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Konstantin Simonov
Konstantin Simonov - Francesca - The Iris
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This page is devoted to postcards and photographs of the Soviet passenger ship
Konstantin Simonov
.
Konstantin Simonov
was built in 1982, one of a series of seven similar ships in the Dmitriy Shostakovich Class used by the Soviet shipping companies as ferries and passenger/cruise ships.
Konstantin Simonov
ran as a ferry between Leningrad, Riga and Helsinki for the Baltic Shipping Company. In 1992 the route was taken over by Baltic Line, part of the Effjohn Group. In 1996
Konstantin Simonov
was renamed
Francesca
for Australian service, but this fell through and she was laid up in Germany. In 2000 she was acquired by Silver Cruises for operation with
Mano Cruise
. Mano Cruise's
The Jasmine
was another of the same series of Soviet ships, previously
Lev Tolstoy
.
Ships on this Page:-
Konstantin Simonov
- Baltic Shipping Company: 1981-96
Francesca
- Pakartin Shipping : 1996-2000
The Iris
- Mano Maritime: 2000-
Dmitriy Shostakovich Class:-
Dmitriy Shostakovich (1980)
- Dmitriy Shostakovich > Paloma > Paloma I
Georg Ots (1980)
Lev Tolstoy (1981)
- Lev Tolstoy > Natasha > Palmira > The Jasmine > Farah
Konstantin Simonov (1982)
- Konstantin Simonov > Francesca > The Iris
Mikhail Suslov (1982)
- Mikhail Suslov > Pyotr Pervyy > Ocean Empress > Ocean Jewel of St Petersburg
Konstantin Chernenko (1986)
- Konstantin Chernenko > Russ
Mikhail Sholokov (1986)
- Mikhail Sholokov > Mikhail > Ugo Foscolo
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Konstantin Simonov
(Baltic Shipping: 1981-1996)
Official postcard of
Konstantin Simonov
Card is titled
Dmitriy Shostakovich
, but inspecion with magnifier shows ship to be
Konstantin Simonov
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Official postcard of
Konstantin Simonov
Scan: Ivo Batricevic
Francesca
(1996-2000)
Photograph of
Francesca
Photo: © Christian Eckardt - Scan:
Fakta om Fartyg
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The Iris
(Mano Cruise: 2000- )
The Iris
was built in 1982 as the
Konstantin Simonov
, one of a series of seven similar ships used by the Black Sea Shipping Company as ferries and passenger/cruise ships.
Konstantin Simonov
ran as a ferry between Leningrad, Riga and Helsinki. In 1992 the route was taken over by Baltic Line, part of the Effjohn Group. In 1996
Konstantin Simonov
was renamed
Francesca
for Australian service, but this fell through and she was laid up in Germany. In 2000 she was acquired by Silver Cruises for operation with Mano Cruise.
The Jasmine
was another of the same series of Soviet ships.
Mano Cruise postcard of
The Iris
.
Mano Cruise publicity image of
The Iris
.
Scan: Elad Ben Dor.
Mano Cruise fleet postcard including
The Iris
.
Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
and
The Jasmine
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
at Rhodes.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
at Rhodes.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
and
The Jasmine
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
and
The Jasmine
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
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Mano Cruises publicity image of
The Iris
.
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The Iris
at Dubrovnik.
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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The Iris
at Dubrovnik.
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The Iris
at Dubrovnik.
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The Iris
at Dubrovnik.
Photo: © Ivo Batricevic
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Mano Cruises interior publicity image of
The Iris
.
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Mano Cruises interior publicity image of
The Iris
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Mano Cruises interior publicity image of
The Iris
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Mano Cruises interior publicity image of
The Iris
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