Famous Ships and Boats in History

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Russian Ships; First, Last, Oldest

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Mirny — Russian sloop-of-war
First to discover the continent of Antarctica and circumnavigated it twice. A medal was issued by the Russian Admiralty to commemorate the expedition as seen in "Another IMAGE". LAUNCHED: 1819 → FATE: Unknown.

Pilot — Russian icebreaker
World's first steam-powered and metal-ship icebreaker. Originally been built as a steam-powered propeller tug. LAUNCHED: 1864 → FATE: Unknown.

The number of Russian Ships; First, Last, Oldest listed is 2

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Page	Ship Name (Country and Type)
1.	Pilot (Russian icebreaker)

Russian
Ships; First, Last, Oldest

Pilot Russian icebreaker

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There are more than 400 ships in this database, but the initial list is only for famous ships names that begin with letters "A-B". For other listings, use the country and type tabs.

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Although submarines are usually called boats, they are grouped with ships here.

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