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She was renamed FEDOR SHALYAPIN (after a famous Russian singer Fyodor Ivanovich Salyapin 1873-1938) and was registered with Far Eastern Shipping Co (FESCO, home port Vladivostok, name written in Russian & English) while CARMANIA were renamed LEONID SOBINOV and registered with Black Sea Shipping Co (BLASCO, home port Odessa). Following a refit by Swan Hunter at South Shields, Newcastle, both were chartered to British-based CTC Lines and cruised Australian waters and made occasional UK to Australia voyages. Her first voyage under new name started 20 November 1973 bound for Sydney.
After a 8 years of being laid up in Ilichevsk near Odessa since December 1995 FEDOR SHALYAPIN has begun her last voyage to India 3 days ago. She sailed on her own engines with a crew of 45 members.
In India she may see her Soviet mate SHOTA RUSTAVELI (ASSEDO).
It's a sad news indeed.
Long may the China Sea Discovery live on!! The last of the 4 sisters to survive!
I sure miss those ships from my Princess Cruises days. Nice photos. She looks great. I used to give tours of these ships in LA to travel agents and while many were not impressed because they preferred something like Sovereign of the Seas, I was always proud to show them off.
Poor Albatross!
Scott
I will also say in a blunt way FEDOR SHALYAPIN news of being scrapped SUCKS !!!
Deep down i hoped she would be saved as a hotel ship when she was 90 years old or so, i guess i got used to the idea of her setting there in Ilichevsk for ever.... This news SUCKS to say it bluntly....
All good things come too an end my ass, what ship is left other then Norway and Queen Mary 1.... last year and this year is like a game of how many old ships you can scrap !
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