Kherson Shipyard is located in the mouth of the Dnieper river. The city was founded in 1778 on a fortress place, which protected the lands of Russian empire from Turkish raids. Kherson’s proximity to the Black Sea initiated shipbuilding and people settlement in the estuary of the Dnieper river. The Admiralty and a shipyard were created in the city. On September 16,1783 the first first 66 cannon battleship “SLAVA YEKATHERINY” (“CATHRENE’S GLORY”) was launched, thus, giving start to Russian Black Sea Fleet.

   Nowadays Kherson is a big industrial centre, a trade port where numerous vessels from many countries of the world wide are moored. One of the key industries in the city is shipbuilding. The people say about the city: Kherson is the city of shipbuilders.

   Kherson Shipyard was created as far back as in 1951 as a key shipyard of commercial shipbuilding in ex USSR and at present it is rightly considered one of leading shipbuilding and shiprepairing yards in Ukraine. For its half a century history the Shipyard was attributed a reputation of a dependable partner.Over 300 vessels have been built for 26 counties of the world. It attracts the shipowners' attention of leading world powers due to diversity of ships constructed: tankers, dry-cargo vessels, ice-breakers, multi-purpose ships, container-carriers, Arctic Supply vessels, drilling vessels etc.

   The first large-capacity vessel - 11,800 dwt tanker Kherson was delivered to the customer on the 2nd of December, 1953.

   On the 23rd of December, 1959, the first dry cargo vessel, 16,500 dwt turbo vessel Leninsky Komsomol put to sea for sea trials.

   During those years twenty vessels of that type were constructed, including Parizhskaya Komunna, the first native dry cargo gas turbine vessel with CPP.

   In 1963 shipbuilders mastered construction of dry cargo vessels of Вezhitza type. The distinguishing feature of such vessels is maximum deck opening, (presence of) double sides and diametrical longitudinal bulkhead, mechanized hatch covers.

   Vessels of that type, having appeared in foreign ports, have gained plenty of favorable comments. Starting with 1965, eight countries purchased such vessels.

   In 1971 Alexandr Fadeev-type container vessels' construction was started. The vessels were designed for transportation of cargo in containers of international standard.

   Simultaneously with Alexandr Fadeev-type vessels the Shipyard developed multipurpose vessels' construction similar to Geroi Panfilovtzy. That type of vessels was designed for transportation of any cargoes: general cargo, grains, industrial equipment as well as international standard container cargo.

   The time put new tasks before designers and shipbuilders. From 1980 the construction of the first native barge carriers was started: vessel length - 262,8 m, depth - 18,3 m, breadth - 32,2 m, tonnage of 60,000 t. 500 t l.c. crane on the vessel provided for loading operations of launching and heaving-in of 82 lighters or 1473 containers without shore facilities.

   From 1984 shipbuilders get down to construction of Arctic supply vessels'. They were designed for transportation of various cargoes: dry cargo, combustive-lubricative materials, vehicles. 

   In 1986 orders were put for construction of drilling vessels: Glubina-1 and Glubina-2.

   Kherson Shipyard has a great experience in construction and selling of up to
30,000 dwt tankers. Since 1976 till the end of the 90-s 49 tankers of general deadweight 1.450,000 t have been constructed for various customers.

   The Shipyard used to build 5-6 vessels of various projects at the same time. The
Shipyard's capacities provided for processing of 70,000 t of metal per year. The scope of processed metal in shipbuilding only equaled to 110,000-120,000 t per year.

   After collapse of the USSR the Shipyard survived hard times. The orders rapidly reduced, the output went down. Shipbuilding was in deep crisis. At this time the Shipyard masters a new trend - ship repair, which provided for loading of Shipyard's facilities and to preserve the personnel.

   In 2005 revival of the shipyard has started. Contracts for construction of new ships were signed and the yard initiated the shipbuilding revival programme. The scope of shiprepair and modernization more than doubled.

  To-date the yard’s facilities allow to build not only the above mentioned types of vessels but also offshore – type ships which find a ready market now..