Russia-flagged, call sign USCH. Stricken in or after 1955.Built by Swan, Hunter&Wigham Richardson Ltd. for account of the Telegraph Construction&Maintenance Company, London, England. Former cable layer Dominia sold an transferred at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 January 1937 to be used in the Dal’stroi Gulag Fleet transporting prisoners towards the Gulag slave camps. Overhauled at San Francisco, USA during the Second World War. Deck strengthened for transport of locomotives. Fitted out with refrigerating machinery. Gross tonnage 9,179 tons and as dimensions 489 (between perpendiculars) x 59 x 28 (loaded) feet. Normal cruising speed 13 knots.
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