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	Topics STS Mir Topic Home The STS Mir is a Russian three-masted, full-rigged sailing shipFull rigged ship A full rigged ship or fully rigged ship is a square rigged sailing vessel with three or more masts, all of them square... , registered at St. Petersburg, RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia.... (STS = Sail Training Ship). She is the second largest of six sister ships\|Druzhba]], Pallada, KhersonesKhersones (ship) The Khersones or Chersones is a Ukrainian three-mast tall ship, a full rigged ship.... and Nadezhda), designed by Zygmunt ChorenZygmunt Choren Overview Zygmunt Choreń is a Polish naval architect.... . She was built on the Lenin ShipyardGdansk Shipyard Gdansk Shipyard is a shipyard in the city of Gdansk, and one of the biggest in all of Poland.... in GdanskGdansk Gdansk is the sixth-largest city in Poland, and also its principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.... , PolandPoland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country located in Central Europe.... , in 1987 and later president of Poland, participated in the construction of this ship). Ship’s measurements : length : 109.2 m beam : 13.9 m draught : 6.3 m the mainmast is 52 m high. sail area : 2,771 square metres. tonnage : 2,385 t This huge ship was originally built as a cadet training ship, numbering between 70 and 144 cadets. The total transport capacity is however 199 people. Nowadays the Mir also offers commercial sailing trips, daytrips or cruises from port to port, for a modest sum, taking into account the unique experience of sailing along on one of the tallest and fastest sailships in the world (the longest sailship is the SedovSedov The *STS Sedov* is the world's largest Sailing ship.... with 117.5 m). She has successfully taken part in many races, such as the Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race, winning various prizes. In the Grand Regatta Columbus- 1992, celebrating the discovery of America by Christopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus Christopher Columbus Italian Cristoforo Colombo; Spanish: Cristbal Coln was a navigator and an admiral for the Crow... in 1492, the Mir came out as the absolute winner. STS Mir at Trafalgar 200 During the afternoon of the 28 June 2005 Elizabeth II, as Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom, embarked onboard HMS EnduranceHMS Endurance There have been two Royal Navy ships with the name HMS Endurance.... and, escorted by THV Patricia, set sail to review a fleet of over 167 ships from over 30 nations. STS Mir from Russia is pictured at anchor with her sister ship Dar MlodziezyDar Mlodziezy Dar Mlodziezy is a Polish sailing training ship designed by Zygmunt Choren and launched in 1982 in the Gdansk shipyard, Pol... from Poland and the training ship Mercedes from the Netherlands in the SolentSolent The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Britain.... PortsmouthPortsmouth Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England.... during the Trafalgar 200Trafalgar 200 Trafalgar 200 were a series of events in 2005 held mostly in the United Kingdom to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Ba... International Fleet ReviewInternational Fleet Review Overview For a full list of ships present, see List of ships present at International Fleet Review, 2005 ... . External links