The 1964 Vismar built Poet Class Liner IVAN FRANKO of the Black Sea Shipping Company seen at an unknown location sometime between 1975 and 1992.

Extensively rebuilt in 1975, she proved immensely popular under charter to Western Bloc countries in the 1970s and 1980s. She was transferred to the Ukrainian flag in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and was decommissioned in 1997. Renamed FRANK and sold to Polluks Shipping, she arrived at Alang, India to be beached and scrapped on July 21st, 1997.

Sister Ships: ALEKSANDR PUSHKIN (IMO 6417097), TARAS SHEVCHENKO (IMO 6508195), SHOTA RUSTAVELI (IMO 6707753), and MIKHAIL LERMONTOV (IMO 7042318)

Undated slide. Purchased from eBay seller "Suburban Treasures" in 2024.

I do not claim to be the original photographer of this photographic work in any form, way, or shape. Scanned and posted for purposes of reviewing maritime history under the guidance of "fair dealing" laws in the United Kingdom, and "fair use" laws in the United States