Mikhail Lermontov in Southampton Water circa 1980
Built 1972 by VEB Mathias-Thesen-Werft, Wismar, DDR
Owner: USSR Govt.
Manager: Baltic Shipping Co.
GRT 19872, DWT 4956
Length 176, beam 24 metres
Twin screw diesel 20 kts
Sank 1986 Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand; now diving wreck.
© the late Steve Greenwood