The Dmitri Shostakovich class is a class of seven ro-pax ferries of project B-492/B-493 originally built by Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego in Szczecin, Poland and used by the Soviet shipping companies, Black Sea Shipping Company,[1] Estonian Shipping Company,[1] Baltic Shipping Company[1] and Far Eastern Shipping Company,[1] as ferries and passenger/cruise ships. The class is named after the first ship in the class Dmitri Shostakovich, which in her turn was named after composer Dmitri Shostakovich.
 Lev Tolstoy approaching the Port of Naples on 9 September 1988
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Stocznia Szczecinska im Adolfa Warskiego Warskiego,[2] Szczecin, Poland |
| Built | 1980–1986[1] |
| Planned | 7 |
| Completed | 7 |
| Active | 2 |
| Retired | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ro-pax ferry |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 133.15 m (437 ft)[2] |
| Beam | 21.0 m (68.9 ft)[2] |
| Depth | 5.6 m (18.4 ft)[2] |
| Decks | 9 total, 6 passenger decks |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | Twin propellers[2] |
| Speed | 20 knots[1] |
| Capacity | 420 passengers[3] |
| Crew | 167[3] |
Ship features edit
The ships have two restaurants, three bars, solarium, sauna and resting area.
Ferries of the Polish project B492/493 edit
| Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferries | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Original name | English transliteration |
| 1 | Дмитрий Шостакович (Paloma I, Paloma, Paloma I, Royale Star, New Imperial Star) | Dmitri Shostakovich (Paloma I, Paloma, Paloma I, Royale Star, New Imperial Star) |
| 2 | Георг Отс (Georg Ots, Георг Отс) | Georg Ots (Georg Ots, Georg Ots) |
| 3 | Лев Толстой (Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmin, Farah, Easycruise Life, Ocean Life) | Lev Tolstoy (Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmin, Farah, Easycruise Life, Ocean Life) |
| 4 | Константин Симонов (Francesca, The Iris, Kristina Katarina, Ocean Endeavour) | Konstantin Simonov (Francesca, The Iris, Kristina Katarina, Ocean Endeavour) |
| 5 | Михаил Суслов (Петр Первый, Ocean Empress, Ocean Jewel of St. Petersburg) | Mikhail Suslov (Petr Pervyy, Ocean Empress, Ocean Jewel of St. Petersburg) |
| 6 | Михаил Шолохов (Mikhail, Ούγκο Φόσκολο, Fos I, Phoenix) | Mikhail Sholokhov (Mikhail, Ugo Foscolo, Fos I, Phoenix) |
| 7 | Константин Черненко (Русь, Rus, SC Atlantic, Ocean Atlantic) | Konstantin Chernenko (Rus (ru), Rus, SC Atlantic, Ocean Atlantic) |
Overview edit
| Year of build | Yard No | Image | Name | Built for | Owner | Operator | Port of Registry | Flag | IMO | Status |
| 1980 | 492/01 |  |
New Imperial Star | BLASCO | Everis Capital Holdings | Everis Capital Holdings | Odessa → Kingstown → Odessa → Kingstown |  →  →  → → |
7625794 | originally, the Dmitri Shostakovich, formerly: Paloma I, Paloma, Paloma I, Royale Star, scrapped in 2016 |
| May 1980 | 493/01[4] | .jpg){kind=small} |
Georg Ots | ESCO | Primorskiy Region | Vladivostok Branch | Tallinn → Saint Petersburg → Vladivostok | →  →  |
7625835 | originally built as cruise ship,[3] the Georg Ots, formerly: rebuilt to ropax ferry[3][5] Georg Ots (et), Georg Ots (ru), scrapped illegally 2012 in China.[6] |
| 1980 | 492/02 | |
Ocean Life | BLASCO | World Cruises | Blue Ocean Cruises | Odessa → Monrovia → Odessa → Kingstown → Amman → Valletta | → →  → → →  →  |
7625809 | originally, the Lev Tolstoy, formerly: Natasha, Palmira, The Jasmin, Farah, Easycruise Life |
| April 1982 | 492/03 |  |
Ocean Endeavour | FESCO | Vladivostok → Odessa → Leningrad → Saint Petersburg → Limassol → Valletta → Kotka → Majuro | → →  → →  →  |
7625811 | originally, the Konstantin Simonov, formerly: Francesca, The Iris, Kristina Katarina | ||
| December 1982 | 492/04 | Ocean Jewel of St. Petersburg | BLASCO | — | Odessa → Kingstown | → → |
7625823 | originally, the Mikhail Suslov, formerly: Petr Pervyy, Ocean Empress, scrapped in Venezuela in 2013 | ||
| 1986 | 492/05 |  |
Phoenix | FESCO | Adalia Maritime Co. | — | Vladivostok → Phnom Penh → Piraeus → Phnom Penh → Panama City → Basseterre | → →  →  → →  →  |
8325420 | originally, the Mikhail Sholokhov, formerly: Mikhail, Ugo Foscolo, Fos I, scrapped in 2011 |
| December 1986 | 492/06 |  |
Ocean Atlantic | FESCO | Ocean Atlantic Partners | Vladivostok → Majuro | → → |
8325432 | originally, the Konstantin Chernenko, Rus (ru), Rus, SC Atlantic |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h M/S Dmitriy Shostakovich. Byggd 1980 (in Swedish)
- ^ a b c d e f Færgelejet Royale Star (ex. Dmitriy Shostakovich) (in Danish)
- ^ a b c d Dmitriy Shostakovich class (in Russian)
- ^ Færgelejet Georg Ots (in Danish)
- ^ Dmitriy Shostakovich-class ferry (in Russian)
- ^ "Legendary Estonian Ferry Finds Sad End in Chinese Scrap Yard", Eesti Rahvusringhääling. Retrieved on 24 Dec 2021.