Baltic Fleet
The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, romanized: Baltiyskiy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea.
| Baltic Fleet | |
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| Russian: Балтийский флот | |
Baltic Fleet great emblem | |
| Active | 18 May 1703 – present |
| Allegiance | Tsardom of Russia (1703–1721) Russian Empire (1721–1917) Russian SFSR (1917–1922) Soviet Union (1922–1991) Russian Federation (1991–present) |
| Branch | Russian Navy |
| Role | Naval warfare; Amphibious warfare; Combat patrols in the Baltic; Naval presence/diplomacy missions in the Atlantic and elsewhere |
| Size | c. 43 surface warships (surface combatants, major amphibious units, mine warfare) plus support ships and auxiliaries 1 submarine |
| Part of | Russian Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Kaliningrad (HQ) Baltiysk Kronstadt |
| Anniversaries | 18 May |
| Engagements | Great Northern War
Seven Years' War
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) Crimean War World War I Russian Civil War
Cold War
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| Decorations | Order of the Red Banner (2) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Vice Admiral Vladimir Vorobyov |
| Notable commanders | Alexei Orlov Adm. Korneli Cruys Adm. Dmitry Senyavin Adm. Vasily Chichagov Adm. Samuel Greig Rear Adm. Aleksandr Razvozov Cpt. Alexey Schastny Adm. Arseniy Golovko Vice Adm. Alexander Vekman Adm. Lev Galler Fleet Adm. Ivan Isakov Adm. Vladimir Yegorov Adm. Ivan Kapitanets Adm. Konstantin Makarov Adm. Viktor Chirkov |
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| External videos | |
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| on RT Documentary Official YouTube Channel(in English) | |
| The Baltic Fleet (E01): Russian stealth corvette and 'black hole' submarine get ready for a face-off on YouTube | |
| The Baltic Fleet (E02): Loading torpedoes on the 'Magnitogorsk' submarine on YouTube | |
| The Baltic Fleet (E03): The challenging task of repainting the whole warship on YouTube | |
| The Baltic Fleet (E04): 'Magnitogorsk' submarine begins its dive on YouTube |
Established 18 May 1703, under Tsar Peter the Great as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the Baltic Fleet is the oldest Russian fleet. In 1918, the fleet was inherited by the Russian SFSR which then founded the Soviet Union in 1922, where it was eventually known as the Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet as part of the Soviet Navy, as during this period it gained the two awards of the Order of the Red Banner. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Baltic Fleet was inherited by the Russian Federation and reverted to its original name as part of the Russian Navy.
The Baltic Fleet is headquartered in Kaliningrad and its main base in Baltiysk (Pillau), both in Kaliningrad Oblast, and another base in Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, in the Gulf of Finland.