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Semion Chelyuskin
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Semyon Chelyuskin.
Named in honor
In 1930s the Soviet Union operated a steamship built in Denmark in 1933, SS Chelyuskin, named after Semion Chelyuskin. It sank in the Chukchi Sea near Kolyuchin Island during an ill-fated attempt to cover the Northern Sea Route.