The Day of the Navy is considered a professional holiday since June 22, 1939, when an appropriate order was issued in the former Soviet Union. Since that time every year on the last Sunday of July, the day of the Navy is celebrated. The Day of the Russian Navy is also celebrated in Ukraine. This holiday of July is often called the day of Neptune.
The origins of the Day of the Russian Navy
The regular military fleet in the Russian Federation was created to overcome political, territorial and cultural isolation, which was the main cause of the country's economic and social backwardness at the turn of the 17-18 centuries. The first Russian combat ship was built on the design of the Dutch colonel and famous shipbuilder Cornelius Vanbukoven under Tsar Aleksei Mikhailovich. The ship was given a name in honor of the emblem - "Eagle". It had a length of 24.5 m and a width of 6.5 m, was equipped with 22 guns.
The structure of the modern Russian Navy includes:
- hydrographic service;
- parts for special purposes;
- underwater and surface forces;
- coastal troops - coastal defense and marines;
- naval aviation;
- ships and ships;
- units of the rear.
The Navy consists of five strategic-operational associations:
- The Caspian Flotilla.
- The Baltic Fleet, whose day is celebrated on May 18.
- The Northern Fleet, whose day is June 1.
- The Black Sea Fleet, whose day is considered May 13.
- The Pacific Fleet, whose day is celebrated on May 21.
Day of the Navy in Ukraine
In 2012 in Sevastopol for the first time the joint day of the Navy of Ukraine and Russia was celebrated. The holiday opened the rocket ship "Samum" with an air cushion, it carried flags of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. After him followed a whole string of ships and numerous spectators. In Sevastopol, on the last day of the Navy, an anti-submarine ship "Kerch", a special purpose ship "Kirdin" and a guard cruiser "Moscow" were introduced from Russia. The Ukrainian fleet on the day of the Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol demonstrated a landing ship of large dimensions "Konstantin Olshansky" and the only Ukrainian submarine "Zaporozhye". The parade was completed by the watchman of the Russian Federation Smetlivy, who returned at the time from the shores of Syria.
Also on the Day of the Navy in Ukraine the people were welcomed by fabulous and historical characters, the main one of which in 2012 was Catherine II. The paratroopers came ashore, dressed in 33 athletes with scuba diving. In the bay there were demonstration mini-exercises: shooting from torpedoes on the target and the destruction of underwater mines. On this holiday, as well as on the Victory Day , Sevastopol was crowded with people and fun.
Today the fleet of Sevastopol is a strategic-operational association of the Russian Navy on the Black Sea. It includes both surface ships and submarines capable of operating in the near and far zone, as well as coastal forces, missile-carrying, fighter and anti-submarine naval aviation. At his disposal are more than 2.5 thousand different ships, including ships:
- linear;
- sailing;
- large and small missile;
- reconnaissance;
- watchdogs;
- landing;
- mine-trash;
- destroyers and squadron battleships;
- boats;
- the cruiser;
- sea hunters;
- underwater and gunboats;
- rescue, hydrographic and auxiliary vessels.
Day of the Navy - a wonderful holiday, which reflects a truly heroic biography of the Russian Navy. Our country defended the right to be independent and prosperous with the participation of more than one generation of military seamen. The right to be considered a great sea power Russia won brilliant victories of the Navy.