The four-masted barque Sedov was built in Germany in 1921. During World War II, the barque sailed in the Baltic under the German naval ensign. After the War, it was handled over to the USSR in the quality of reparation from Germany and was renamed in honor of famous Russian polar explorer G.Ya. Sedov.
The first sail of the ship under the flag of the USSR was made in June 1952. In 1981-1991, the Sedov was used as a training ship of the Baltic Detachment of Training ships of VRPO Zapryba of the Fisheries Ministry of the USSR. In 1991, the ship was given over to the Murmansk State Technical University, a subordinate educational institution of the Federal Fisheries Agency.
The Sedov is the largest of still-standing training sailing ships; on that ground, in 1993, the barque entered the Guinness Book of Records.
In April 2017, the Sedov barque was handled over to the Kaliningrad State Technical University and changed the port of registration from Murmansk to Kaliningrad.
In 2019-2020, the barque participated in the circumnavigation of Rosrybolovstvo sailboats dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica and the 75th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. During the expedition, more than 350 cadets of the Rosrybolovstvo educational institutions passed practical training onboard the ship.
The postage stamp provides an image of the Sedov barque.
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