October 30 marks the foundation day of the Russian Navy. It was in 1696 that the Boyar Duma, at the insistence of Peter I, adopted the first law on the navy "Let there be naval vessels! ", and also approved the first military ship building plan - 52 (later 77) ships. Pyotr Alekseevich's passion for shipbuilding began with a boat he found in the village of Izmailovsky, which was restored and on which the future emperor learned to sail. “What do you need ships for, Sovereign? " Rear Admiral Patrick Gordon asked the young Tsar. - "After all, you have no sea. " "If only there were ships, I would find the sea," answered Peter I. Many years later, in January 1722, on the occasion of celebrations dedicated to the end of the Northern War, the boat was placed in the Kremlin for public display. At that time, Peter I called him "the grandfather of the Russian Navy." The legendary ship survived all the vicissitudes of time and has survived to this day: today the boat "St. Nicholas" is kept in St. Petersburg in the Central Naval Museum. The first regular formation on the water was the Azov fleet (Azov flotilla), created in Voronezh for expeditions to protect the southern borders. The admiralty and its school of navigators were opened in this city. Here, for the first time, a white flag with the St. Andrew's cross was raised, which today is the stern flag of our country's navy. In 1702, during the Northern War, the Baltic fleet was created, and in 1722, as a result of the successful Persian campaign, the Caspian flotilla. The Black Sea Fleet was founded in 1783 after the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Empire. With the adoption of the first Soviet military shipbuilding program in 1926, existing fleets were strengthened and new ones were created: the Pacific in 1935 and the North in 1937. During the Great Patriotic War, the Navy of the USSR confronted the enemy's naval forces, protected sea and river transport and assisted coastal groups of Soviet soldiers in conducting operations.

October 30 marks the foundation day of the Russian Navy. It was in 1696 that the Boyar Duma, at the insistence of Peter I, adopted the first law on the navy "Let there be naval vessels! ", and also approved the first military ship building plan - 52 (later 77) ships. Pyotr Alekseevich's passion for shipbuilding began with a boat he found in the village of Izmailovsky, which was restored and on which the future emperor learned to sail. “What do you need ships for, Sovereign? " Rear Admiral Patrick Gordon asked the young Tsar. - "After all, you have no sea. " "If only there were ships, I would find the sea," answered Peter I. Many years later, in January 1722, on the occasion of celebrations dedicated to the end of the Northern War, the boat was placed in the Kremlin for public display. At that time, Peter I called him "the grandfather of the Russian Navy." The legendary ship survived all the vicissitudes of time and has survived to this day: today the boat "St. Nicholas" is kept in St. Petersburg in the Central Naval Museum. The first regular formation on the water was the Azov fleet (Azov flotilla), created in Voronezh for expeditions to protect the southern borders. The admiralty and its school of navigators were opened in this city. Here, for the first time, a white flag with the St. Andrew's cross was raised, which today is the stern flag of our country's navy. In 1702, during the Northern War, the Baltic fleet was created, and in 1722, as a result of the successful Persian campaign, the Caspian flotilla. The Black Sea Fleet was founded in 1783 after the annexation of Crimea to the Russian Empire. With the adoption of the first Soviet military shipbuilding program in 1926, existing fleets were strengthened and new ones were created: the Pacific in 1935 and the North in 1937. During the Great Patriotic War, the Navy of the USSR confronted the enemy's naval forces, protected sea and river transport and assisted coastal groups of Soviet soldiers in conducting operations.