Russian fleet traces its origin to 1667, when a dockyard was laid down in the village of Dedinovo, Lukhovitskiy District of the Moscow Region, and the first Russian warship, the Oryol frigate, was built at the order of Tsar Aleksey Mikhaylovich. In later years, the construction of shipyards in St. Petersburg, Arkhangelsk, Voronezh and other cities started under the supervision of Emperor Peter I. In the 18-11th centuries, Russia became a powerful maritime power; the country scored military victories in great sea battles and made great geographical discoveries.
The modern Russian fleet is a large rapidly-developing sophisticated technical complex. New high-tech facilities are put into operation in ports; qualitative characteristics of waterways are improved; the largest hydroelectric power systems are updated; new military, icebreaking, fishing, emergency rescue ships, freighters, research and passenger vessels are made waterborne; Arctic shipping traffic is restored to life. Nowadays, the sea fleet of Russia is one of the main economic growth engines and a guarantor of the national security.
The composition of the souvenir pack in cover "Sea Fleet of Russia" includes:
- strip №115-120 "Russian shipbuilders. To the 300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet";
- stamps №№246-249 "300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet";
- stamps №№300-304 "300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet";
- postal block №305-308 "300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet. Historical and modern Navy ships";
- small sheet №305а,308а "300th anniversary of the Russian Fleet. Historical and modern Navy ships";
- stamp №2230 "350 years of Russian State Shipbuilding";
- vignette.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + glossy lamination |
800 pcs. |