The BALTIKA (40/7494) photographed sailing from Tilbury Landing Stage on the River Thames in the late 60’s. She was operated by the Baltic Shipping Company of the USSR. Built by Nederlandsche Scheeps as the VYACHESLAV MOLOTOV, she was used as a troopship during WW2 until laid up in Leningrad in 1941 after hitting a mine in the Gulf of Finland. She was renamed BALTIKA in 1957 and scrapped in Pakistan in 1987.
I took my first cruise on her in 1971 cruising from Tilbury to Baltic ports, compared with today’s cruise ships, she was extremely basic. When I get the chance, I will add a few interior shots, just to reminisce.
I took my first cruise on her in 1971 cruising from Tilbury to Baltic ports, compared with today’s cruise ships, she was extremely basic. When I get the chance, I will add a few interior shots, just to reminisce.
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