In a field in land-locked Armenia, there lies a full-scale replica of a 13th century merchant ship. She was modelled from a time when the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia had a coastline and a mercantile fleet. Amazingly, the project was conceived when Armenia was part of the Soviet Union and built in a time of turmoil and war. When Armenia found itself a free country, the ship was transported to the Black Sea and launched. In 2002-06 the crew sailed her all through the Mediterranean, on out into the Atlantic and on to northern Europe, even as far as Tower Bridge, returning to Armenia via the rivers of Russia. The Cilicia covered more than 15,000 nautical miles and visited 65 ports in 25 countries. The lecture will re-tell this remarkable odyssey with the aid of material from Armenian Ayas Nautical research club.
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Date: Wednesday 27 November 2024
Time: 19:00
Place: CA House or, for the webinar broadcast via Zoom, your own home or boat
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