Miroslav Šnajdr
Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic See also * Miroslava (other) * Mirosław (other) Mirosław may refer to: People *Mirosław (given name), a Polish given name of Slavic origin Places *Gmina Mirosławiec, an urban-rural gmina in Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland *Mirosławice (other), several places ...

Miroslav (given Name)
Miroslav (Cyrillic script: Мирослав) (also see: Polish Mirosław) is a Slavic masculine name meaning 'one who celebrates peace, one who celebrates the world'. Notable people * Miroslav (kaznac), Serbian nobleman * Miroslav of Croatia, medieval king of Croatia * Miroslav of Hum, Serbian king of Zahumlje * Miroslav of Podgoria, Serbian Zupan of Podgorica * Miroslav Barnyashev, Bulgarian professional wrestler better known as Miro * Miroslav Blažević, Croatian football coach * Miroslav Cerar, Slovene gymnast and Olympian * Miroslav Ilić, Serbian singer-songwriter * Miroslav Janů, Czech football manager * Miroslav Karhan, Slovak footballer * Miroslav Klose, German footballer * Miroslav Kostadinov, Bulgarian singer * Miroslav Krleža, Croatian writer * Miroslav Kultyshev, Russian pianist * Miroslav Navratil, Croatian military commander * Miroslav Nikolić, Serbian basketball coach * Miroslav Radović, Serbian footballer * Miroslav Raduljica, Serbian basketball player * ...
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Young America (clipper)
The ''Young America'' was built by William H. Webb of New York. She was launched in 1853, at the height of the clipper construction boom. She sailed in the California trade, on transatlantic routes, and made voyages to Australia and the Far East. Fast passages and records “Among her many fine passages may be mentioned: from New York to San Francisco, 103, 107, 110, 112, 117, and, 116 days, and from San Francisco to New York, 92, 97, 85, 101, 103, and 83 days; San Francisco to Liverpool, 103 and 106 days; Liverpool to San Francisco, 117, 111, and 99 days; and twenty consecutive passages from New York to San Francisco averaging 117 days. Her best performance, however, was from 50° S. in the Atlantic to 50° S. in the Pacific, in the record time of 6 days.” She set a record for the passage from Liverpool to San Francisco in 1872, of 99 days. She set a record for a loaded sailing ship between San Francisco to New York in 1870, 83 days: "the record for a loaded sailing ship." ...
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