Day of the Baltic fleet

Description

Huge and great country Russia. But, alas, the ancient Rus ranked only the center of the continent and from the sea almost always was open to attacks foreign invaders. It is strange that until the emergence of Peter 1 reconciled with it. Coming to the Board of the new sovereign completely turned the story relevant to the country by foreigners. It's amazing and something that the Russian Navy is obliged to its emergence of the Baltic Sea, despite the fact that the South was closer. At the beginning of February 1701 year Peter commanded to begin construction on the Ladoga Lake six 18-gun ships. They were progenitors of the Baltic fleet, which Russia now owns. Its main base is located in kronstadt and the first successes were achieved by the Russians during the 20-year war with Sweden, which lured untold riches of Russia. Well, the sailors themselves count it with successful campaigns against the same Sweden per 1813-1814 years.

Baltic sailors are famous not only in time of war. They have mass expeditions, inventions, discoveries, made under the leadership of great scientists and navigators Structure has undergone a lot of reorganizations. But as it was called by the Baltic Sea, an integral part of the USSR Navy, operational-strategic merger, etc., but he always solved the same task, it is a navigational safety protection, economic zone, the Suppression of illegal productive activities, execution of the shares in economically sensitive areas. The headquarters of the Baltic fleet stationed in Kaliningrad, but the main points are also home of Baltiysk and Kronshtadt. (Leningrad region).

Briefly recall the history of the Baltic fleet, it is unique: in 1928 and 1965 years Navy awarded orders of the red banner. He has more than 100 warships, many planes and helicopters, and most importantly-Baltika now became the main training base and a "steppingstone" to the Russian Navy.