ABOUT THE SHIP
This four-masted barque built in Bremerhaven (Geestemünde) was launched in 1926 as the last of the P-Liners and named Padua. She was commissioned as a cargo ship and used, among other things, to carry construction material to Chile in South America, returning with a cargo of saltpeter around Cape Horn. After the second world war she was acquired by Russia and In 1946 renamed Kruzenshtern, after a famous Russian seafarer, explorer and admiral (1770-1846).
SPECIFICATIONS
Rig: 4 Masted barque
LOA: 114.5m
Beam: 14m
Height: 56m
Depth: 6.27m
Sail Area: 3400sqm
