Russian Shipyard No. 10—Shkval is located in
Polyarny,
Murmansk Oblast,
Russia, on the outermost western side of the
Murmansk Fjord. In the West, it is more often referred to by the name of the town than its official name. As the first nuclear-powered submarines were delivered to the
Northern Fleet at the end of the 1950s, the yard was modified for docking and repair of these vessels. As
Soviet Navy (and now
Russian Navy) nuclear vessels are decommissioned, they are laid up at Polyarny awaiting defueling and disposal.