Russian frigate Oryol (Фрегат Орёл)

By Alexandr Kamburov. My email - kulibinsm@ The frigate Oryol (Russian: Орёл, “eagle“; also Orel) was the first Russian-built warship, commissioned by Tsar Alexis I to protect Russian trading ships on the Caspian Sea. The Oryol was built between 1667 and 1669 by the developing shipyard in Dedinovo, on the Oka River.[1] Although the Oryol was captured and burned in 1670, it has achieved lasting importance as a symbol of the birth of Russian naval power.