Russian Holidays - Day of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy

On the first day of summer, North Sea sailors celebrate their professional holiday The history of the Northern Fleet dates back to 1933 The first combat formation - the Northern Naval Flotilla - was created immediately after I Stalin's inspection trip It was after the trip of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief that the decision was made to create a combat force of ships The youth of the Northern Fleet did not affect the content of its history The sailors wrote many glorious pages in the chronicle of the defense of our country It is not for nothing that the fleet is considered the strongest element of the Russian Navy From June 1, 1933, there was a gradual increase in combat power and personnel training The sailors received their first baptism of fire during the Finnish War The Northern Fleet completely fulfilled its task, depriving the enemy of the opportunity to receive assistance by sea Before the start of the Great Patriotic War, the fleet turned eight years old Despite their youth, the Severomorsk soldiers showed courage, courage and inflicted enormous damage on Nazi troops During the entire war, about two hundred ships and auxiliary vessels, almost one and a half thousand aircraft, and four hundred transport ships were sunk While providing protection for the allied convoys, the ships of the Northern Fleet made 76 escorts Combat operations are not without losses During the war, the fleet lost three destroyers, 23 submarines, 16 patrol ships, 13 minesweepers and several other ships About 11 thousand sailors died the death of the brave The Motherland appreciated the feat of the North Sea residents - in 1965 the fleet was awarded the Order of the Red Banner The post-war period began the rapid development of the Northern Fleet Nuclear submarines are put on combat duty, and ships are equipped with ballistic missiles The geography of the fleet's operations is expanding, it is becoming an ocean fleet The modernization and rearmament of ships is in full swing Since 2010, the Northern Fleet has been part of the Western Military District, and in 2014, the North strategic command was created on its basis The main base of the fleet is Severomorsk The main tasks of the Northern Fleet at the present stage: • Maintaining the constant combat readiness of naval nuclear forces; • Protection of Russia's economic interests on the northern borders; • Ensuring safe navigation; • Carrying out foreign policy activities: visits, exercises, peacekeeping missions A real holiday for the North Sea residents was the return to service of the country’s only heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov The ship is capable of deploying deck-based variants of the MIG-29, Su-33, and a helicopter group The cruiser is currently carrying out a command mission off the coast of Syria North Sea sailors do not forget traditions and their heroes Every monument or memorial place has fresh flowers at any time of the year High combat and training performance allows the personnel to be worthy successors to the deeds of their heroic predecessors Congratulations to career officers, sailors, and veterans of the Northern Fleet on their professional holiday!