# Kolomna-class cargo ship

Kolomna class (Russian: Коломна класс) is a class of sea-going dry cargo steamers, tweendeckers, that were built in VEB Schiffswerft Neptun, Rostock, GDR, between 1952 and 1958, as per Projects 233. In total 17 Kolomna-class ships were built as per program for modernization of the Soviet Union merchant fleet.
The ships was delivered to the various shipping companies of the Soviet Union.

## Ship's data

Ship's type:
* steamer;
* dry cargo ship.
Constructive type:
* tweendecker;
* three-islands (3 structures): accommodation superstructure, forecastle and aftcastle);
* with a middle location of MO and accommodation superstructure;
* with a sloping nose and a cruiser stern.
Purpose: transportation of general cargo.
Length overall 102.33 m; length between perpendiculars 96.8 m; breadth 14.44 m Moulded depth 7.93 m; draught 6.65 m.
GT = 3245-3862 mt, DWT = 4355-4410 mt, speed 12,6 / 13,6 knots.
One main steam boiler «DMT 24 50/90" (GDR) with capacity 2450 hp (1800 kW).
All ships were steamers before 1961 and engines of all ships were modernized to liquid oil from 1961.
Cargo corpartments: total 4.
Cargo gear: 8 cargo derricks (2 for each cargo corpartment) and 2 heavy lift cargo derricks.
All ships had high ventilation heads (ganders or mushrooms) and was possible to divide all Kolomna-class ships to some subclasses as per ventilation heads type.
Crew: 36 persons. Passengers or cadets: 18 persons.

## Ships in class

| Official № Register № Call Sign IMO number | Original name English name Deadweight GT | Keel laid down Launched date Delivery date Scrapped or Lost | History |
| 810/203 М-21774 UVCM 5191907 | Коломна Kolomna DWT = 4355 mt GT = 3258 mt | 25 June 1951 29 April 1952 21 February 1953 1978 | The ship was included to Baltic State Shipping Company, home port Leningrad, on 21 of February, 1953. And after trials she was delivered to the Soviet Union finally on 23 of November, 1953, on account of war reparations. |
| 811 М-21775 UVCN 5180453 | Калуга Kaluga DWT = GT = | ? ? March 1954 August 1979 | The ship worked in Latvian Shipping Company. |
| 812 М-21833 UQQK 5332329 | Смела Smela DWT = 4401 mt GT = 3261 mt | ? ? June 1954 2006 | The ship worked in Black Sea Shipping Company, commissioned on 15 of July 1954, and was transferred to Azov Shipping Company in 1969 abt. Beached on 23 of July, 2006, and scrapped in Aliağa, Turkey, in 2006. Photo: The ship Smela at anchor in Turkish waters. |
| 813 М-21865 UQQL 5250480 | Нежин Nezhin DWT = 4475 mt GT = 3262 mt | 1953 ? July 1954 1978 | The ship worked in Black Sea Shipping Company and Azov Shipping Company. |
| 814 М-21866 UQQM 5183015 | Кашира Kashira DWT = GT = | ? ? September 1954 14 June 1980 | The ship worked in Latvian Shipping Company. |
| 817 U... 5619093 | Красноармейск Krasnoarmeysk DWT = GT = | ? ? 31 December 1954 ? | Later the ships was delivered to Soviet Union Navy and renamed Мегра (Megra) |
| 818 М-22651 UOLW 5195018 | Котлас Kotlas DWT = GT = | ? ? August 1955 ? | The ship worked in Latvian Shipping Company from 1955 and was delivered to Northern Shipping Company. Still alive. |
| 819 U... 5619063 | Кузнецк Kuznetsk DWT = GT = | ? ? 29 June 1955 ? | The ship worked in Far East State Shipping Company from 1955. She was delivered to Red Banner Northern Fleet in 1964 about and changed name to Сванетия (Svanetiya). |
| 834 М-22701 UNIW 5180661 | Каменск Kamensk DWT = GT = | ? ? October 1955 July 2003 | The ship worked in Baltic Shipping Company. She was rebuilt as Teaching Training Ship. Than it was signed on to "Lukoil - Navigator" Ltd. Scrapped in 2003. |
| 835 М-24513 USKD 5025380 | Арзамас Arzamas DWT = GT = ? | ? ? November 1955 ? | The ship worked in Latvian Shipping Company. |
| 836 М-24514 USKE 5034367 | Балашов Balashov DWT = GT = | ? ? December 1955 September 1985 | The ship worked in Latvian Shipping Company. Scrapped in Aviles, Spain, in 1985. |
| 837 М-24515 UNGR 5017151 | Ангарск Angarsk DWT = GT = | ? ? March 1956 1980 | The ship worked in Baltic Shipping Company. |
| 852 U... / BRVB 7734210 | Кизил Kizil DWT = GT = | ? ? April 1958 ? | |
| 854 U... 7734193 | Калач Kalach DWT = GT = | ? ? February 1958 ? | |
| 855 U... / BPKT 7734208 | Серов Serov DWT = GT = | ? ? April 1958 ? | In 1958 delivered to China and renamed Ho Ping 45. In 1967 renamed Zhan Dou 45. In 1985 renamed He Ping 45. |
| 856 U... 7734222 | Кунгур Kungur DWT = GT = | ? ? April 1958 ? | |
| 857 М-25160 UIAB 5191921 | Колпино Kolpino DWT = 4287 mt GT = 3245 mt | ? ? March 1958 2002 | The ship worked in Baltic Shipping Company. Decommissioned from Soviet Union Merchant Fleet and delivered to Murmansk in 1985, and from this year was mentioned as Teaching Training Ship. Scrapped in Liepāja, Latvia in 2002. |