MV Lyubov Orlova
Lyubov Orlova seen from Petermann Island. | |
| 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 |
| 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) was a Yugoslavia-built ice-strengthened Maria Yermolova-class cruise ship, which was built in 1976 and 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.