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SS Admiral Nakhimov
Soviet passenger ship which sank near the port of Novorossiysk, Russia in 1986
History
SS, launched in March 1925 and originally named SS Berlin, was a passenger liner of the German Weimar Republic later converted to a Kriegsmarine hospital ship, then a Soviet passenger ship. On 31 August 1986, collided with the Soviet large bulk carrier in the Tsemes Bay, near the Port of Novorossiysk, Russian SFSR, and quickly sank. In total, 423 of the 1,234 people on board died.
Text: Wikipedia — SS Admiral Nakhimov, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ship Facts & Specifications
Tonnage
15,286 GRT (originally)
Length
174.3 m
Beam
21.02 m
Speed
16 knots
Passengers
1,101 + 24 extra passengers: 323 first-class
Crew
313 + 41 extra crew
Builder
Bremer Vulkan
Launched
24 March 1925
In service
17 September 1925
Out of service
16 July 1939
Fate
Sank after colliding with the Soviet bulk carrier
Also Known As
- SS Berlin
- SS Lazarettschiff A
- SS