MV Stary Bolshevik

MV Stary Bolshevik
History
Soviet Union
NameStary Bolshevik
Owner
Operator
OrderedJuly 1, 1931[2]
BuilderSevernaya Verf, Leningrad[1]
Launched1932
In serviceJanuary 1933[2][1]
Out of service1942[1]
Fate
 → Soviet Union
NameStary Bolshevik
OwnerPeople's Commissariat of the Maritime Fleet
OperatorSoviet Union Northern Fleet
CommissionedMay 1942
DecommissionedJuly 1943[1]
Honors and
awards
Order of Lenin
FateReturned to the Far-Eastern Shipping Company
Soviet Union
NameStary Bolshevik
OwnerPeople's Commissariat of the Maritime Fleet
OperatorSoviet Union Far-Eastern Shipping Company
In serviceJuly 1943
Out of serviceAugust 1945[1]
FateMobilized by the Pacific Fleet
Soviet Union
NameStary Bolshevik
OwnerPeople's Commissariat of the Maritime Fleet
OperatorSoviet Union Pacific Fleet
CommissionedAugust 1945
DecommissionedSeptember 1945[1]
FateReturned to the Far-Eastern Shipping Company
Soviet Union
NameStary Bolshevik
Owner
OperatorSoviet Union Far-Eastern Shipping Company
In serviceSeptember 1945
Out of service1969[1]
IdentificationIMO number5338945
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeVolgoles-class cargo ship[1]
Tonnage
Displacement8,130 t (8,000 long tons; 8,960 short tons)[3][4]
Length111.1 m (364 ft 6 in)[3][4]
Beam15.7 m (51 ft 6 in)[3][4]
Draft6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[4]
Propulsion1 × Sulzer diesel engine (1,800 PS or 1,780 shp)[6][3][4]
Speed10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)[3][4]
Crew34
Armament

Soviet ship Stary Bolshevik (Russian: Старый большевик, lit.'Old Bolshevik') was a Soviet lumber motorship. It took part in several Arctic convoys of World War II as a general-purpose cargo ship. For the heroic actions while taking part in Convoy PQ 16 the ship was awarded the Order of Lenin, its captain, first mate, and helmsman were awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, and the whole crew were awarded various orders and medals.[7][8][9][10]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kola Encyclopedia 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Ship: STARI BOLSHEVIK - singledecker (IMO: 5338945)". ShipVault. Retrieved November 21, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Yevseyev 1976.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Isayenko 2003.
  5. ^ Ruegg & Hague 1993, p. 37.
  6. ^ "Sulzer ship list". Derbysulzers.com. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Рассказы о знаменитых кораблях, p. 90.
  8. ^ "История легендарного теплохода Старый большевик".
  9. ^ "75 лет подвигу советского парохода "Старый большевик" из конвоя PQ".
  10. ^ Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II, p. 141.