THE KHARKOV ELECTROMECHANICAL PLANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOVIET MILITARY SUBMARINE FLEET FORMATION IN THE 1920-1941

Abstract

This article treats the subject of the Kharkov Electromechanical Plant contribution to the modern submarine fleet formationby the Soviet Union during 1920-1941 for the first time. It was established that during this period the enterprise role developed from an auxiliary plant to the USSR leading scientific and production organization in the sphere of submarines power electrical equipment systems development and manufacture.It was determined that the decisive factor in the KhEMZ growth contribution to the Soviet Navy submarine forces strengthen programs was the development of the factory’s structures for the profile products creating processes scientific support. At the same time, it was revealed that on the whole the enterprise scientific and technical potential in the interwar period was used inefficiently, as a result of which since 1934 none of the programs to create a modern submarine fleet was executed in a timely manner.