Sedov, a Sail Training tall ship operated by Murmansk State Technical University
Launched in Kiel in 1921 (as Magdalene Vinnen II), Sedov was originally German a cargo ship, with her maiden voyage (after leaving Bremen) seeing her transport coal from Cardiff to Buenos Aires in just 30 days. In her time she also transported timber, wheat and pyrite from countries including Finland, Australia and Italy.
In 1936 she was sold and renamed Kommodore Johnsen, with a conversion that saw her gain space for around 60 trainee officers whilst still being capable of carrying cargo. In 1945 she was then handed to the Soviet Union as a war reparation and renamed Sedov (after the arctic explorer Georgy Sedov) before entering service as