MS Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze

MS Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze was an ocean liner owned by the Soviet Union's Far East Shipping Company named after Georgian Bolshevik and later member of the CPSU Politburo Grigory Ordzhonikidze. She was built in 1959 by VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany. She was scrapped in 1992 in Alang, India.

Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze on Kiel-Canal in Kiel-Holtenau
History
NameGrigoriy Ordzhonikidze (1959–1992)
Owner1959–1992: Far East Shipping Company
Operator1959–1992: Far East Shipping Company
Port of registryVladivostok,  Soviet Union
BuilderVEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany
Yard number103[1]
Launched30 June 1958
Completed1959
Acquired1959
In service1959[2]
Out of service1992[1]
Identification
FateScrapped 1992[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeMikhail Kalinin-class ocean liner
Tonnage
Length122.15 m (400.75 ft)[3]
Beam16.00 m (52.49 ft)[3]
Height7.60 m (24.93 ft)[3]
Draught5.18 m (16.99 ft)16.00 m (52.49 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]

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