The Kola Peninsula: The Strongest Soviet Naval Base (Kola-Halbinsel: Staerkste Flottenbasis der Sowjetunion),

Abstract

Of the four Soviet fleets, the Northern Fleet is the most powerful. Admiral of the Fleet, G. M. Yegorov, the CinC, has at his disposal more than 230 surface units (not counting auxiliary ships), about 170 submarines (of which almost 100 are nuclear-powered), and 320 aircraft and helicopters. Overall, this force represents 15.6% of all available Soviet surface ships, 43.5% of the submarine fleet, and 22.5% of naval air forces. Also among the surface naval forces is the ASW carrier KIEV; although the 45 YANKEE and DELTA class nuclear powered submarines with their long-range ballistic missiles stationed there are far more important. These units represent two-thirds of the Soviet SSBN potential; the remaining third is with the Pacific Fleet. Thus, the Northern Fleet is the most powerful of all four Soviet fleets. This is quite understandable, since it is only from this area that operations against the vital sea lanes between the United States and Europe are possible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 1978
Accession Number
ADA053509

Entities

People

  • Siegfried Breyer

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Intelligence

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Boats
  • Construction Materials
  • First World War
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Naval Intelligence
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • White Sea

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.