standart yacht interior

Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

• Figurehead of Standart (ship, 1895) ‎ (3 F)
• Interior of the Standart ‎ (20 F)
• Marti (ship, 1895) ‎ (2 F)
• People aboard the Standart ‎ (80 F)
• Standart yacht (Fabergé egg) ‎ (13 F)

Media in category " Standart (ship, 1895)"

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• Imperial yachts of Russia
• World War I minelaying cruisers of Russia
• World War II minelaying cruisers of the Soviet Union
• Cold War minelaying cruisers of the Soviet Union
• Ships built at Burmeister & Wain
• Baltic Fleet of the Soviet Union
• Yachts by name
• Ships of Russia by name
• Ships built in 1895
• Steam yachts
• Baltic Fleet of the Russian Empire
• Ships scrapped in 1965
• Sail-steamers of Russia
• Steamships by name
• Three-masted ships
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• Naval ships of Russia by name
• Uses of Wikidata Infobox
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Alexander Palace Time Machine

The home of the last tsar - romanov and russian history, imperial yacht standardt - big view of the yacht, from a 1896 british magazine.

Not the best quality, but a valuable view from 1896. Here's the text from the article, the magazine is unidentified:

THE RUSSIAN IMPERIAL YACHT " STANDART."

We give this week, on pages 175, l78, and 183 some further illustrations of the fine yacht built by Messrs. Burmeister and Wain, of Copenhagen, for the Czar of Russia, and of which we published other drawings, together with a description, in our issue of January 28 last. The graceful appearance of the boat is well shown by Fig. 18, page 183, which represents the Standart at anchor. As will be seen from this engraving, she is rigged as a three-masted fore-and-aft schooner. The great size of the funnels, which is a necessary accom paniment of the great  boiler power fitted, makes the boat, perhaps, appear rather smaller than she actually is; but the steam launch shown in the foreground serves to correct this impression, and to convey a truer idea of her real proportions, her displacement being 5255 tons. We have already published illustrations of the Emperor's deck cabin and sitting-room, the dining saloon, and the upper deck; we now add (Figs. 14 to 17, page 175) views of the sitting-rooms provided for the Empress and Dowager-Empress, of the church, and of the officers' mess. The engines are shown in Fig. 10, page 178. They are of the twin-screw triple-expan sion type, with cylinders 41 1/8 in., 65 1/8 in., and 105 1/8 in. in diameter by 54 in. stroke. The low-pressure cy linders are fitted with double-ported Trick slide valves, balanced by means of relief rings at the hack; whilst the high-pressure and intermediate cylinders have piston valves. In the case of the latter cylinder the valves are double, both spindles, however, being con nected to a single crosshead. Steam reversing and turning gears are provided, the former having an all round motion. The engines take their steam at a pres sure of 165lbs per square inch from a battery of 24 Belleville boilers working at a pressure of 245 lb. per square inch, the steam being passed through reducing valves before reaching the engine stop-valves. The crankshaft is hollow, the external diameter being 171 in. and 18 in., and internal diameter 8 in.  The main condensers are cast in one with the hack columns of the low-pressure and intermediate cylinders, the circulating water heing supplied by means of two independently-driven centrifugal pumps.  On trial the engines have given an average of 12,000 horse-power for a period of 12 hours, the corresponding speed on the run being 21.5 knots.

Palace Tour

Gala parade halls.

• Small Library - Dining Room
• Large Library
• Palace Chapel
• Billiard Hall
• Semi-Circular Hall
• Marble - Mountain Hall
• Portrait Hall

Restoration of the Palace

• 2012 Update Facade Looks Fantastic!

Rooms of Nicholas II

• The New Study
• Tsar's Bathroom
• Tsar's Reception Room English Español
• Working Study English Español Français

The Children's Floor

• Aleksey's Bedroom
• Aleksey's Classroom
• Crimson Room
• Grand Duchesses's Classroom
• Grand Duchesses's Dining Room
• Maria and Anastasia's Bedroom
• Olga and Tatiana's Bedroom
• The Maid's Rooms

Rooms of the Right Wing

• Alexandra Memorial Chapel
• Bedroom of Empress Maria
• Blue Boudoir
• Study of Alexander III

Palace Park

• Children's Island
• Chinese Theater
• Imperial Farm
• Imperial Horse Graveyard
• Llama House and Elephants
• Palace Park Views
• Retired Horse Stables
• White Tower

The Imperial Garage

• The Imperial Automobile Sport Club of Tsarskoe Selo
• The Imperial Garage - the Tsar and His Cars English Russian

Imperial Dining

• Alexandra's Names Day - 1897
• Easter in Imperial Times
• History of Court Dining
• Russian Imperial Stout
• Tatiana's Birthday

Plans, Maps and Churches

• Designs for the Alexander Palace by Quarenghi
• Feodorovsky Imperial Cathedral
• Floorplan of Nicholas and Alexandra's Rooms
• Floorplan of the Parade Halls
• Ikon of Our Lady of Tsarskoe Selo
• Map of the Alexander Palace and Park
• Martha and Mary Convent of Saint Elizabeth Moscow
• Our Lady of the Sign Church in Tsarskoe Selo
• Palace Floor Plan
• St. Catherine's Cathedral in Tsarskoe Selo
• St. Sophia Cathedral

Imperial Yacht Standardt

• Big View of the Yacht
• Chapel on the Yacht
• Dowager Empress's Room
• Empress's Drawing Room
• Officer's Mess
• Standardt Engines

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Palace Zooms

• Bahasa Indonesia
• Slovenščina
• Science & Tech
• Russian Kitchen

The favorite vessel of Nicholas II (PHOTOS)

“It’s such a joy to be back home on the water,” wrote Nicholas II in his diary after boarding   Shtandart . One of the most beautifully crafted ships of its time, it served the Romanov family for 20 years, taking them over the waves from the skerries of Finland to the Crimean coast.

The keel was laid in Denmark in 1893. Although originally built for Tsar Alexander III, due to his sudden death it was his son Nicholas who began using it on ascending the Russian throne in 1894. At 122.3 meters long, 15.4 meters wide, with a displacement of 5.5 tons,   Shtandart   was one of the largest yachts of the day, more like a cruiser in fact. Designed as a sailing vessel, it was equipped with a state-of-the-art steam engine.

It was, in essence, a “floating palace with offices, departments, headquarters, and lots of courtiers,” recalled on-board officer Nikolai Sablin in his book   Ten Years on the Imperial Yacht Shtandart . The interior decoration, in his words, “adhered to a strictly English taste, no gilding, ornaments, or stucco, but this simplicity, this good taste looked far richer than any luxurious splendor.”

On board   Shtandart   were countless cabins for the family of Nicholas II, grand dukes and duchesses, high-ranking guests, servants, and crew (which numbered up to 373 people), plus a dining room with a table for 75, an on-board church, the tsar’s private office, and many other rooms for the needs of the ruling dynasty.

When aboard his favorite yacht, Nicholas II was not cut off from the outside world. Every day a courier boat brought dispatches and reports to   Shtandart , as well as fresh newspapers. And officials came from time to time to meet with the emperor. In the summer, he permitted himself a special schedule — two days’ work and five days off, during which time no one extraneous was allowed on board.

“The empress became more sociable and cheerful as soon as she stepped on the deck of   Shtandart ,” wrote Alexander Mosolov, head of the Chancellery of the Ministry of the Imperial Court, in his memoirs   At the Court of the Last Russian Emperor . The entire ship was a huge playground for the imperial couple’s children, whose safety was ensured by specially assigned sailors, known as “uncles.” As for adult entertainment, there was always a brass band and balalaika players on the yacht. And eight 47-mm Hotchkiss cannons with nickel-plated barrels, mounted on deck, sometimes launched fireworks.

The Romanovs’ favorite route ran along the coast of Finland. “The skerries were the only place that provided their majesties calm both at sea and in family life,” wrote Nikolai Sablin. They regularly went ashore for picnics, strolled through the woods, and picked berries. At times, the astonished owner of some Finnish coastal estate would receive an early-morning visit from the emperor, asking for permission to use the tennis court, a game he loved dearly.

Not limiting itself to the Baltic,   Shtandart   often sailed to European ports, spending a lot of time in particular in the Black Sea off the coast of Crimea. On board the yacht, Nicholas II received many VIPs, including King Gustaf V of Sweden, the British monarchs Edward VII and George V, the French presidents Armand Fallieres and Raymond Poincare. German Emperor Wilhelm II also stayed on   Shtandart   several times. Fascinated by the ship (his own yacht   Hohenzollern   was much smaller), he even hinted to Nicholas that he would like to receive it as a gift, but the Russian tsar turned a deaf ear.

The security of   Shtandart   and the imperial family was ensured by an impressive escort, which included destroyers and submarines. Often they had to drive away curious Finnish fishermen wanting to take a peek at the emperor, and one fishing boat was even sunk (fortunately, there were no casualties). On another occasion, the British cargo ship   Woodburn   was slightly damaged, having inadvertently come to close after failing to respond to the warnings. The resulting diplomatic scandal was resolved not without difficulty.

With the outbreak of WWI, the tsar was no longer in any mood for leisure. Instead,   Shtandart   served as a messenger ship between St Petersburg (renamed Petrograd due to its unpatriotic “German” name) and Helsingfors (Helsinki). When the Russian monarchy fell during the 1917 February Revolution,   Shtandart   was renamed   March 18   in honor of the first day of the Paris Commune.

In 1936, the former imperial yacht, now bearing the name   Marty   (in honor of French communist Andre Marty), began a new life as a minelayer in the Red Banner Baltic Fleet. It was in this capacity that it participated in WWII, and on June 25, 1941, chalked up its first enemy submarine kill.

Just as   Shtandart ’s service life was great, so was its end inglorious. After the war, renamed yet again (this time   Oka ), the ship was used first as a floating barrack and then for missile target practice by the Soviet Navy, before being dismantled for scrap in the mid-1960s.

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Nicholas II

Emperor tsar saint, exhibition: imperial yacht standart and the family of the last russian emperor.

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Paul Gilbert

NOTE: All of the articles pertaining to Nicholas II and his family which were originally published in my Royal Russia News blog, have been moved to this Nicholas II blog. This article was originally posted on 15 February 2018 in my Royal Russia News blog – PG

The following exhibition ran from 26 January to 4 April 2018

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 1914.

A significant part of these historic images were photographed by the co-owner of the photographic studio “K. E. von Gan and Co., the famous Russian photographer AK Yagelsky, who had the title of Court photographer of His Imperial Majesty. Yagelsky also owned the right to conduct filming of the imperial family. The exposition includes photographs of the photographic studio K. E. Von Gan and Co., as well as unique newsreel footage taken on board the imperial yacht. In addition to the photographs, original letters of Emperor Nicholas II written on board the ship, watercolours and a collection of postcards dedicated to the Imperial yacht, a yacht logbook and a number of other unique documents will be on display.

The photos taken on board the yacht Standart are not widely known to the general public and are associated with the inner life of the royal family, moments not intended for an outsider’s eye and therefore very sincere and direct.

The exhibition was first shown at the State Museum and Exhibition Center ROSPHOTO in St. Petersburg, from 2 August to 24 September 2017 and in Smolensk from 18 October to 15 December 2017. Click on the VIDEO above to view highlights from the St. Petersburg venue.

The exhibition Imperial Yacht Standart and the Family of the Last Russian Emperor , runs until 4th April 2018, at the Central House of Artists in Moscow.

Click HERE to visit the ROSPHOTO site for more information and photographs of the Imperial Yacht Standart – in Russian only.

© Paul Gilbert. 15 December 2019

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