OBUKHOV STATE PLANT

(Redirected from Factory No. 185 (S.M. Kirov))

'Obukhov State Plant' (also known Obukhovski Plant, ) is a major Russian metallurgy and heavy machine-building plant in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was founded in 1863 and has since been a major producer of artillery and other military equipment. From 1922 to 1992 it was renamed 'Bolshevik Plant no. 232'.
In the late 1920s, it became one of the two main Soviet tank factories (along with the Kharkov Locomotive Factory), and produced the first indigenous tank, the T-18. It later became home to the OKMO tank design bureau, which was responsible for the T-26 infantry tank, of which over 12,000 were built.
In 1935, after the assassination of Sergey Kirov, the factory was officially renamed ''Factory No. 185 (S.M. Kirov)'', although Leningrad inhabitants continued to refer to it as the Bolshevik Factory (Zaloga 1984:53).

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★ Zaloga, Steven J., James Grandsen (1984). ''Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of World War Two'', London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 0-85368-606-8.

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★ Official webpage

★ Description of 305 mm naval guns manufactured by Obukhov