SS Yaroslavl

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	Bremen, Germany (1943-45); London, United Kingdom (1945); The Hague, Netherlands (1945-46); London (1946); Leningrad, Soviet Union (1946-49); Kholmsk, Soviet Union (1949-71);
Builder	Deutsche Werft
Yard number	429
Laid down	29 March 1943
Launched	13 August 1943
In service	21 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); ;
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Hansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,925 GRT, 986 NRT, 3,100 DWT
Length	92.05 m (302 ft 0 in) overall; 86.34 m (283 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars;
Beam	13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.62 m (18 ft 5 in)
Depth	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP
Speed	10.5 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 (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.

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	Bremen, Germany (1943-45) London, United Kingdom (1945) The Hague, Netherlands (1945-46) London (1946) Leningrad, Soviet Union (1946-49) Kholmsk, Soviet Union (1949-71)
Builder	Deutsche Werft
Yard number	429
Laid down	29 March 1943
Launched	13 August 1943
In service	21 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)
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Hansa A type Cargo ship
Tonnage	1,925 GRT, 986 NRT, 3,100 DWT
Length	92.05 m (302 ft 0 in) overall 86.34 m (283 ft 3 in) between perpendiculars
Beam	13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught	5.62 m (18 ft 5 in)
Depth	4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed power	Compound steam engine, 1,200IHP
Speed	10.5 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

SS Yaroslavl

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