UNIT 3. SHIPYARDS IN RUSSIA.

The shipyard was founded by Peter the Great during the Great Northern War in 1704. It was administered by the Russian Admiralty, hence the name.

In 1997 the shipyard started construction of tankers of ice class of 20 000 DWT, designed for simultaneous transportation of up to 4 different cargo grades. These tankers have been equipped with the latest automated ships systems of world class. The tanker has double hull and is able to run in solid-ice of 0.5 m thickness at a speed of 1, 5 to 2 knots. During recent years the shipyard constructed for oil company Lukoil 5 ships of this project – Astrakhan, Magas, Kaliningrad, Saratov, Usinsk, which are working on the Northern Sea Route.

Military shipbuilding consists of orders from the Russian Ministry of Defense and export orders for foreign governments. The shipyard's military orders are primarily submarines, but also include non-military repair, modernization and building of other underwater technical innovations for oceanic development. Between 1973 and 1998 the shipyard has built 298 submarines, including 41 nuclear submarines, as well as 68 submersibles.

Admiralty Shipyards still keep the specialization in the area of submarine shipbuilding. The most recently built submarines include Kilo class submarines (2,325 tons D/W) and the smaller Lada class (1,600 tons D/W).

A unique deep-sea research vehicle “Consul” is the first Russian deep-diving vehicle of the third generation, capable of diving as deep as 6000 meters and working for 10 hours using a manipulator as well as lifting to the surface a load of up to 200 kg. The construction of underwater vessels constitutes 70% of the total production volume of the shipyard. Out of all submarines built in the world, 15% by tonnage are produced at the Admiralty Shipyards.

III. Answer the following questions:

1. Where is the Admiralty Shipyards located?

2. What do military products of the Admiralty Shipyards include?

3. When did the shipyard start construction of tankers of ice class?

4. What is the description of a tanker?

5. Military shipbuilding consists of orders from the Russian Ministry of Defence, doesn’t it?

6. What do military orders include?

7. What is the main specialization of the Admiralty Shipyards?

IV. Ask as many questions as possible to the following sentences:

1. The Peresvet – class ships were designed as essentially enlarged armored cruisers with good range and seakeeping.

2. The Admiralty Shipyard is one of the oldest and largest shipyards in Russia.

3. Military products include naval warships such as nuclear and diesel – powered submarines and large auxiliaries.

4. The shipyard was founded by Peter the Great during the Great Northern War.

5. Military shipbuilding consists of orders from the Russian Ministry of Defence and export orders for foreign governments.

V. Complete the following sentences using the text:

1. The Admiralty Shipyard is one of the ….

2. The shipyard’s building ways can accommodate ….

3. In 1997 the shipyard started construction ….

4. The shipyard’s military orders are primarily ….

5. The Admiralty Shipyards still keep ….

VI. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English:

1. Адмиралтейские верфи - одна из самых старых и крупных судоверфей в России, располагается в Санкт – Петербурге.

2. Судоверфь основал Петр I во время Великой Северной войны в 1704 году.

3. Танкеры ледокольного типа оборудованы новейшими автоматизированными системами мирового уровня.

4. Военные заказы этой судоверфи включают в основном строительство подводных лодок, а также модернизацию и строительство других подводных технических механизмов для исследований океана.

5. В течении последнего десятилетия, Адмиралтейские верфи построила 5 судов для компании «Лукойл».

VII. Translate the text: “Pyotr Velikiy”

Pyotr Velikiy is the fourth Kirov class battlecruiser of the Russian Navy, originally named Yuri Andropov.

Yuri Andropov was laid down in 1986 at the Baltic Shipyard (formerly Shipyard-189) in Leningrad. She was the fourth ship in what the Soviet Navy referred to as Project 1144 Orlan "heavy missile cruisers" (Raketny Kreyser). Kirov class ships have been the largest combat surface ships in the world.

In 1996 she was renamed Pyotr Velikiy, Russian for Peter the Great.

After completing her acceptance trials in November 1996, she was laid up at the Northern Fleet headquarters at Severomorsk awaiting completion and repairs. After they were completed, Pyotr Velikiy went on to become the flagship of the Northern Fleet.

On April 19, 2004, she was docked in the floating drydock PD-50 for painting of the underside of the hull, repairs and examination of the steering system. The repairs were completed later that year, and she was carrying out missions again by August.

VIII. Use the following words and word combinations in sentences of your own:

Shipyard, to be located, to accommodate ships, deadweight tons, to be founded by smb, to be administrated by, simultaneous transportation, ships systems of world class, to be able to run in solid ice, to export orders, non – military repair, oceanic development, the area of submarine shipbuilding.

VIII. Retell the text “Admiralty Shipyards.”