🛳 Russia’s Pacific Fleet turns 293 years today.
#OTD in 1731, the Okhotsk Military Flotilla and the Okhotsk military harbour were established to patrol and transport government goods to and from Kamchatka.
Ships and vessels of the Okhotsk harbour laid foundation of Russian naval forces in the Far East.
📆 Since 1850, the flotilla mainly consisting of light vessels was based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
⚔️ In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856) Russian sailors of the Pacific fleet heroically defended Petropavlovsk against Anglo-French overwhelming forces.
⚔️ During Russian Civil War (1917-1922), when the flotilla was seized by foreign intervents Russian sailors left their ships and continued resisting the invaders on the land. Almost the whole of the fleet was lost in that period.
🇷🇺 1930s marked the new stage of the Pacific Fleet history when Soviet naval forces in the Far East were reconstructed and got its current name.
Currently the Pacific Fleet of Russia consists of major active combatants, active submarines, naval aviation & ground forces with missile cruiser “Varyag” being its flagship.
#RussianNavalForces #PacificFleet
#OTD in 1731, the Okhotsk Military Flotilla and the Okhotsk military harbour were established to patrol and transport government goods to and from Kamchatka.
Ships and vessels of the Okhotsk harbour laid foundation of Russian naval forces in the Far East.
📆 Since 1850, the flotilla mainly consisting of light vessels was based in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
⚔️ In 1854, during the Crimean War (1853-1856) Russian sailors of the Pacific fleet heroically defended Petropavlovsk against Anglo-French overwhelming forces.
⚔️ During Russian Civil War (1917-1922), when the flotilla was seized by foreign intervents Russian sailors left their ships and continued resisting the invaders on the land. Almost the whole of the fleet was lost in that period.
🇷🇺 1930s marked the new stage of the Pacific Fleet history when Soviet naval forces in the Far East were reconstructed and got its current name.
Currently the Pacific Fleet of Russia consists of major active combatants, active submarines, naval aviation & ground forces with missile cruiser “Varyag” being its flagship.
#RussianNavalForces #PacificFleet