The prototype of the Guards crew was the court rowing team created by Peter I back in 1710, which was engaged in servicing the watercraft of the imperial court. From the middle of the 18th century. There were the Court Rowing Team of the Palace Department and the Crews of the Court Yachts, which were merged in 1797. From these units, the Guards crew was formed on February 16, 1810. In March 1918, the Guards crew, like other guards units of the Russian army, was disbanded. And during the Great Patriotic War, the Soviet Guard was created. The book tells about the creation and glorious path of the Guards crew, about its military exploits as part of the Guards Corps on land. The reader will learn about the voyages of imperial yachts and warships, manned by officers and sailors of the Guards crew, Guards ships of the Soviet and Russian Navy.