MS Siritara Ocean Queen (original) (raw)

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Bashkiriya at quay 19 in Port of Odessa
Name	Bashkiriya (1964–1992) Odessa Song (1992–1997) Royal Dream (1997–1998) Silver Star (1998–2003) Nandini (2003–2003) Olviara (2003–2004) Ocean Princess (2004–2006) Siritara Ocean Queen (2006–)
Owner	1964–1992: Black Sea Shipping Company 2006– : Siritara Enterprise
Operator	1964–1992: Black Sea Shipping Company 2006– :Siritara Enterprise
Port of registry	1964–1992: Odessa, Soviet Union 1998–2003: Valletta, Malta 2003–2004: Panama City, Panama 2006–: Bangkok, Thailand
Builder	VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany
Yard number	118[1]
Launched	23 June 1963[1]
Completed	1964
Acquired	31 March 1964[1]
In service	1964
Out of service	10 October 2006[1]
Identification	Call sign: HSB3052[1] IMO number: 5414971 [2]
Fate	Capsized on the Chao Praya River in Bangkok, later Scrapped[1]
General characteristics
Class & type	_Mikhail Kalinin_-class ocean liner
Tonnage	6,262 GRT [3] 1,355 DWT [3]
Length	122.15 m (400.75 ft)[4]
Beam	16.00 m (52.49 ft)[4]
Height	7.60 m (24.93 ft)[4]
Draught	5.26 m (17.26 ft)[4]
Installed power	2 × MAN-DMR K6Z57/80 diesels, 6,192 kW (8,304 hp)
Propulsion	2 propellers
Speed	17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph)[4]
Capacity	333 passengers
Crew	134[5]

MS Siritara Ocean Queen was a cruise ship owned since 2006 by Siritara Enterprise in Thailand. She was built in 1964 by VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany as Bashkiriya (Russian: Башкирия) for the Soviet Union's Black Sea Shipping Company. It was named after Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (now Bashkortostan) in the former Soviet Union. The ship capsized 10 October 2006 and was a total loss. She was later scrapped on site.