MS Siritara Ocean Queen

Coordinates: 13°40′52″N 100°31′17″E / 13.681111°N 100.521389°E / 13.681111; 100.521389

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 and type	Mikhail Kalinin-class ocean liner
Tonnage	6,262 GRT[5] 1,355 DWT[5]
Length	122.15 m (400.75 ft)[3]
Beam	16.00 m (52.49 ft)[3]
Height	7.60 m (24.93 ft)[3]
Draught	5.26 m (17.26 ft)[3]
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)[3]
Capacity	333 passengers
Crew	134[4]

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 for the Soviet Union's Black Sea Shipping Company. It was named after an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in the former Soviet Union Bashkir Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The ship capsized 10 October 2006 and was a total loss. She was later scrapped on site.

See also[]

• List of cruise ships

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• Siritara Ocean Queen (Башкирия → 1992 Odessa Song → 1997 Royal Dream → 06.1998 Silver Star → 06.2003 Nandini → 11.2003 Olviara → 11.2004 Ocean Princess → 09.2006) (in Russian)