Hamburg (1969) |
Later names: |
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Hanseatic (1973) |
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Maxim Gorkiy (1974) |
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Maxim Gorkiy (registered in the Bahamas after 1991) |
Builder: |
Howaldtswerke Hamburg, Germany |
Ordered: |
November 1966 |
Keel Laid: |
N/A |
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Year Built: |
1969 |
Launched: |
February 21, 1968 |
Type: |
Passenger |
Completed: |
March 20, 1969 |
Fate: |
Reportedly sold for scrap in 2009, currently awaiting disposal. Last known to be laid up in Eleusis, Greece as of Feb. 2009. |
Owner
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German Atlantic Line Hamburg, Germany |
Jan. 25, 1974: |
Robin International New York, New York |
1974: |
Black Sea Shipping Company Odessa, Ukraine |
1991: |
Sovcomflot St. Petersburg, Russia (transferred following the collapse of the Soviet Union) however was placed under long term lease to Phoenix Reisen of Germany who operated the ship until finally removed from service. |
Dimensions, machinery and performance (as built) |
Length: |
632' 2" |
Engines: |
2 AEG steam turbines |
Beam: |
87' 3 |
Boilers: |
N/A |
Draft: |
27' 1" |
Shafts: |
2 |
Gross Tons: |
25,022 |
Kw: |
16,668 |
DWT: |
N/A |
Speed: |
22 knots |
Crew: |
N/A |
Funnels: |
1 |
Passengers: |
652 |
Timeline |
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Mar. 28, 1969: |
Maiden voyage Cuxhaven, Germany to the South Atlantic. |
Sept. 25, 1973: |
Renamed Hanseatic. |
Dec. 1, 1973: |
German Atlantic Line went bankrupt and ship was laid up. |
Jan. 25, 1974: |
Sold to Robin International of New York, resold shortly afterwards to the Black Sea Shipping Company and renamed Maxim Gorkiy. |
1974: |
Before being transferred the ship was used as the set for the movie Juggernaut. |
Nov. 1975: |
Damaged by explosive charges off New York in an attempt to sink the ship. Repaired at Bethlehem Steel Corp. |
June 19, 1989: |
Hit an ice flow off Norway and nearly sank. Passengers put into lifeboats and picked up by HNoMS Senja. Ship towed to Svalbard, Norway for temporary repairs, later sailed to Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven, Germany for permanent repairs. |
Dec. 2-3, 1989: |
The Malta Summit between President George H. W. Bush and Soviet Premier
Mikhail Gorbachev took place on board. |
1991: |
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union the ship was reassigned to Sovcomflot and placed under a long term lease agreement with Phoenix Reisen of Germany. |
Nov. 30, 2008: |
Lease expired and was not renewed. |
Nov. 2008: |
Reports that the ship would be the flagship of the Orient Line fell through when the Orient |
Jan. 2009: |
Reportedly sold to a scrapping company in Alang, India and is still awaiting transfer. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Feb. 8, 2009 |