Kamchatka Flotilla
The Kamchatka Military Flotilla (Russian: Камчатская флотилия, tr. Kamchatskaya flotiliya) is a flotilla of the Russian Navy.
| Kamchatka Flotilla | |
|---|---|
| Камчатская флотилия Kamchatskaya flotiliya | |
.jpg.webp) Troops and Forces of the North-East headquarters sign, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 2007 | |
| Active | 1945–present |
| Country | |
| Branch | |
| Garrison/HQ | Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky |
| Battle honours |  Order of the Red Banner |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Acting Rear Admiral Sergei Zhuga |
| Notable commanders | Grigori Shchedrin |
Formed in 1945, the Kamchatka Flotilla of diverse forces was reorganized during the 1960s. In March 1998 the Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces was created from the Kamchatka Flotilla. It was based on the Kamchatka Peninsula and had responsibility for a coastal zone of the Pacific Ocean. On April 30, 1975, the flotilla was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
December 14 is the celebratory day of the formation of the group. On this day in 1849, in accordance with the Decree of Emperor Nicholas I, the Okhotsk military flotilla was transferred to Petropavlovsk in Kamchatka.
Order of battle
It inculudes:
Ship and Vessel units
- 114th Coastal Defense Brigade (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky);
- 117th Coastal Defence Division (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky);
- 66th Separate Missile Ship Division (Acha Bay);
- 10th Submarine Division (Vilyuchinsk);
- 25th Submarine Division (Tarja Bay);
- 32th Auxhillary Unit (Zavoiko Peninsula);
Marines
40th Separate Marine Brigade (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky);
Coastal Defense units
520th Separate Missile Brigade (Sakhalin and The Kuril Islands);
Aviation and Air Defence units
- 865th Separate Fighter Regiment (AFB Yelizovo);
- 317th Separate Aviation Regiment (AFB Yelizovo)
- 175th Helicopter Anti-ship Squadron (AFB Yelizovo);
- 216th Electronic Warfare Regiment (Ozyorny);
- 1532nd Air Defence Regiment (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)
Command
Commanders of the Flotilla
- 1945-1946 - Rear Admiral I. I. Baykov
- 1946-1948 - Rear Admiral N. I. Vinogradov
- 1951-1954 - Rear Admiral L. N. Panteleyev
- 1954-1959 - Rear Admiral G. I. Shchedrin
- 1966-1971 - Rear Admiral B. E. Yamkovoi
- 1971-1973 - Rear Admiral V. V. Sidorov
- 1973-1978 - Rear Admiral I. M. Kapitanets
- 1978-1980 - Vice-Admiral N. G. Klitniy
- 1980-1983 - Vice Admiral G. A. Khvatov
- 1983-1986 - Vice-Admiral D. M. Komarov
- 1986-1989 - Vice Admiral G. N. Gurinov
- 1989-1993 - Vice-Admiral Y. I. Shumarin
- 1993-1995 - Vice-Admiral V. T. Kharnikov
- 1995-1998 - Vice-Admiral V. F. Dorogin
Commander of the Northeastern Group of Troops and Forces
- 1998-2000 - Vice-Admiral V. F. Dorogin
- 2000-2001 - Vice-Admiral K. S. Sidenko
- 2002-2006 - Vice-Admiral V. F. Gavrikov
- 2006-2009 - Rear Admiral A. V. Vitko
- 2009-2012 - Rear Admiral K. G. Maklov
- 2012-2014 - Rear Admiral V. N. Liina
- 2014-2016 - Rear Admiral S. V. Lipilin
- Since 2016 - Acting Rear Admiral Sergei Zhuga[1]
Chiefs of Staff of the Flotilla
- 1948-1949 - captain of the first rank S.А. Canapadze
- 1951-1957 - Rear Admiral M.G. Tomsk
- 1957-1963 - Rear Admiral A.B. Teisher's
- 1963-1968 - Rear Admiral Yu.S. Russin
- 1972-1976 - Rear Admiral N.G. Customer
- 1984-1986 - Rear Admiral G.N. Gurinov
- 1986-1989 - Rear Admiral Yu.I. Shumanin
- 1989-1994 - Rear Admiral M.G. Kulak
- 1994-1995 - Rear Admiral V.F. Dorogin
- 1995-1998 - Rear Admiral M.F. Abramov
First Deputy Flotilla Commander
- 1976-1979 - Rear Admiral A.I. Skvortsov
- 1979-1982 - Rear Admiral N.G. Logky
- 1987-1991 - Rear Admiral N.D. Zakorin
- 1991-1994 - Rear Admiral V.F. Dorogin
- 1994-1998 - Rear Admiral M.G. Kulak