Sofia/Sofiya-type consisting of the Sofia, Belgrad, Bratsilava, Varna, Havana, Gdynia, Drezden or Dresden, Otto Grotewol, Palmiro Toliatti, Maurice Thorez, Gdansk, George Georgiu-Dezh or Gheorge Gheorgiu Dezj, Richard Sorge or Rikhard Zorge, Khulio Antoio Melya or Hulio Antonio Melja, Geroi Bresta, Komsomolets Kubani, Burgas, Pyatidesyatiletiye Oktyabrya or 50 Letiye Okyabrya, Mekhanik Afanasiev, Komsomolets Leningrada, Borodino, Hanoi and Hassi Messaoud. Laid down at Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia on 22 August 1962, launched on 29 April 1963 and completed on 11 February 1963. Russia-flagged, homeport Novorossiysk, call sign USOC and IMO 5404823. In 1969 renamed Aktuba, naval manned but by1972 mentioned as Hanoi? Ramed Ninel in 1994 and then Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo. Belonged to the Novorossiysk Steamship Company. Broken up.
General technical characteristics. Total capacity of cargo oil tanks and deeptanks 56.778 cubic metres. Single geared turbine supplying 19.000-21.090 bhp. Single screw. Speed 17 knots and a navigation range of 10.000 miles. Gross register tonnage 32.841 tons, net register tonnage 16.387 tons, deadweight 49.370-deadweigh cargo capacity 44.670 tons and as dimensions 214,00 (between perpendiculars)-230,55 (over all) x 31,00 (moulded) x 15,40 (depth to main deck0 x 30,50 (height of mast acorn above main deck) x 2,65 (mean light)11,59 (mean fully loaded) metres.
