The Kruzenshtern at SAIL Amsterdam 2005.

Photograph by Dirk van der Made

The Kruzenshtern (Russian: Барк «Крузенштерн») is a Russian four masted barque and tall ship that was built in 1926 in Bremerhaven-Wesermünde, Germany, as shipyard number "S408" under the name Padua (named after the eponymous Italian city). She was given to the USSR in 1946 as war reparation and renamed after the Russian navigator and explorer Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770-1846). The Kruzenshtern is one of the four remaining Flying P-Liners and still in use, mainly for training purposes, with her homeport in Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg). After the Sedov she is the largest traditional sailing vessel still in operation. Originally, like all P-liners, she was painted black (hull above water, topsides), white (waterline area) and red (underwater body) according to the colours of the national German flag of that time. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 295 KB)The tall ship Kruzenshtern at SAIL Amsterdam 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 295 KB)The tall ship Kruzenshtern at SAIL Amsterdam 2005. ... Early morning on an as yet almost empty quay with jogging sailors Noon brings the crowds A so-called Pieremachochel, the Prins Willem, but not really - an imitation of an imitation . ... A barc is a type of sailing vessel. ... The USCGC Eagle. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Bremerhaven is a city in the federal state of Bremen, Germany. ... War reparations refer to the monetary compensation provided to a triumphant nation or coalition from a defeated nation or coalition. ... Ivan Kruzenstern Adam Johann Ritter von (knight of) Krusenstern (born November 19, 1770 in Hagudi, close to Rapla, in the Russian province of Estonia, died August 24, 1846 in Reval, now Tallinn, Estonia) was the Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian Service who in 1803-1806 led the first... The Flying P-Liners were the sailing ships of the German F. Laeisz shipping company from Hamburg. ... Government Russia District Subdivision Russia Northwestern Federal District Kaliningrad Oblast Mayor Yuri Savenko (2005) Geographical characteristics Area  - City 215. ... The Sedov is the worlds largest sail ship. ...

Launched in 1926 she was commissioned as a cargo ship, used among other things to ship construction material to Chile, South America, returning with saltpetre. Later she transported wheat from Australia. The maiden voyage from Hamburg to Talcahuano (Chile) took 87 days. In 1933/34 she took a record-breaking 67 days from Hamburg to Port Lincoln in South-Australia. Until World War II she made 15 long trips to Chile or Australia. The fastest voyage she made was in 1938/39, from Hamburg via Chile to Australia and back to Hamburg in 8 months and 23 days unter captain Richard Wendt - a world record voyage for tall ships up today. South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Saltpeter is variously: potassium nitrate (niter); or sodium nitrate (soda niter) ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. compactum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum References:   ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 For the indie rock group see: Wheat (band). ... The maiden voyage of a ship or aircraft is the first cruise or flight in revenue service, typically following a series of shakedown cruises or test-flights. ... Hamburg from above Hamburgs motto: May the posterity endeavour with dignity to conserve the freedom, which the forefathers acquired. ... Talcahuano is a port city of Chile, lying near Concepción. ... Port Lincoln is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula, which is a wheat growing area of South Australia. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian...

The painting (by the Russian owners) on the side suggests the presence of cannons, but that is just an illusion . On January 12, 1946 she was given to the USSR to be integrated into the Soviet Baltic fleet. She was moored in Kronstadt harbour until 1961 where she underwent major repairs and refit (e. g. the installation of her first engines set) for her missions under leadership of the Hydrographic Department of the Soviet Navy. From 1961 to 1965 the ship performed many hydrographic and oceanographical surveys for the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in the Atlantic ocean, the Caribbean, and Mediterranean seas and was used the same time as a training vessel for naval cadets. In 1965 she was transferred to the USSR Ministry of Fisheries in Riga to be used as a schoolship for future fishery officers. From 1968-72 a major modernisation took place installing her current set of engines and applying her today's hull paint - black with a wide white stripe including black 'portholes' which from a distance look just like real gunports. Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1888 map of Kronstadt bay Kronstadt (Russian: ), or Kronshtadt, Cronstadt, is a strongly fortified Russian seaport town, located on Kotlin Island, near the head of the Gulf of Finland, at , . It lies thirty kilometers west of Saint Petersburg, of which it is the chief port. ...

In january 1981 the Kruzenshtern transferred to the "Estonian Fisheries Industry" at Tallinn and in 1991 she became part of the "State Baltic Academy of the Fisheries" fleet with her new home port in Kaliningrad.

The Kruzenshtern takes part in many international regattas. After the fall of the USSR funding became a problem, so passengers are taken aboard for that purpose. In 1995/96 she made a trip around the world in the trail of her namesake. She again circumnavigated the globe in 2005-06 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Krustenstern's circumnavigation.[1] A regatta is a boat race or series of boat races. ... Ivan Kruzenstern Adam Johann Ritter von (knight of) Krusenstern (born November 19, 1770 in Hagudi, close to Rapla, in the Russian province of Estonia, died August 24, 1846 in Reval, now Tallinn, Estonia) was the Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian Service who in 1803-1806 led the first...

Kruzenshtern at Sail Bremerhaven 2005.

The ship was used in three German films — Die Meuterei auf der Elsinore (1935); Herz geht vor Anker (1940) and Große Freiheit Nr. 7 (1944), as well as a number of Russian and Soviet films. Image File history File links Copied this photo by Michael Fischlein from the German Wikipedia ([1])(where it is placed under a GNU license) to add to the English Kruzenshtern (ship) article. ... Image File history File links Copied this photo by Michael Fischlein from the German Wikipedia ([1])(where it is placed under a GNU license) to add to the English Kruzenshtern (ship) article. ...

Ship's data and dimensions

• Home ports: Hamburg (as Padua, 1926-1946), Riga (1946-1981), Talinn (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 (36,597.29 sq ft)
• Crew: 257
• Tonnage: 4,700 tons
• Engines: 2 x 1000 hp (diesel)
• max. speed: 17.3 kn

External links

• Official site in English, Russian and German