Semyon Chelyuskin

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Semyon Ivanovich Chelyuskin (

naval officer
.

Chelyuskin graduated from the

Aleksandr Fyodorovich Middendorf would later name after him in 1843 (Cape Chelyuskin).[5]

He was discharged from the Baltic Fleet in the rank of a captain in 1760.[6]

Named in honor

Chelyuskin steamship
and some streets and settlements have been named after Chelyuskin.

In 1930s the Soviet Union operated a steamship built in Denmark in 1933, SS Chelyuskin, named after Semion Chelyuskin. It sank in the Chukchi Sea near Kolyuchin Island during an ill-fated attempt to cover the Northern Sea Route.

The 1965-built icebreaker Ledokol-8 was renamed Semyon Chelyuskin in 1966.

References

  1. ^ "ЧЕЛЮСКИН СЕМЁН ИВАНОВИЧ • Большая российская энциклопедия - электронная версия". old.bigenc.ru. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  5. ^ a b Большая советская энциклопедия: Чаган-Экс-ле-Бен (in Russian). Sovetskai︠a︡ ėnt︠s︡iklopedii︠a︡. 1970. p. 56. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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