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
Battle of Stäket
Battle of Gangut
Battle of Grengam
Seven Years' War
Pomeranian War
Russo-Turkish wars
Battle of Chesma[1]
Battle of the Dardanelles
Battle of Athos
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)
Battle of Hogland
Battle of Reval
Battle of Vyborg Bay
Battle of Svensksund
Crimean War Russo-Japanese War
Battle of the Yellow Sea
Battle of Tsushima
World War I
Battle of Åland Islands
Battle of the Gulf of Riga
Russian Civil War World War II
Winter War
Cold War
Russo-Ukrainian War
Raid on Tendra Spit[2]
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
Military unit
Navies of Russia
Imperial Russian Navy
Wrangel's fleet
Soviet Navy
Russian Navy
External videos
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
The Baltic Fleet (Russian: Балтийский флот, romanized: Baltiyskiy flot)[3] is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Baltic Sea.
Established 18 May 1703, under Tsar Peter the Great as part of the Imperial Russian Navy, the Baltic Fleet is the oldest Russian fleet.[4] 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[citation needed] and its main base in Baltiysk (Pillau), both in Kaliningrad Oblast, and another base in Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, in the Gulf of Finland.
^See Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)#Russian Mediterranean expedition
^"MSN". MSN.
^"Baltic fleet official site".
^"Baltic Fleet turns 307". RusNavy.com. 18 May 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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Russian Empire
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Soviet Union
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Order of the Red Banner (2)
The Baltic Fleet (E01): Russian stealth corvette and 'black hole' submarine get ready for a face-off on YouTube