Dobroflot

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The first ensign of Dobroflot (1881 - 1897)

Dobroflot or Dobrovolny Flot (Russian: Добровольный флот, Доброфлот, meaning "Voluntary Fleet") was a ship transport association established in the Russian Empire in 1878 funded from voluntary contributions collected by subscription (hence the name). Also known as Russian Volunteer Fleet.

After the Russian Revolution and the Russian Civil War the ships of the fleet became dispersed over various countries, and Soviet Russia made efforts via international courts to have them returned. Dobroflot was restored in the Soviet Union in 1922 and included into the Sovtorgflot ("Soviet Commercial Fleet") in 1925.

See also

References

  • Dobroflot at "Departmental Flags of the Russian Empire" page (Russian)
  • [http://mj.rusk.ru/show.php?idar=801220, People's Voluntary Fleet], В. Дукельский, Московский журнал № 8 — 2006 г. (Russian)
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