 1953)
• Valentin Andreyevich Chekurov (from January 1956)
• Vitaliy Alekseyevich Fokin (from February 1958)
• Nikolay Nikolayevich Amelko (from June 1962)
• Nikolay Ivanovich Smirnov
  Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov
  Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov was a Soviet Navy Admiral and a Hero of the Soviet Union .Smirnov was born in a peasant family and graduated from an agricultural institute. He joined the Navy in 1937 and completed the M.V. Frunze Higher Naval School in Leningrad in 1939...
  
   (from March 1969)
• Vladimir Petrovich Maslov (from September 1974)
• Emil Nikolayevich Spiridonov (from August 1979)
• Vladimir Vasilyevich Sidorov (from February 1986)
• Gennadiy Aleksandrovich Khvatov (From December 1986)
• Georgiy Nikolayevich Gurinov (from March 1993)
• Igor Nikolayevich Khmelnov (from August 1994)
• Vladimir Ivanovich Kuroyedov
  Vladimir Kuroyedov
  Fleet Admiral Vladimir Ivanovich Kuroyedov is a former longest-serving Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy. Earlier he was Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of the Baltic Fleet, Chief of Staff/1st Deputy Commander of the Pacific Fleet since 1993 and Chief of the Main Staff/1st Deputy...
  
   (from February 1996)
• Mikhail Georgiyevich Zakharenko (from July 1997)
• Gennadiy Aleksandrovich Suchkov (from July 2001)
• Viktor Dmitriyevich Fyodorov (from December 2001)
• Konstantin Semyonovich Sidenko (from December 2007)

Organization of the Pacific Fleet

• Fleet HQ (Vladivostok)
• Pacific Seaboard Naval Forces
  • Pacific Seaboard Combined Forces Flotilla
    • 36th Surface ship Division
    • 44th Anti-submarine ship Brigade
    • 100th Assault ship Brigade
    • 19th Submarine Brigade
    • 165th Surface ship Brigade
    • 34th Rescue vessel Brigade
    • 31st Auxiliary vessel Brigade
    • 72nd Brigade of ships under construction and repair
    • 515th Intelligence ship Brigade
  • Pacific Seaboard Naval Infantry Force
    • 155th Independent Guards Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade - Vladivostok (formerly 55th Independent Red Banner Naval Infantry Division)
      • 165th Naval Infantry Regiment
      • 390th Naval Infantry Regiment
      • 106th Naval Infantry Regiment (disbanded 1 December 2007)
      • 921st Naval Infantry Artillery Regiment (disbanded 1 December 2008)
      • 923rd Naval Infantry AAD Missile Regiment (disbanded)
      • 84th Independent Naval Infantry Tank Battalion
      • 263rd Independent Naval Infantry Reconnaissance Battalion
      • 1484th Independent Naval Infantry Communications Battalion
    • 40th Krasnodar-Harbin Twice Red Banner Naval Infantry Regiment (formerly 40th Independent Twice Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade)
    • 180th Independent Naval Engineering Battalion
  • Pacific Naval Air Forces
    • Force HQ
    • 568th Independent Combined Air Regiment
    • 289th Independent Combined Anti-submarine Air Regiment
    • 71st Independent Air Transport Squadron
    • 72nd Independent Coastal Missile Regiment
    • 217th Independent Electronic Warfare Air Regiment
• Northeast Group of Troops and Forces - Kamchatka Combined Forces Flotilla
  • Force HQ (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy)
  • Kamchatka Combined Forces Flotilla
    • 16th Submarine Squadron
      • 10th Submarine Division
      • 25th Submarine Division
    • 182nd Submarine Brigade Flotilla
    • 114th Coastal defense ship Brigade
    • 438th Independent Rescue vessel Division
    • 84th Auxiliary vessel Brigade
  • Kamchatka Naval Infantry and Coastal Defense Division
    • 40th Independent Naval Infantry Brigade
    • 520th Independent Coastal Missile-Artillery Brigade
  • Kamchatka Naval Air Forces
    • 865th Independent Fighter Regiment
    • 317th Independent Combined Air Regiment
    • 175th Independent Shipborne Anti-submarine Helicopter Squadron
    • 216th Independent Combined Electronic Warfare Regiment
    • 1532nd Independent Anti-air Warfare Regiment