Monday, June 6, 2011

Russian navy barque Kruzenshtern


The Kruzenshtern or Krusenstern is a Russian four masted barque and tall ship that was built in 1926 in Bremerhaven-Wesermünde, Germany, under the name Padua (named after the Italian city). She was given 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).

Details:
Home ports: Hamburg (as Padua, 1926-1946), Riga (1946-1981), Tallinn (1981-1991), Kaliningrad (since 1991)
Length: 114.4 m (376 ft)
Width: 14.02 m (46.0 ft)
Height: 51.3 m (168.3 ft)
Depth (draft): 6.8 m (22.1 ft)
Sail surface: 3,400 m² (36,600 sq ft)
Crew: 257
Tonnage: 4,700 tons
Engines: 2 x 1,000 hp (diesel)
Maximum speed: 17.3 knots (32.0 km/h)

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