STS Mir
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STS Mir (Russian: Мир, lit. 'Peace') is a three-masted, full-rigged training ship, based in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was built in 1987 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland.
The Mir | |
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Builder | Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland |
Launched | 31 March 1987 |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 2,385 tonnes (2,347 long tons; 2,629 short tons) |
Length | 109.2 m (358 ft) |
Beam | 13.9 m (46 ft) |
Draft | 6.3 m (21 ft) |
Propulsion | 2 diesel engines (1,140 hp total) |
Speed | 19.4 kn (22.3 mph) |
Complement | 195 (Professional crew: 55; Cadets: 140) |
Notes | Sail area: 2,771 m2 (29,830 sq ft) |
Mir is the second largest of six sister ships designed by Polish naval architect Zygmunt Choreń and weighs 2,385 tonnes. It is 109.2 m long, with a beam of 13.9 m and a draught of 6.3 m. The main mast is 52 m high and along with the other masts supports a total sail area of 2,771 m2.
Its sister ships are Dar Młodzieży, Druzhba, Pallada, Khersones, and Nadezhda. Mir is 8 m shorter than the second longest current sailing ship, the STS Sedov (117.5 m). Its shipowner is the Admiral Makarov State Maritime Academy (AMSMA) in Saint Petersburg.