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Prizes won

 Bronze medal, Liege, Belgium,  1983.
 Silver medal, Rastatt, West Germany, 1985.
 Silver medal, Rouen, France, 1987.
 Silver medal, Berlin, ex – GDR, 1989.
 Silver medal, Varna, Bulgaria, 1991.
 
Specification of the model:

    The model is described in Alfred Albert`s book - "Das Historische Schiff als Model",vol.   IV,Koehlers verlagsgesellschaft GNBH,Herford,1990" .
    

The present model is an exact 1/100 scale of "Mirniy", and shows the ship   as she  looked at her construction in 1816.That is why the hull does not have the copper-leaf covering and the typical black and white trim.
    

The materials used in the creation of the model are authentic: wood, metal, cotton sails, etc.

The whole model consists of about 10,000 parts; for instance, each gun is made of 48 separate details!!
 

Everything in the model was handmade during a period of three years.  History of Ship
 

History of the Ship:

On 4th July 1819, the ships of the first Russian Antarctic expedition left St. Petersburg. They were the "Vostok" and the "Mirniy".

"Mirniy" was built in 1816 at the Kronstad ship-yard. She had the following dimensions:   Length - 36m (KWL), Width - 9m, and a displacement of about 630 tons.  
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Mirniy" was first employed on guard duty around the Baltic sea coast.   In 1818, the Emperor of Russia, Alexander I, ordered an expedition to the Southern Ocean. For this purpose, "Mirniy" underwent a general overhaul. Her Captain was Mikail Lasarev, later an admiral. The boarding was changed and the spants forced. The ship was armed with 20 three-pound guns.

On 16th January 1820, "Mirniy" and "Vostok" reached the Antarctic at altitude of 66.22' South. This is the day of the Discovery of the Antarctic.

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