SS Rjev

Not to be confused with Empire Gaelic.
History
Name
  • Hendrik Fisser VII (1944-45)
  • Empire Gallic (1945-46)
  • Rjev or Rzhev (1946-70)
Owner
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1944-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-70)
Operator
  • Fisser & Van Doornum (1944-45)
  • Ellerman's Wilson Lines Ltd (1945-46)
  • Murmansk Shipping Company (1946-70)
Port of registry
BuilderT U K Smit / Deutsche Werft
Yard number796
LaunchedJuly 1944
CompletedNovember 1944
Out of service1970
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage1,944 GRT, 985 NRT, 3,120 DWT
Length85.19 m (279 ft 6 in)
Beam13.49 m (44 ft 3 in)
Depth4.78 m (15 ft 8 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)

Rjev or Rzhev (Russian: Ржев) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Hendrik Visser VII in 1944 by T U K Smit, Kinderdijk, Netherlands and completed by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany 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 Gallic. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and renamed Rjev. She served until 1970 when she was scrapped.