Eestirand

Eestirand at sea, circa 1932
History
Name
  • United Kingdom Strathardle (1910–16)
  • United States Harold Dollar (1916–27)
  • United Kingdom Glenbeath (1927–32)
  • Estonia Eestirand (1932–40)
  • Soviet Union Eestirand (1940–41)
  • Soviet Union VT-532 (1941)
Owner
  • Burrell & Son Steam Ship Co. Ltd, Glasgow (1910–16)
  • Dollar Steamship Lines, Ltd, San Francisco (1916–27)
  • Waverley Shipping Company, Ltd, Glasgow (1927–32)
  • Estonian Fishing Co., Tallinn (1932–41)
Builder
Launched1932 (As Eestirand)
Completed1910
Acquired12 May 1932 (As Eestirand)
Out of service24 August 1941
FateSunk 24 August 1941 by German aircraft
General characteristics
Tonnage4,377 GRT
Length376.5 ft (114.8 m) p/p
Beam52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Draught23 ft (6.9 m)[citation needed]
Depth25.5 ft (7.8 m)
Installed power320 NHP
Propulsiontriple-expansion steam engine
Speed9.5 kn (10.9 mph)

SS Eestirand (Estonian for Estonian Coast or Estonian Beach), built in 1910, was an Estonian steel-hulled cargo steamship. She was one of the largest ships in her class at the time and served as the mother-ship of the first Estonian herring expeditions in the 1930s.[1] After Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, she was used as a Soviet Navy transport vessel in World War II until beached in 1941 on Prangli Island during the Soviet evacuation of Tallinn.

  1. ^ Sammet, Jaak (1993). Estonian Herring Expeditions 1932–1937 (PDF). Stavanger Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2014.