SS Jolly George

A Soviet stamp depicting a dramatised version of Harry Pollitt's agitation against the loading of the SS Jolly George
History
United Kingdom
NameSS Jolly George
Operator
  • Cia Maritima, Barcelona (1894-1898)
  • Balboa Steamship Co Ltd (1898-1916)
  • Entente Steamship Co Ltd (1916-1920)
  • Walford Line Ltd (1920-1923)
  • Barzilay & Benjamin (1923-1944)
  • TC Munakalat Vekaleti Devlet Denizyollari ve Limanlari Isletme (1944-1951)
BuilderWood, Skinner & Co., Bill Quay, Newcastle-on-Tyne
Launched30 August 1894
CompletedNovember 1894
Renamed
  • Balboa (1894-1920)
  • Jolly George (1920-1923)
  • Sebat (1923-1951)
FateBroken up for scrap at La Spezia, 1951
General characteristics
Class and typeCargo vessel
Tonnage1,336 GRT
Length238.8 ft (72.8 m)
Beam33.2 ft (10.1 m)
Draught12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion
  • 154nhp
  • single screw
Speed9.5 kn (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph)

SS Jolly George was a cargo vessel operated by Entente Steamship Co Ltd (AKA the Walford Line) during the period 1916-1923. She was originally launched as the Balboa in 1894, and renamed Jolly George in 1920. The ship was subsequently known as Sebat in Turkish service. The ship played a prominent role in carrying arms to Poland during the Polish-Soviet war.