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«Poltava», swim

A replica of Peter the Great's line gunship was launched in St. Petersburg

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A replica of the 54-gun battleship Poltava was launched at the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club. The Godmother of "Poltava" was Elena Kalinina, a Russian racing kite star and 2017 World Silver Champion. The ship was lowered using a crane for half an hour. Now another 10 months of construction are waiting for her, after which we will finally be able to see "Poltava" under the sails. However, it won't be sailing under them anyway: the ship will become a museum of maritime history.

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