Belarus 1 Rouble 2008
Sailing Ship Series - The Sedov
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Metal
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Weight
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Mintage Year
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1 Rouble
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Copper-Nickel
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13.16 g
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32 mm
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7 000 2008
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The STS Sedov (Russian: Седов), formerly the Magdalene Vinnen II (1921–1936) and the Kommodore Johnsen (–1948), is a 4-masted steel barque that for almost 80 years was the largest traditional sailing ship in operation. Originally built as a German cargo ship, the Sedov is today a sail training vessel, training cadets from the universities of Murmansk, Saint Petersburg and Arkhangelsk. She participates regularly in the big maritime international events as a privileged host and has also been a regular participant in The Tall Ships' Races.
She came
under Russian state ownership after the surrender of Germany — on December 20,
1945, the British handed over the ship to the Soviet Union as war reparation.
In the Soviet Union, she was converted into a sail training vessel of the
Soviet Navy. Renamed the Sedov after the Arctic explorer Georgy Sedov who died
during an investigation in the Arctic in 1914, she was used as a training ship
of the Navy from 1952 to 1957. She made several friendly visits to South
America and Africa during this period. From 1957 to 1966 she was used as an
oceanographic research ship in the North Atlantic. During these voyages, the
Soviet Navy also used her for training of young cadets. In 1966 when she was
transferred to the reserve in Kronstadt, formally under the civil ownership of
the Ministry of Fisheries. In the 1970s, she was only infrequently used as a
training ship, sailing in the Gulf of Finland.
In 1981,
the Sedov reappeared after renovation which had new features added such as a
glass-domed banquet hall with a stage and a movie theater. She was now based at
the Baltic Division of Training Ships in Riga. She embarked cadets from schools
of navigation of Kaliningrad and Murmansk. After the declaration of
independence of Latvia in 1991, she left Riga for Murmansk, transferred to the
Murmansk naval school with the city of Murmansk ensuring her management and
maintenance.
In 2011
Sedov celebrated her 90th anniversary. In 2012 Sedov started her first voyage
around the world of more than 13 months.It was finished July 20, 2013 in Saint
Petersburg
source : wikipedia\ own
Beautiful coin.
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