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The Russian Northern Fleet (Russian: Северный флот, Severny Flot) is an operational-strategic part of the Russian Navy. It is the youngest of the Russian fleet, established in 1933.
The fleet's headquarters are in the closed town Severomorsk, where the main base and administrative centre for several bases located throughout the Kola Gulf are located.
The Northern Fleet is the most powerful of Russia’s four fleets. About two thirds of all the Russian Navy's nuclear force is based there. The fleet consists of nuclear-powered missile and torpedo submarines, missile warships, aircraft carriers and anti-submarine ships. Russia’s only operating aircraft carrier, “Admiral Kuznetsov”, belongs to the Northern Fleet. The flagship of the Northern Fleet is the nuclear-powered large guided missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky.
In 2008, the Russian Navy resumed its presence on the world’s oceans after several years of low activity. Northern Fleet vessels operated in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean Sea.
Securing stability in the High North
-The Northern Fleet will always be ready to support institutions like the Norwegian Barents Secretariat in their work in securing stability in the northern areas, says Head of the Northern Fleet Vice-Admiral Nikolay Maksimov. This week he met with the Norwegian Barents Secretariat.
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| Admiral Nikolay Maximov and Rune Rafaelsen |
Admiral Maksimov visited the Barents Secretariat’s office together with his Norwegian host Commander of the Norwegian National Joint Headquarters General Bernt Iver Ferdinand Brovold as part of a three days long visit to Norway.
Both the high ranking officers emphasized the importance of good communication and cooperation both on military and civilian levels to maintain peace and stability.
As BarentsObserver reported, the program for the visit included the Norwegian navy’s main base Haakonsvern, the National Joint Headquarters in Reitan and the The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Bodø.
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| Admiral Nikolay Maksimov and General Bernt Brovold |
- In our discussions General Brovold and I have come to the conclusion that the High North is more peaceful than other regions, the admiral said.
- General Brovold and I have now evaluated our joint work in 2009 and made plans for 2010. Our plans for 2010 are more concrete and extended and involve safety at sea, fisheries and the petroleum sector, he added.
- The relationship between two states is never better than the friendship between the people living there, said Lieutenant General Bernt Iver Ferdinand Brovold after hearing about the Barents Secretariat’s activities. – That is why all measures taken to enhance such friendship important, he added. I am impressed at what my predecessors have achieved in their cooperation with the Northern Fleet.
