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 Baltic Shipbuilding and Engineering Works, St. Petersburg, Russia in 1964. Russia-flagged, homeport Novorossiysk, call sign UKNR and IMO 6521812. Belonged to the Novorossiysk Steamship Company. Renamed Cayman Islands-flagged Navar in 1986.
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 deck) x 30,50 (height of mast acorn above main deck) x 2,65 (mean light)11,59 (mean fully loaded) metres.
