Kruzenshtern

[urahara]

The Kruzenshtern is a four-masted barque and tall ship that was built in 1926 at Geestemünde in Bremerhaven, Germany as the Padua (named after the Italian city). She was surrendered to the USSR in 1946 as war reparation and renamed after the early 19th century Baltic German explorer in Russian service, Adam Johann Krusenstern (1770–1846). She is now a Russian Navy sail training ship.
Of the four remaining Flying P-Liners, the Kruzenshtern is the only one still in use, mainly for training purposes, with her home ports in Kaliningrad and Murmansk. After the Sedov, another former German ship, she is the largest traditional sailing vessel still in operation. Holds record for sailing between Hamburg and Australia via Chile: 8 months and 23 days


As part of the commemorative events to mark the completion of 70 years of Russia's victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 arrived yesterday at the port of Patras educational sailboat «Kruzenshtern».


The sailboat was involved in many transatlantic missions and circumnavigation of the Earth. In this circumnavigation total duration of 62 days , the «Kruzenshtern» will remain at sea for 30 days at ports for 32 days , 12 of which will be located in foreign ports . The starting point is the port city of Kaliningrad in Russia, with a final destination Sevastopol , Ukraine. As it moves towards Patras made ​​stops in Bremerhaven ( Germany), Tangier ( Morocco ) and Bari ( Italy ).

A few photos from the day of departure from port of Patras:

1. Sailors on the sails

Kruzenshtern sailors on the sails by jckars, on Flickr


2. Departure - Panorama

Kruzenshtern diparture - Panorama by jckars, on Flickr

3. Departure

Kruzenshtern departure by jckars, on Flickr


4. Romance

Romance by jckars, on Flickr

Comments welcomed

 

[tirediron]

Neat.

 

[urahara]

Thank you tirediron. It was an amazing ship