This saucy lady is capstan of the Kruzenshtern, a German-built windjammer previously known as the Padua. She was taken by the Russians as war reparations in 1946 and rechristened. Today as a training ship, she is the only ship of her line, and the largest traditional sailing ship to still be in use.
So though she's been around the block a bit, this capstan's tiny drumhead and ample whelps have made her a big hit with the guys, as we see here! Easy fellas, she's European!
If you know of a capstan you'd like featured in a future installment of Great Capstans in History, why not send a picture and some info to On the Bounty?
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