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. Built at BalticShipbuilding Plant Sergo Ordzhonikdze, St. Petersburg, Russiawith yard number 568 in 1966. Russia-flagged, homeport Novorossiysk, call sign UVZX and IMO 6600424. Renamed Julio in May 1956 and later renamed Mella. As Mella Cayman Islands-flagged with homeport Georgetown. Broken up. Belonged to the Novorossiysk Steamship Company.
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. With a bulb bow.
