At the Black Sea.Photo by А.V.Bazhenov.1971 A type Akademik Shokalskiy(yard № 41) Built by shipyard Laivateollisuus Ab,Turku, Finland.Laid down:21.08.1950;Launched:04.09.1951;Completed:23.10.1951;Disposal in 1987(burnt out after a fire 16.12.1987) SISTER-SHIP: MERIDIANAS
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VEGA http://www.citypocket.com/pietarsaari/5983402.asp?pgid=5983402&lgid=3 GEORGY RATMANOV
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