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MS Sounds of Orient

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Khabarovsk’s funnel, 1985
Name
  • Khabarovsk (1962–1988)
  • Sounds of Orient (1988–1989)
Owner1962–1988: Far East Shipping Company
Operator1962–1988: Far East Shipping Company
Port of registry1962–1988: Vladivostok,  Soviet Union 1988–1989: Panama City,  Panama
BuilderVEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany
Yard number113[1]
Launched12 July 1961
Completed1962
Acquired1962
In service1962
Out of service1989[1]
Identification
FateScrapped 1989[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeMikhail Kalinin-class ocean liner
Tonnage
Length122.15 m (400.75 ft)[3]
Beam16.05 m (52.66 ft)[3]
Height7.63 m (25.03 ft)[3]
Draught5.22 m (17.13 ft)[3]
Installed power
  • 2 × MAN-DMR K6Z57/80 diesels,
  • 6,192 kW (8,304 hp)
Propulsion2 propellers
Speed17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph)[3]
Capacity333 passengers
Crew134[4]

MS Sounds of Orient was an ocean liner owned since 1988 by Crosby Corp. Ltd in Panama. She was built in 1962 by VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany as Khabarovsk for the Soviet Union's Far East Shipping Company. The ship was used for service between Nakhodka and Yokohama, Japan. It was named after the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union Khabarovsk.

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