Russian Tall Ship - The Mir - Isle of Lewis - Outer Hebrides
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
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Tall Ship - The Mir
Visits Stornoway |
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The Masts of The Mir
A Magnificent sight in Stornoway |
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The rigging on the Tall Ship The Mir
At Stornoway - Isle of Lewis |
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One of The Crows Nests
On the Tall Ship at Stornoway |
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Ropes on the Tall Ship
The "Mir" - Isle of Lewis |
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The Wheel on the Mir
Tall Ship visits Isle of Lewis History |
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The Front of The Tall Ship
The Mir at Stornoway |
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| The Tall Ship The Mir
View Along The Side Deck |
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The Three Crows Nests
The Mir - Isle of Lewis
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Isle of Lewis - History - The Blackhouses - Western Isles
These photographs take us through some of the features of the Tall ship.. The name Mir of this tall ship translated into English it means "World of Peace". She is sometimes also called MIR - Class. This tall sailing ship has since the eighties been the training ship for the Makarov Maritime Academy in St Petersburg.
