 Lyubov Orlova seen from Petermann Island.
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| History | |
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| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Operator | Neptune International Shipping (2012–2013) |
| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Brodogradilište 'Titovo', Kraljevica, Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia (now Croatia) |
| Yard number | 413 |
| Launched | 3 November 1975 |
| In service | 1976 |
| Out of service | February 2012, to be broken up[1] |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Believed to be sunken |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 4,251 GT |
| Length | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft (16 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Ice class | L3 |
| Installed power | Diesel engines; 5,280 bhp (combined) |
| Propulsion | Two shafts |
| Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity | 110 passengers |
| Crew | 70 (maximum) |
MV Lyubov Orlova (built as Lyubovy Orlova)[2] was a 1976 Yugoslavia-built ice-strengthened Maria Yermolova-class cruise ship, which was primarily used for Antarctic cruises. After being taken out of service in 2010, she sat in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada for two years. Decommissioning was fraught with problems and the ship eventually became a floating derelict in the North Atlantic Ocean in 2013. She is believed to have sunk.[3][4]
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- ^ "Vessel's Details". Moscow: Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Cannibal rat-infested ghost ship likely sunk: experts". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ "Canadian TSB reports on loss of tow by 1962-built U.S. tug". Marine Log. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 22 June 2014.