European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 4, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. September 4. I960 the stars and stripes the soviet Union s Kru Semmern in full panoply joins the Parade of windjammers on the Bremerhaven waterfront. Story and photos by Rudi Williams Bureau chief Bremerhaven Germany is English speaking guides said the sign attached to the gangplank rope Lead ing to the top deck of the russian training windjammer Kruson Stern. A visitor to the ship which docked in this North German port asked a soviet naval officer standing Al the top of the gang Plank do you speak English he murmured something and pointed to a Young Cadet who was decked out in an off White and Light Blue trimmed naval Cadet uni form. Would you Tell me about your ship the visitor asked the Young Cadet. Please follow the Lour the Cadet said. Russian training ship decorates Harbor fete one Cadet led the Lour of about five people around the deck slopping occasion ally to give bits of information about the ship. The other Cadet followed the tourists urging them to keep Pace with the Lour. The guide said the ship was built in in 1926. It was originally named the Padua and is 115 inc tors Long 14 my Lars wide 7.80 meters deep with 3, 400 Square meters of space. It carries 200 russian naval cadets and a 70-Man Crew. The Krusenstjern s 33 sails push it along Between 15 and 17 knots on the High seas. The Padua was taken by the russians after world War ii As reparation payment and renamed the Krusen Stern. The Padua s Maiden voyage was an 87 trip from Hamburg to Chile. It made a 67-Day voyage from Hamburg to i Ort Lincoln South Australia in 1933 and 1934. In was mainly used As a freighter Between Germany and South America. Three other windjammers were also docked Here aug. 14-17 with the a Rusins Lern the Dar Pomora from Poland vol Schiff Solan act from Norway and Germany s Gorch Foch. About 30 smaller ships participated in a Parade aug. 14. The ship s last voyage under the Ger Man Flag was in 1939. In is now owned by inc department of fishery in Moscow. The cadets said goodbye near a table filled with pamphlets in English German and russian. The largest of the collection was titled the truth about Afghani Silling Buffi left photo Wall for a chit nce to Board tit . Id the photo Al right a soil Natal a incl Reutow ill history of the German built ship
