MS Sounds of Orient

MS Sounds of Orient was an ocean liner owned since 1988 by Crosby Corp. Ltd in Panama. She was built in 1962 by VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany as Khabarovsk for the Soviet Union's Far East Shipping Company. The ship was used for service between Nakhodka and Yokohama, Japan. It was named after the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Soviet Union Khabarovsk.

Khabarovsk’s funnel, 1985
Name	Khabarovsk (1962–1988) Sounds of Orient (1988–1989)
Owner	1962–1988: Far East Shipping Company
Operator	1962–1988: Far East Shipping Company
Port of registry	1962–1988: Vladivostok,  Soviet Union 1988–1989: Panama City,  Panama
Builder	VEB Mathias-Thesen Werft, Wismar, East Germany
Yard number	113[1]
Launched	12 July 1961
Completed	1962
Acquired	1962
In service	1962
Out of service	1989[1]
Identification	Call sign: UUYW IMO number: 5186196[2]
Fate	Scrapped 1989[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Mikhail Kalinin-class ocean liner
Tonnage	5,235 GRT[3] 1,358 DWT[3]
Length	122.15 m (400.75 ft)[3]
Beam	16.05 m (52.66 ft)[3]
Height	7.63 m (25.03 ft)[3]
Draught	5.22 m (17.13 ft)[3]
Installed power	2 × MAN-DMR K6Z57/80 diesels, 6,192 kW (8,304 hp)
Propulsion	2 propellers
Speed	17.0 knots (31.5 km/h; 19.6 mph)[3]
Capacity	333 passengers
Crew	134[4]