Vanemuine
Sign in to saveImpierator (Russian: ) was a passenger ship that also served as a warship in the navies of the Russian Empire, both sides of the Russian Civil War (as Priezidient), the Republic of Estonia (as Vanemuine), the Soviet Union (as Issa), and Nazi Germany (under the Estonian name). It participated in both World Wars and the Estonian War of Independence, operating on Lake Peipus. The vessel was sunk multiple times and scrapped after 1953.
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Impierator (Russian: ) was a passenger ship that also served as a warship in the navies of the Russian Empire, both sides of the Russian Civil War (as Priezidient), the Republic of Estonia (as Vanemuine), the Soviet Union (as Issa), and Nazi Germany (under the Estonian name). It participated in both World Wars and the Estonian War of Independence, operating on Lake Peipus. The vessel was sunk multiple times and scrapped after 1953.
== Construction and technical details == The steamship was constructed in 1914 by the A. Ahlström shipyard in Varkaus, Finland, as a passenger vessel. To launch the ship, its hull was transported by rail to Jurjew.