SS Yaroslavl

For other ships with the same name, see SS Arnhem.
History
Name
  • Santander (1943-45)
  • Empire Gage (1945)
  • Arnhem (1945-46)
  • Empire Gage (1946)
  • Yaroslavl (1946-71)
Owner
  • Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei (1943-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945-46)
  • Sovtorgflot (1946-71)
Operator
  • Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei (1943-45)
  • Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd (1945)
  • A Veder & co (1945-46)
  • Baltic Shipping Co (1946-49)
  • Sakhalin Shipping Co (1949-71)
Port of registry
BuilderDeutsche Werft
Yard number429
Laid down29 March 1943
Launched13 August 1943
In service21 October 1943
Identification
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180584 (1945, 46)
  • Code Letters GJFB (1945, 46)
  • Code Letters PCUM (1945–46)
  • Code Letters UKEG (1946-71)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class and typeHansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage1,925 GRT, 986 NRT, 3,100 DWT
Length
  • 92.05 m (302 ft 0 in) overall
  • 86.34 m (283 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.62 m (18 ft 5 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Capacity
  • 5,400 cubic metres (189,000 cu ft) grain
  • 5,000 cubic metres (176,000 cu ft) bale goods

Yaroslavl (‹See Tfd›Russian: Ярослáвль) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Santander in 1943 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany for the Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gage. She was chartered to the Dutch government later that year and was renamed Arnhem. Allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946, she was renamed Yaroslavl. She served until 1971, when she was scrapped.