Call sign UOBI. One source claims identical to the Friedrich Engels, call sign UOBI, built by Severney Shipbuilding Yard, Leningrad in 1930. Other sources claiming launched as Bela Kun in September 1929, renamed Vladimir Mayakovsky in 1937 and stricken in 1967. Gross tonnage 3,972 tons and as dimensions 346 (between perpendiculars) x 49 feet. Strenghtened deck for transport of locomotives. Speed 10 knots.
The Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië referred to her departure from San Pedro loaded with war stores valued 2 million US dollars bound for Wladiwostok. It included 500 ton of kopper and 200 ton of molybdenum. The copper was taken over at San Pedro from a USA-flagged ship. The Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 29 March 1940 pubished an item dated London, 27 March reported that she was halted at Hong Kong accused of having contrabande on board. She was loaded with copper and molybdenum loaded in North American harbours destined for Wladivostok. Newspapers referred to a possible relation between Germany and Russia dealing with transporting of various metals. The edition dated 30 March 1940 published an item dated Shanghai dated 29 March reporting that she and the Selenga were released by the British authorities at Hong Kong were now halted by French warships. The Vladimir Mayakovsky was interned at Saion, French Indochina.
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