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THE RUSSIAN TALL SHIP - THE MIR - VISITS STORNOWAY JULY 2011
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NHebridean Spotted Orchid Western Isles  

TALL SHIP THE MIR - 2385 Tonne
The Russian Tall Ship the Mir is the second largest of six sister ships weighs 2385 tonne. The ship is so impressive, how fortunate were we in Stornoway to get a chance not only to see this magnificent sailing vessel, but also to be welcomed aboard to view the ship in detail.

She was carrying nearly 200 crew and visited Stornoway along with several "tall ships".

The visit took place on the same weekend as the annual Hebridean Folk Festival which meant the town was really busy and the atmosphere was lovely.

BUILT IN 1987
The mir was built in 1987 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. It is regarded by many people to be the fasted Class A Sail training ship in the world. The hull was made out of steel.

WORLD OF PEACE
The name Mir of this tall ship translated into English it means "World of Peace". She is sometimes also called MIR - Class

SCHOOL SHIP OF MARITIME ACADEMY
This tall sailing ship has since the eighties been the training ship for the Makarov Maritime Academy in St Petersburg.

It is on this ship that many engineers and navigators take their training ready for the Russian Merchant fleet.

Ships Dimensions
The vessel is 109.2metres in length. She has a beam or width of 14 metres and a depth of 6.40metres.

Masts - Sizes
The Foremast or main mast is around 50 metres and the Frigate-type rigging comprises of 26 sails with a total area of around 2770 square metres.


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Front of the Tall Ship THe Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   Masts and Rigging on The Mir - Tall Ship at Stornoway
Tall Ship - The Mir - Front
  
Masts and Rigging
 
The Tall ship the Mir spends time in the Baltic and the North seas during the months April to October, visiting up to twenty different ports - whilst the cadets from the State Maritime Academy and other schools acquire their training.
 
     
Front of the Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   Ropes on The Mir - Tall Ship at Stornoway
Tall Ship - The Mir - Front
  
Ropes on Board The Tall Ship
 
The Tall ship the Mir enters several International Races for Training Ships and has won many races. Since 1996 she has won the Tall Ships Race no less than five times, being he only ship in the history of the races to have been awarded the trophy for two years running in 2003 and 2004.
 
     
Ropes on Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   View on Board The Mir - Tall Ship at Stornoway
Tall Ship - The Mir - Ropes
  
The View Along The Side Deck
 
This tall ship was originally constructed as a cadet training ship, designed for carrying between 70 and 144 cadets. In addition to the original training role the Mir now also offers sailing trips, day trips and "cruises" between ports on a commercial basis all over the world.
 
     
Russian Flag on Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   Crows Nest on The Mir - Tall Ship at Stornoway
Tall Ship - The Mir - Russian Flag Ensign
  
One Of The Crow's Nests
 
The first of the series of ships was the sister ship built for the Polish navy the Dar MIodziezy followed by the Khersones Pallada (another name of the Athene), Drushzba (English translation means "Friendship") and the Nadeshzda (meaning "Hope") all built for the former Soviet Union
 
     
On Board Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   View of The Pelican of London Ship at Stornoway - taken from on board THe Mir Tall Ship
Tall Ship - The Mir - Meters
  
View of The Pelican of London From The Mir
 
This majestic tall ship is a three - masted full rigged sail training ship based in St. Petersburg, Russia, she was built in Poland and once having gone on board, I realised just how huge this delightful sailing ship is.
 
     
Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   Plaques on The Mir - Tall Ship at Stornoway
Tall Ship - The Mir -Signs and Plaques
 
Plaques
 
The Russian tall ship The Mir is owned by the Admiral Makarov State Maritime academy. She has traveled over 200,000 nautical miles since 1987 when she first set sail.
 
     
The Wheel of the Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles  

Hebridean Spotted Orchid

  

Hebridean Spotted Orchid
Tall Ship - The Mir -Huge Wheel
  
Ships Bell and Three Crows Nests
 
The Mir calss at such ports as Helsinli, Hamburg, Rostock, Bremerhaven, Amsterdam, London and Copenhagen as well as many smaller ports.
 
     
Tall Ship The Mir - at Stornoway Western Isles   Plaques on The Mir - Tall Ship at Stornoway
Tall Ship - The Mir
 
Tall Ships - The Mir
 
 

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