VII. Retell the text “Ship model basin.” unit 3. Shipyards in russia.

I. Words and word combinations to be remembered:

shipyard – судоверфь

width – ширина

warship – военный корабль

to equip – оборудовать

Ministry of Defence – министерство обороны

innovation – нововведение, новшество

nuclear submarine – атомная подводная лодка

to accommodate – подгонять, приспосабливать

deadweight ton – дедвейт - тонна

diesel – powered – дизельный

to be founded – быть основанным

simultaneous – одновременный, синхронный

II. Read and translate the following text:

Fig. 3. A ship on the Admiralty spire, the emblem of Saint Petersburg.

The Admiralty Shipyards is one of the oldest and largest shipyards in Russia, located in Saint Petersburg. The shipyard's building ways can accommodate ships up 70,000 deadweight tons, 250 meters in length and 35 meters in width. Military products include naval warships such as nuclear and diesel-powered submarines and large auxiliaries.

Fig. 4. Admiralty Shipyards in Saint Petersburg.

The shipyard was founded by Peter the Great during the Great Northern War in 1704. It was administered by the Russian Admiralty, hence the name.

In 1997 the shipyard started construction of tankers of ice class of 20 000 DWT, designed for simultaneous transportation of up to 4 different cargo grades. These tankers have been equipped with the latest automated ships systems of world class. The tanker has double hull and is able to run in solid-ice of 0.5 m thickness at a speed of 1, 5 to 2 knots. During recent years the shipyard constructed for oil company Lukoil 5 ships of this project – Astrakhan, Magas, Kaliningrad, Saratov, Usinsk, which are working on the Northern Sea Route.

Military shipbuilding consists of orders from the Russian Ministry of Defense and export orders for foreign governments. The shipyard's military orders are primarily submarines, but also include non-military repair, modernization and building of other underwater technical innovations for oceanic development. Between 1973 and 1998 the shipyard has built 298 submarines, including 41 nuclear submarines, as well as 68 submersibles.

Admiralty Shipyards still keep the specialization in the area of submarine shipbuilding. The most recently built submarines include Kilo class submarines (2,325 tons D/W) and the smaller Lada class (1,600 tons D/W).

A unique deep-sea research vehicle “Consul” is the first Russian deep-diving vehicle of the third generation, capable of diving as deep as 6000 meters and working for 10 hours using a manipulator as well as lifting to the surface a load of up to 200 kg. The construction of underwater vessels constitutes 70% of the total production volume of the shipyard. Out of all submarines built in the world, 15% by tonnage are produced at the Admiralty Shipyards.

III. Answer the following questions:

1. Where is the Admiralty Shipyards located?

2. What do military products of the Admiralty Shipyards include?

3. When did the shipyard start construction of tankers of ice class?

4. What is the description of a tanker?

5. Military shipbuilding consists of orders from the Russian Ministry of Defence, doesn’t it?

6. What do military orders include?

7. What is the main specialization of the Admiralty Shipyards?