Rurik

E38621

Rurik was a Russian naval vessel best known for serving as the flagship of Otto von Kotzebue’s early 19th-century circumnavigation and exploration voyages in the Pacific and Arctic.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Rurik (ship) 0

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian exploration ship
naval vessel
countryOfOrigin Russian Empire
exploredRegion Alaskan waters
Arctic Ocean
Chukchi Peninsula
surface form: Bering Strait region

Chukchi Sea
surface form: Chukchi Sea region

Northern Pacific Ocean
surface form: North Pacific

Pacific Ocean
flag Imperial Russian Navy
flagshipOf Otto von Kotzebue’s Arctic exploration voyage
A Voyage of Discovery into the South Sea and Beering’s Straits
surface form: Otto von Kotzebue’s Pacific exploration voyage

Russian circumnavigation expedition on the Rurik
surface form: Otto von Kotzebue’s circumnavigation
namedAfter Rurik
surface form: Rurik (founder of the Rurik dynasty)
notableCommander Otto von Kotzebue
notableFor contributing to Russian geographic discoveries in the Arctic
contributing to Russian geographic discoveries in the Pacific
serving as flagship of Otto von Kotzebue
operator Imperial Russian Navy
participatedIn Arctic Ocean exploration
Pacific Ocean exploration
early 19th-century circumnavigation of the globe
purpose geographical discovery
naval reconnaissance in the Arctic
naval reconnaissance in the Pacific
scientific exploration
timePeriod early 19th century
usedAs circumnavigation ship
expedition flagship
exploration vessel

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.