SS Ribinsk

History
Name
  • Hendrik Fisser VI (1943-45)
  • Empire Garner (1945-47)
  • Ribinsk (1947-75)
Owner
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1943-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-75)
Operator
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1944-45)
  • Currie Line Ltd (1945-46)
  • Estonian Shipping Company (1946-49)
  • Sakhalin State Shipping Company (1949-75)
Port of registry
BuilderNV Werft Gusto
Yard number852
Launched1943
CompletedApril 1944
Out of service1975
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 1806742 (1945-46)
  • Code Letters GSPD (1945-46)
  • Soviet Register Number M-1603 (1946-75)
  • Code Letters UKEH (1946-75)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage1,923 GRT, 937 NRT, 3,120 DWT
Length85.22 m (279 ft 7 in)
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Ribinsk (Russian: Рыбинск) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Hendrik Fisser VI in 1943 by NV Werft Gusto, Schiedam, Netherlands for Fisser & Van Doornum, Emden Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Garner. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and was renamed Ribinsk. She served until 1975, when she was scrapped.