S.S. Ermach entering the Mole at Cronstadt
Unnumbered slide from [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: Arctic exploration] (lecture: privately made, at least 74 slides, n.d.)
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Manchester Museum Collection – reproduced by permission.
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(all dimensions are nominal; individual examples of this slide may have varied slightly from these values).
same image as unnumbered slide from [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: Arctic exploration] (lecture: privately made, at least 74 slides, n.d.)
The ship shown is the Russian Navy's icebreaker Yermak, completed in 1899 and in service until 1964.
The crowd of people in the image suggest that it shows a special occasion, possibly the new ship's first arrival at Kronstadt on 4 March 1899.
Example in Manchester Geographical Society Collection, item VII.146
Example in Manchester Museum Collection
Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 27 July 2019
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