 The name "Shtandart" signifies Peter the Great's desire to gain access to the Baltic Sea, which at the time of the "Shtandart's" construction was dominated by the Swedish Empire.A plan to take control of the Baltic Sea away from Sweden was revived after Peter's Grand Embassy ended in 1698.The name refers more directly to a naval ensign created for the new Baltic Fleet, of which the "Shtandart" was the first ship.