Ship Information
Sisterships: Marco Polo , Mikhail Lermontov , Frank, Assedo
| Name | Tara |
| ex. Names | Taras Shevchenko |
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| Imo Number | 6508195 |
| Call sign | UTVT |
| Flag | Comorros Ukraine Liberia Ukraine Soviet Union |
| Homeport | Moroni Odessa Monrovia Odessa |
| Builder | Matthias Thesen, Wismar, GDR |
| Hull number | 127 |
| Designer | |
| Breaker | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Ship type | Project 301. Ivan Franko – class |
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| Operator | Ilyichevsk Sea Fishing Port |
| Owner | Ilyichevsk Sea Fishing Port |
| Manager | Ilyichevsk Sea Fishing Port |
| Length OA | 176,13 m |
| Length BP | |
| Length LL | |
| Length Reg. | |
| Width Ext | |
| Width Hull | 23,60 m |
| Width Tonnage | |
| Draft | 8,16 m |
| Air draft | |
| Draugth | 13.5 m |
| GT (ITC 69) | 21100 |
| GRT | 19361 |
| NT (ITC 69) | |
| NRT | 10614 |
| DWT | 6007 |
| Displacement Tonnage | 19017 |
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| Main engines | 2x Sulzer-Cegielski |
| Power | 2 x 7798 kW |
| Propulsion | 2x propeller |
| Aux. Engines | |
| Bow thrusters | |
| Stern Thrusters | |
| Rudders | |
| Speed | 20,4 |
| Stabilizers | active |
| Fuel Consumption | |
| Cruising range | 8000 miles |
| Ballast | |
| Fuel | |
| Fresh Water | |
| Lifeboats | 12 |
| Liferafts | |
| Passenger decks | 8 |
| Cargo decks | 0 1 |
| Decks | 10 |
| Passenger elevators | |
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| Classification Company | Russian Maritime Register of Shipping |
| Classification | KM * L3 [2] passenger |
| Ice class | L3 |