Russian Navy: fleet sections (II)

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• Flag of second division (1797-1801)
• Flag of third division (1797-1801)
• Pennant of the Baltic fleet (until 1865)
• Gvardeskoy Ekipazh pennant
• Azov (1828) and Merkurii pennant (1829)

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Flag of second division (1797-1801)

Flag of second division (1797-1801)
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999

Flag of third division (1797-1801)

Flag of third division (1797-1801)
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999

Pennant of the Baltic fleet (until 1865)

Pennant of the Baltic fleet (until 1865)
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999

Gvardeskoy Ekipazh pennant (ca. 1819)

George’s pennant of the vessels manned from Gvardeiskoy ekipazh (c. 1819). The Gvardeskoy Ekipazh (Equipage) was the naval unit that formed part of the Imperial Guard.
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999

The "Gvardeskoy Ekipazh" (Equipage) was the naval unit that formed part of the Imperial Guard.
Norman Martin, 13 Mar 1999

Azov (1828) and Merkurii pennant (1829)

George’s pennant adopted by line vessel "Azov" (1828) and brigg "Merkurii" (1829). Latter used by all vessels and named "In memory of Azov" and "In memory of Merkurii".
Željko Heimer, 06 Apr 1999, quoting from Flag-znamya korablya, Russian Navy website, consulted 07 Mar 1999

V. A. Durov’s Russian and Soviet Military Awards [dur90], on pages 8-9 of the Russian text and 14-15 of the English, discuss collective military awards:

Honorary colours were also awarded to warships. The first man-of-war to win the right to fly St George's ensign was the battleship Azov, whose crew, fighting under the command of Captain Mikhail Lazarev, distinguished themselves in the sea fight with a Turko-Egyptian squadron in Navarin Bay in 1827.

When the Azov fell into disrepair, a new ship named Memory of the Azov was built. St George's ensign was hoisted on the new ship, which emphasised the continuity of combat traditions in the Russian navy.