“Founded in 1931,” a plaque might read. “Russia’s oldest institution for naval architecture.” Today, we explore the Nevskoe Design Bureau. It is also known as PKB Nevskoye and the Nevsky Design Bureau. This is Russia’s primary designer of large surface vessels.
The Nevskoe Design Bureau is located on Galerny Proezd. The address is building number 3. The bureau has a rich history in St. Petersburg.
Established on January 18, 1931, the Nevskoe Design Bureau has operated under various names. It was formerly known as CKB-17, CKBS, and CKBS-1. In 1995, it was reorganized into an open joint-stock company. The company has been known as Nevskoe PKB since 1967. It was known as PAO Nevskoe PKB from 2015. Since 2019 it has been known as AO Nevskoe PKB.
What does the Nevskoe Design Bureau do? It specializes in designing ships. This includes aircraft carriers and large landing ships. They also design civilian tankers. They design bulk cargo carriers too. Car carriers transporting ships are also among their designs. The company has designed about 300 ships.
The Nevskoe Design Bureau has worked on many projects. These include the aircraft-carrying cruisers of the Moscow and Kiev types. It designed the Admiral Kuznetsov. It also worked on designs for amphibious assault ships. Large landing ships project 11711 and the tanker-chemical carrier project 00216M are other designs.
The staff is about 500 employees. Key figures include Sergey Orlov and Vladislavovich Otrastl. They are involved in shipbuilding. The bureau falls under the umbrella of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. The website is npkb.ru.
It’s one of the oldest naval architecture institutions in Russia. The Nevskoe Design Bureau continues to shape naval engineering.