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| The imperial yacht Standart (128 x 15,8 m), built by Danish Burmeister & Wain, was launched in 1895. Czar Nicholas II arrived in Stockholm on board the yacht in the summer of 1909. |
Today Russian oligarchs, among the Roman Abramovich, are known as the world's greatest spenders on luxury yachts. The tradition of owning huge yachts goes back to the Czars. The imperial yacht Standart, shown above moored in Stockholm in 1909, was a "suitable floating palace for the Russian Imperial Family".
After the downfall of the Romanov dynasty, the Standart had a long history of service in the Soviet Navy:
The ship was renamed 18 marta(18 March), and later Marti. In 1932-1936, Marti was converted into a minelayer by the Marti yard in Leningrad. During the Second World War, Marti served in the Baltic, laying mines and bombarding shore positions along the coast. On 23 September 1941, Marti was damaged in an air attack at Kronstadt, but later repaired and continued service until the end of the war.
After the war, Marti was converted into a training ship and renamed Oka in 1957. She continued serving in that role until she was scrapped at Tallinn, Estonia, in 1963.
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