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

Old Ship Shtanart from Russia October Plymouth Ocean City 9th October 2016. 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 feet) long at her centre line, 27.5 metres (90 feet) long on deck and 34.5 metres (113 feet) long overall. The Shtandart is 6.9 metres (23 feet) wide with a draft of 3.3 metres (11 feet). 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. Chris Summerfield video and photography sine 1992. LOVE SummerTime TV Magazine Worldwide https://chrissummerfieldtv.wordpress.com/