Red Banner Northern Fleet HQ Complex Buildings (Severomorsk)

 military, headquarters

The Red Banner Northern Fleet (Северный флот , Severnyy Flot) is the part of the Russian Navy that has access to the Barents and Norwegian Seas, the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, and is responsible for the defense of northwestern Russia. The fleet was established in 1937. The Headquarters complex is a located in the large complex of office buildings on the hillside overlooking the eastern side of the fleet homeport at Severomorsk (Северомо́рск : North Sea), which is the main base and administrative center for bases located throughout the Kola Gulf area. During Soviet Era it was the base of more than 200 submarines ranging from diesel-electric attack (SS) to nuclear-powered ballistic missile (SSBN) classes.

The Northern Fleet consists of 11 bases and shipyards for service, graving and dismantlement. Severomorsk which serves as the main base and administrative centre for the Northern Fleet, lies 25 kilometers north of the principal Russian city of Murmansk, on the eastern side of the Murmansk Inlet. In addition, the Northern Fleet has six more naval bases and several shipyards and spent fuel storage sites.

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