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Apostol Pyotr (Apostle Peter) Russia, 1696.
The first ship of the Azov Fleet. Scale 1:65. Sizes: length 680 mm, height 600 mm, width 270 mm. 
The first sea-going vessel in the Russian Navy built by the Russians. Built at the Voronezh shipyard for the Second Campaign of Azov of Peter I. The Apostol Pyotr was also classified as "ship", or "barbari vessel", or "rowing frigate". While building the Apostol Pyotr the Russians used the experience of the Venetian Navy that had been fighting with Turkey at sea for a long time. |
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