SS Lenin
Sunk Soviet passenger ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SS Lenin was a Soviet passenger ship, owned by Black Sea State Shipping Co, which sank in the Black Sea on 27 July 1941 with great loss of life.
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Steamboat "Simbirsk" before renaming to "Lenin" | |
History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | Lenin[1] |
Operator | Black Sea State Shipping Co |
Builder | Schichau-Werke, Danzig |
Yard number | 832 |
Completed | 1909 |
In service | 1909 – 1941 |
Renamed | SS Simbirsk (until 1923) |
Fate | Lost 27 July 1941 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage |
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Length | 94.8 m (311 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 12.6 m (41 ft 4 in) |
Height | 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in) |
Propulsion | 1 × screw; 1 × 3-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine |
Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) |
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