- Russian Admiralty
Admiralty Board ( _ru. Адмиралтейств-коллегия) was a supreme body for the administration of the
Imperial Russian Navy in theRussian Empire , established by Peter the Great onDecember 12 ,1718 .The responsibilities of the Admiralty Board had been changing throughout its history. It supervised the construction of military
ship s,port s,harbor s, andcanal s and administeredAdmiralty Shipyard . The Admiralty Board was also in charge of navalarmament s and equipment, preparation ofnaval officer s etc. The first president of the Admiralty Board wasCount Fyodor Apraksin . In 1720, the Admiralty Board published a collection of navaldecree s called "Книга - устав морской о всем, что касается доброму управлению в бытность флота в море" (A Naval Charter On Everything That Has To Do With Good Management Of A Fleet At Sea), authored by Peter the Great himself among other people. In 1802, the Admiralty Board became a part of theMinistry of the Navy . Along with the Admiralty Board, there was also the Admiralty Department in 1805-1827 with the responsibilities of the Chief Office of the Ministry. In 1827, the Admiralty Board was turned into theAdmiralty Council (Адмиралтейств-совет), which would exist until theOctober Revolution of 1917.Admiralty building
The Admiralty Board used to be headquartered in the Admiralty building in
St. Petersburg . The magnificentEmpire Style edifice lining the Admiralty Quay was constructed toAndreyan Zakharov 's design between 1806 and 1823. Located at the western end of theNevsky Prospekt , with a gilded steeple topped by a golden weather-vane in the shape of a small ship, it is one of the city's most conspicuous landmarks.Vladimir Nabokov , famed writer and native of St. Petersberg, wrote a short story in May 1933 entitled "The Admiralty Spire."ee also
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Admiralty Shipyard External links
* [http://nevsky-prospekt.com/admiralty.html English site on the Admiralty]
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