Vyacheslav Molotov
The two Soviet ships "Iosif Stalin" and "Vyacheslav Molotov" (after Vyacheslav Molotov) were constructed in 1939 by the Dutch company N.V. Nederlandsche Dok &amp; Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM), in Amsterdam. The ships were intended for the Soviet Far East waters, but due to the outbreak of World War II, they were taken over by the BGMP. The ships were ready and left Amsterdam on 1 May 1940, only nine days prior the German occupation of the Netherlands.