| History | |
|---|---|
 →  →  Soviet Union | |
| Name | Stary Bolshevik |
| Operator |
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| Builder | Severnaya Verf, Leningrad[1] |
| Launched | 1932 |
| In service | 1933[1] |
| Out of service | 1969[1] |
| Identification | IMO number: 5338945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Volgoles-class cargo ship[1] |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 8,130 t (8,000 long tons; 8,960 short tons)[2][3] |
| Length | 111.1 m (364 ft 6 in)[2][3] |
| Beam | 15.7 m (51 ft 6 in)[2][3] |
| Draft | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)[3] |
| Propulsion | 1 × Sulzer diesel engine (1,800 PS or 1,780 shp)[5][2][3] |
| Speed | 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)[2][3] |
| Crew | 34 |
| Armament |
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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.[6][7][8][9]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Kola Encyclopedia 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Yevseyev 1976.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Isayenko 2003.
- ^ Ruegg, Bob; Hague, Arnold (1993) [1992]. Convoys to Russia (2nd rev. exp. pbk. ed.). Kendal: World Ship Society. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-905617-66-4.
- ^ "Sulzer ship list". Derbysulzers.com. May 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
- ^ Рассказы о знаменитых кораблях, p. 90.
- ^ "История легендарного теплохода Старый большевик".
- ^ "75 лет подвигу советского парохода "Старый большевик" из конвоя PQ".
- ^ Forgotten Sacrifice: The Arctic Convoys of World War II, p. 141.