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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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.