SS Indigirka

History
Name
  • 1919 SS Lake Galva
  • 1920: SS Ripon
  • 1926: SS Malsah
  • 1928: SS Commercial Quaker
  • 1938: SS Indigirka
Owner
Operator1938: Dalstroi[1]
Port of registry
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Wisconsin[1]
Launched20 December 1919[1]
CompletedMay 1920[1]
Identification
  • Official Number 219702[2]
  • Code Letters LVTM (1928–33)[2]
  • Code Letters KUGM (1934–38)[4]
FateSunk 1939[3]
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage2,689 GRT[1]
Length77.3 m (253 ft 7 in) (pp)[1]
Beam13.3 m (43 ft 8 in)[1]
Propulsion1 x triple-expansion steam engine[1]
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)[1]
Capacityabout 1,500 prisoners[5]
Crewabout 40[6]

The SS Indigirka (Russian: «Индиги́рка», IPA: [ɪnʲdʲɪˈɡʲirkə]) was an American built steamship that served in the Soviet Gulag system and transported prisoners. Launched in 1919 as SS Lake Galva, it served under the names Ripon, Malsah and Commercial Quaker between 1920 and 1938, when it was renamed Indigirka.[7] On its final voyage in 1939 over 700 prisoners perished.

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  7. ^ Entry in Plimsoll Ship Data