MS Taras Shevchenko (1965)

This is about the cruise ship. For the river cruise ship, see T. G. Shevchenko (1991).
Taras Shevchenko in Quay in Sukhumi, June 1970
History
Name
  • 1966-2004: Taras Shevchenko
  • 2004-2005: Tara
Owner
Operator
Port of registry
BuilderV.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany
Yard number127
Launched16 January 1965
Completed1966
Acquired26 April 1966
In service1966
Out of serviceNovember 2004
Identification
FateScrapped 2005
General characteristics
Class & typeIvan Franko-class passenger ship
Tonnage
Length175.80 m (576.77 ft)
Beam23.53 m (77.20 ft)
Draught8.16 m (26.77 ft)
Installed power4 × Sulzer-Cegielski diesels, combined 15445 kW
Speed20,5 knots
Capacity
  • 750 passengers (as built)
  • 400 passengers (as rebuilt)
  • 714 passengers (as rebuilt)
Crew370

MS Taras Shevchenko was a cruise ship owned by the Soviet Union's Black Sea Shipping Company. She was built in 1966 by V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany. She was scrapped in 2005 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The ship was named after Ukrainian painter and poet Taras Shevchenko.

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