Old Ship Shtanart from Russia October Plymouth Ocean City 9th October 2016. Russian Music 2

Old Ship Shtanart from Russia October Plymouth Ocean City 9th October 2016. Russian Music 2

Old Ship Shtanart from Russia October Plymouth Ocean City 9th October 2016.

Russian Music 2 The frigate Shtandart (Russian: Штандартъ) was the first ship of Russia's Baltic fleet.

Her keel was laid on April 24, 1703, at the Olonetsky shipyard near Olonets by the decree of Tsar Peter I and orders issued by commander Aleksandr Menshikov.

The vessel was built by the Dutch shipwright Vybe Gerens under the direct supervision of the tsar.

She was the first flagship of the Imperial Russian Navy and was in service until 1727.

The name Shtandart was also given to the royal yachts of the tsars until the Russian Revolution in 1917.

Tsar Nicholas II's royal yacht was last of this series.