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  4. Tsar Nicholas II & His Family aboard their yacht "Standart"

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  1. Russian yacht Standart

    Russian yacht. Standart. The Standart was an Imperial Russian yacht serving Emperor Nicholas II and his family, being in her time (late 19th/early 20th century), the largest imperial yacht afloat. After the Russian Revolution, the ship was placed in drydock until 1936, when she was converted to a minelayer. During World War II, she participated ...

  2. The Fates of the Russian Imperial Yachts 'Standart' and 'Polar Star'

    The fates of both the 'Standart' and the 'Polar Star' are equally sad. 'STANDART'. The Imperial Yacht 'Standart' was built by order of Emperor Alexander III, and constructed at the Danish shipyard of Burmeister & Wain,² beginning in 1893. She was launched on 21 March 1895 and came into service early September 1896.

  3. Nicholas II's family yachts (PHOTOS)

    Imperial Russian yacht Shtandart (1893-1961), off the coast of the Crimea, near Yalta, in 1898. ... The Standart was the largest and most luxurious emperor's yacht in the world, boasting a ...

  4. Russian yacht Livadia (1880)

    The Livadia was an imperial yacht of the House of Romanov built in 1879-1880 to replace a yacht of the same name that had sunk off the coast of Crimea in 1878. The new Livadia, intended for service on the Black Sea, was a radically novel ship conceived by Vice Admiral Andrey Popov, designed by naval architect Erast Gulyaev and built by John ...

  5. The favorite vessel of Nicholas II (PHOTOS)

    The imperial yacht Shtandart began life as the most luxurious ship of the Russian Empire. And ended it ingloriously as a floating target for the Soviet Navy. "It's such a joy to be back home ...

  6. Imperial Yacht Standart: Nicholas II's Palace on the Seas

    When the Tsar and his family were on board, a large household staff of footmen, stewards, butlers and cooks attended to their every need, in total she carried a crew of 275. The yacht was manned by a crew from the Russian Imperial Navy. Also on board was a platoon of marines as well as a brass band and a balalaika orchestra.

  7. 125th anniversary of the first voyage of the Imperial Yacht "Standart

    PHOTO: Emperor Nicholas II, on the deck of the Imperial Yacht 'Standart', colourized by Olga Shirnina [aka KLIMBIM], who consults with Russian historians and other experts to ensure the correct colours of the uniforms worn by Emperor Nicholas II The large aft superstructure was finished with mahogany, it housed a dining room for official receptions seating up to 70 people, a study and the ...

  8. Russian frigate Shtandart

    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 ...

  9. The Romanovs on the Imperial Yacht: The Standart

    The Standart was an Imperial Russian yacht serving Emperor Nicholas II and his family, being in her time the largest Imperial Yacht afloat. After the Russian...

  10. Romanov Imperial Yacht Standart

    The Standart was an Imperial Russian yacht serving Emperor Nicholas II and his family, being in her time (late 19th/early 20th century) the largest Imperial ...

  11. Moscow Kremlin Museums:

    The beloved Emperor's yacht which outlived its royal owners, a shipwreck, war and Revolution, has been enshrined forever in one of the most inspired works in the history of Russian jewellery. In 1909 Fabergé's famed jewellery firm manufactured the egg with the model of the 'Standart' yacht. This Easter present immortalized the yacht of ...

  12. Standart

    The yacht was used as a veritable floating palace both at official state-business and for private vacations and travel. In June 1908, King Edward VII and Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia met in the Bay of Reval, now Tallinn, the state-banquet was held onboard. The Russian Imperial Family was on vacation on the Standart during the summer of 1914.

  13. Imperial Yacht Standart

    Introduction. This site is dedicated to one of the most exclusive and magnificent yachts ever built: the Russian Imperial Yacht Standart. At her time (late nineteenth - early twentieth century) she was the most elegant ship in existence and was the dream of every crowned head or millionaire. Purpose built to serve the Russian Emperor and his ...

  14. Here are the superyachts seized from Russian oligarchs

    Authorities in Italy seized a 215-foot superyacht called the Lady M this month. It's owned by Alexei Mordashov, Russia's richest businessman, and it's estimated to be worth $27 million. The ...

  15. The Standart

    When the Tsar and his family were on board, a large household staff of footmen, stewards, butlers and cooks attended to their every need, in total she carried a crew of 275. The yacht was manned by a crew from the Russian Imperial Navy. Also on board was a platoon of marines as well as a brass band and a balalaika orchestra.

  16. Russian Imperial Yacht Standard Tzar Nicholas II Czarevich Alexei

    A group of vintage Russian photographs from the family archive of Ivan Badyin, a sailor from the Imperial yacht STANDARD. Five photographs + book. Extremely rare photograph, circa 1911, of Nicholas II, Czarevich Alexei, and crew of the yacht STANDARD, photographer Karl von Ghan of Tsarskoe Selo.

  17. Exhibition: Imperial Yacht Standart and the Family of the Last Russian

    The exhibition Imperial Yacht Standart and the Family of the Last Russian Emperor, opened on 26 January at the Central House of Artists in Moscow. The exhibition is based on memories and original photographs from the personal archive of Captain 2nd Rank Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin (1880-1937), who served on the Imperial yacht Standart from 1906 to ...

  18. Tsar Nicholas II and family visit the Isle of Wight

    Escorted by Russian cruisers and destroyers, the imperial yacht Standart brought Tsar Nicholas, the Tsarina Alexandra and their children to the Isle of Wight and a spectacular welcome by King Edward VII with a review of the Royal Navy in its then awe-inspiring might.While cannon thundered, bands played and seamen cheered, the British royal yacht Victoria and Albert steamed slowly between the ...

  19. A 459-Foot Mystery in a Tuscan Port: Is It a Russian's Superyacht

    In nearby Imperia, police also impounded the Lady M, a yacht belonging to Alexei Mordashov, Russia's richest man. The fate of the Dilbar, one of the world's biggest yachts that the United ...

  20. Court denies US request to sell yacht it says belongs to sanctioned

    A New York court has denied the U.S. government the right to sell a superyacht that it alleges belongs to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleyman Kerimov. The ruling means that U.S. taxpayers will ...

  21. Nicholas II

    Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 - 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917. During his reign, Nicholas gave support to the economic and political reforms promoted by his prime ministers, Sergei Witte and Pyotr Stolypin.

  22. Imperial Yacht Standart

    The exhibition Imperial Yacht Standart and the Family of the Last Russian Emperor, opened on 26 January at the Central House of Artists in Moscow. The exhibition is based on memories and original photographs from the personal archive of Captain 2nd Rank Nikolai Pavlovich Sablin (1880-1937), who served on the Imperial yacht Standart from 1906 to ...

  23. NATO leader blasts China for helping Russia while courting West: 'You

    Last year, Russia imported 90% of its microelectronics from China," he said. "China is also working to provide Russia with improved supplied capability and imagery.

  24. Putin Appoints Former 'Business Tsar' Titov as Special Representative

    Boris Titov, who served as Russia's business ombudsman from 2012, announced his resignation in the fall of 2022, citing the two-term limit and the demanding nature of the job.

  25. The Soviet Navy's use of the Imperial Yacht "Standart" during WWII

    PHOTO: the former Imperial Yacht Standart, refitted for wartime use during the Soviet years. It seems that royal yachts are today a thing of the past. In the Russian Empire, the last was the Imperial Yacht Standart of Emperor Nicholas II. A magnificent ship that survived its owner by more than 40 years and left it's mark on Russia's nautical history.

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