File:Foros yacht launched 9 June 1891 Scott and Co of Greenock.jpg
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English: Steam-Yacht Foros leaving Le Havre to go to Greenock (Scotland) for its annual review under the command of Frigate Captain Aleksandr Iossifovitch Fricero. "FOROS" was the Tsar brother's private yacht. First owner Aleksandr Kuznetsov (tea trader), Sold to second owner Eugen Maximilianovich, 5th Duke of Leuchtenberg, he renamed her Stanita. Sold in March 1896 to Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, the brother of Nicholas II, the "Tsarevich" of 1896 since Nicholas II had no heir by that time, also used by his mother Maria Feodorovna (Dagmar of Denmark) till his death in 1899. Then passed onto his younger brother Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia (born in 1878), who became "Tsarevich" on the death of George; the new owner Grand Duke Michael renamed her in 1896 Zarnista. During World War I it served as a hospital ship until 1917. It sank during a storm in the port of Kronstadt and was refloated by the Bolsheviks. |
| Date | between circa 1892 and circa 1893 |
| Source | placedelours |
| Author | Unknown author |
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