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I like to continue my 'Mini Maritime Festival' series with THIS ONE.

Depicted is the, in 1992 built, replica of the Spanish carrack (In Spanish: nao) 'Victoria'. The original 'Victoria', built about 1518, became famous as she was the first ship to successfully circumnavigate the world. One has to realize that this ship had only a length of 28 meters (92 feet) and a tonnage of only 85 tons!