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Topic: USSR '60/70's beauty's al 5.

Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 02-23-2012 08:25 AM

Build in East Germany in the 1960/70's fore the USSR this 4 sisters where quite beautiful looking liners. Pictures are random placed.

Greetings Ben.

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Midshipcentury
First Class Passenger
Member # 12190

posted 02-23-2012 04:08 PM

Gorgeous lines. But don't forget TARAS SHEVCHENKO -- she entered service after ALEXANDR and before SHOTA.

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SSTRAVELER
First Class Passenger
Member # 15170

posted 02-23-2012 09:07 PM

There was a rumor that the Russians also planned a 6th larger sister ship using the same basic design to be a trans-Atlantic speed queen.

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Aussie1
First Class Passenger
Member # 25

posted 02-23-2012 10:56 PM

Thanks for these pictures. I sailed on the Taras from Australia to the UK in 1976, 5 weeks at sea. The food was dire, the crew unfriendly but I loved the ship. Pity only the Pushkin has had an afterlife.

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 02-24-2012 08:40 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Midshipcentury:
Gorgeous lines. But don't forget TARAS SHEVCHENKO -- she entered service after ALEXANDR and before SHOTA.

Add the ship.

Greetings Ben.

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 02-24-2012 10:34 AM

quote:
Originally posted by SSTRAVELER:
There was a rumor that the Russians also planned a 6th larger sister ship using the same basic design to be a trans-Atlantic speed queen.

Recently saw this rendering on Facebook, which purports to be the planned larger Soviet liner.

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SSTRAVELER
First Class Passenger
Member # 15170

posted 02-24-2012 06:01 PM

Thanks Thad.

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Midshipcentury
First Class Passenger
Member # 12190

posted 02-24-2012 06:33 PM

Thanks, Ben and Thad. Most interesting. These ships don't get enough coverage.

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rd77
First Class Passenger
Member # 2117

posted 03-05-2012 04:33 AM

That's an amazing find, Thad! She reminds me a lot of the CANBERRA, but there are lots of design elements from other liners of the 60s in there as well.
It really is time for an update to DAMNED BY DESTINY!

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 03-05-2012 11:06 AM

Interesting rendering. Looks like a cross between Canberra, Oceanic, Eugenio C etc.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 03-05-2012 02:37 PM

I remember a few years back Peter (of midshipcentury), I think, had a wonderful photo of the Taras Shevchenko near Istanbul on the way to the breakers. She looked pristine and wonderful. She had been idle for a while so if she were really pristine I cannot say. The photo may still be on Peter's site.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 03-05-2012 09:29 PM

I had friends who sailed on the Lermontov on a very rough cruise with heavy seas from Baltimore. They, experienced sailors both, mentioned what a poor sea-boat the Lermontov was. Has anyone else heard or experienced the same?

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claudio
First Class Passenger
Member # 1214

posted 03-06-2012 06:30 AM

CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME IF THE RUSSIANS GOT THEIR INSPIRATION FOR THESE SHIPS FROM LEONARDO DA VINCI

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rustaveli
First Class Passenger
Member # 1708

posted 03-06-2012 08:58 AM

Claudio, i read many times that they were inspirated by the Leonardo Da Vinci, but i think it was only because of the black hull with the white stripe, if you look closely they don t have many resemblance if not the fact they where 60' product (they where more similar in many way to the Sagafjord more), I can say they where more a bigger version of the FRITZ HECKERT wich was also a Mathias-Thesen-Werft builded ship of the early 60'. And for what I know they where and also reputed as good sea-boat

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