Russian merchant ship A. Andreev active in the Pacific on 1 July 1944

similar to the Walerii Meshlauk and on the same days baptized and launched

A report from Op-16-FT, Washington, USA dated 1 July 1944 serial FT-49-44 described all Soviet merchant ships active in the Pacific. On 15 June 1944 were 207 Russian merchant ships with a total gross tonnage of 891,591 tons active in transpacific and coastal waters.This number included for instance 36 Liberty ships. 70% or 627,649 gross tons participated in regular transpacific traffic destinated for Siberian harbors and 95 vessels or 264.942 gross tons in the coastal waters. The 207 vessels excluded 7 icebreakers.

Gross tonnage 2,847 tons. Type mv freighter. Built 1936. Speed 10 knots. Fuel oil. Internation call sign UPOG. Service coastal waters. Remarks none.(1)

Note

1. The Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 26 October reported her launching by the N.V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Netherlands the same day from the slipway on which she was built at the same time with the Walerii Meshlauk 1935-1938 (Tsiolkovsky 1938-1942). Especially built for transporting timber, grain and coal. Dimensions 86.30 (between perpendiculars)-92.00 (over all) x 12.20 (baseline)-14.90 (deck) x 6.90 (hold below main deck) x 6.00 metres, load capacity 3,635 tons or 1,280 standard wood. 

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. MR450(7) Sec 2 Location of Russian Ships, 1942-1945