Russian frigate Kamchatka
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At least two frigates of the Imperial Russian Navy have been named Kamchatka
- Russian frigate Kamchatka (1817) circumnavigated the globe between 1817 and 1819[1] under Captain Vasily Golovnin.[2]
- Russian frigate Kamchatka (1841) a steam frigate, built in New York City in 1841. Made several long voyages under Captain (later Admiral) Johan Eberhard von Schantz.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Around the World on the Kamchatka, 1817-1819 by V. M. Golovnin and Ella Lury Wiswell
- ^ Napoleon in Captivity: The Reports of Count Balmain Russian Commissioner on the Island of St. Helena 1816-1820
- ^ von Schantz, Johan Eberhard (Finnish)
