HISTORY
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.
The replica frigate has three masts and her displacement is 220
tons. She is 25 metres (82.0 ft) long at her centre line, 27.5
metres (90 ft) long on deck and 34.5 metres (113 ft) long overall.
The Shtandart is 6.9 metres (23 ft) wide with a draft of 3.3 metres
(11 ft). The ship is designed for speeds between 8-9 knots under
sail, and under auxiliary engines required by modern standards up to
15 knots (28 km/h). The original crew complement in 1703 was between
120 and 150, and the modern crew consists of 30 trainees and 10
officers.
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