SHOTA RUSTAVELI in Lisbon (1983)

The Soviet cruise and passenger liner SHOTA RUSTAVELI of 1968 photographed berthed in 1983 at the Rocha Cruise Terminal, Lisbon with the tug ÁLA at her bow.
The Soviet Union passenger ship fleet was the largest in the world by the late 1970s and early 1980s. By then ships were used on regular service worldwide as well on popular charter cruises mostly operated by western operators, acting as Soviet Propaganda and hard western currency earners. By 1983 when this picture was taken, the URSS ships were by far the more current visitor cruise ships in Lisbon.
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The SHOTA RUSTAVELI in Lisbon (1984)

The Soviet passenger liner SHOTA RUSTAVELI arriving Lisbon early in the morning of 26 July 1984 on a summer cruise chartered to an Italian tour operator.
The fourth of five sisters of the RDA-built IVAN FRANKO-class, she was delivered with a black hull in 1968 and sailed mostly under charter to western cruising operators, like CTC (London and Sydney).
Although built to the same design, later the five sisters were slightly rebuilt in different ways and it was very easy to recognize each one...
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Paquete SHOTA RUSTAVELI no Tejo (1984)

O paquete soviético SHOTA RUSTAVELI fotografado a largar da Estação Marítima da Rocha em 23 de Agosto de 1984.
O SHOTA datava de 1968 e era a quarta unidade de uma classe de 5 navios construídos na RDA e entregues entre 1964 e 1972: a classe IVAN FRANKO, de 20.000 toneladas.
O navio tinha de início casco preto, e foi transferido para o registo da Ucrania com a liquidação da antiga URSS, uma vez que embora propriedade do Estado Soviético, era operado pela Black Sea Shipping Company, com base em Odessa. Mais tarde ainda navegou com o nome ASSEDO antes de ser desmantelado na India.
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