MS Mikhail Lermontov
Ocean liner · built 1972
In short
MS Mikhail Lermontov (Ocean liner) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Baltic Sea Steamship Company (source: Wikidata). It can carry up to 750 passengers (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Ocean liner
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1972
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Size (length × beam)
- 176 m × 24 m
- Registered owner
- Baltic Sea Steamship Company
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Last reported position
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- Name
- MS Mikhail Lermontov
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7042318
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Ocean liner
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- —
- Length overall
- 175.8 m
- Beam
- 23.6 m
- Year built
- 1972
- Passengers (maximum)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q1143472. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.750
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About MS Mikhail Lermontov
MS Mikhail Lermontov was an ocean liner owned by the Soviet Union's Baltic Shipping Company, built in 1972 by V.E.B. Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany. It was later converted into a cruise ship. On 16 February 1986 it collided with rocks near Port Gore in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand, and sank, claiming the life of one of its crew members.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is MS Mikhail Lermontov now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for MS Mikhail Lermontov in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is MS Mikhail Lermontov?
- MS Mikhail Lermontov is an ocean liner, built in 1972 by Meyer Wismar. The vessel is 175.8 m long with a beam of 23.6 m.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of MS Mikhail Lermontov?
- Baltic Sea Steamship Company is recorded as Registered owner for MS Mikhail Lermontov (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for MS Mikhail Lermontov?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for MS Mikhail Lermontov from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register and the French national asset-freeze register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for MS Mikhail Lermontov. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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