Donbass (ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Soviet Union | |
| Name | Donbass |
| Namesake | Donbas |
| Owner | Northern Fleet |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | Murmansk (1941–1942) |
| Builder | André Marti Shipyard No. 198 |
| Laid down | 1930 |
| Launched | November 1932[1] |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Fate | Torpedoed and sunk, 7 November 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Emba-class tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 140.12 m (459 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 17.94 m (58 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 shafts; 2 diesel engines |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Crew | 63 |
Donbass (Russian: Донбасс) was a Soviet Emba-class tanker sunk by the German destroyer Z27 on 7 November 1942, when it was on its way from Arkhangelsk to Reykjavík.[2]
The case aroused considerable later interest due to the widely held assertion that the Soviet spy Arnold Deutsch was among the passengers killed in the attack, and that he was at the time bound for an espionage mission in the Western Hemisphere.[3]
Legacy[edit]
Three American tankers received by the Soviet Union through the Lend-Lease were renamed in her honor.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Информация о танкере "Донбасс" из неопубликованной рукописи С.С. Бережного (in Russian). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ Volodarsky, Boris (2015). "Dr Arnold Deutsch". Stalin's Agent: The Life and Death of Alexander Orlov. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 488. ISBN 978-0-19-965658-5.
- ^ Memoires of Rufina Ivanova Pukhova, Kim Philby's last wife Rufina Philby (2003). The Private Life of Kim Philby: The Moscow Years. ISBN 0-9536151-6-2.
- ^ "ДОНБАСС" (in Russian). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Bibliography[edit]
- Jordan, Roger W. (1999). The World's Merchant Fleets, 1939: The Particulars and Wartime Fates of 6,000 ships. London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 1-86176-023-X.
External links[edit]
- Fleet register 1880–2005 - Fesco (in Russian)
- "Донбасс" (1), танкер (in Russian)
