Finance
July 23, 2009
Media Advisory: Minister to Attend Arrival of
Tall-ship Kruzenshtern
The Honourable Jerome Kennedy, Minister of Finance and President of
Treasury Board, will attend the official arrival ceremony of the
tall-ship Kruzenshern tomorrow (Friday, July 24) at 9:30 a.m. at
Pier 11, St John�s.
The Kruzenshtern is a four-mast vessel that was constructed in
1926, and its original name was Paduia. Following the Second
World War she was transferred to the USSR and renamed in honour of I.F.
Kruzenshtern, Russia�s first navigator to sail around the world. The
Kruzenshtern is also a naval training and educational vessel.
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Media contact:
Tansy Mundon
Director of Communications
Department of Finance
709-729-6830, 685-2646
tansymundon@gov.nl.ca
2009 07 23 10:10 a.m.