SS Johannes C Russ
Johannes C Russ was a coaster that was built in 1921 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin for German owners. In 1942 she was wrecked off Sweden but was salvaged and returned to service. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Flensburg, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Connaught. In 1946, she was allocated to the Soviet Government and renamed Nemirovich Danchenko. She served until 1971, when she was scrapped. Description. The ship was built in 1921 by Stettiner Oderwerke AG, Stettin. The ship was long, with a beam  of . She had a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 998 and a NRT of 545. The ship was propelled by a triple expansion steam engine, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Stettiner Oderwerke. History. "Johannes C Russ" was built for Schiffart-und Assekuranz Gesellschaft GmbH. She was placed under the management of Ernst Russ, Hamburg. Her port of registry was Hamburg and the Code Letters RBVJ were allocated. In 1934, her Code letters were changed to DHNG. On 21 October 1941, "Johannes C Russ" was wrecked off Umeå, Sweden. She  was later salvaged, repaired and returned to service. "Johannes C Russ" was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at Flensburg. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed "Empire Connaught". Her port of registry was changed to London. The Code Letters GKST and United Kingdom Official Number 180704 were allocated. In 1946, "Empire Connaught" was allocated to the Soviet Government and was renamed "Nemirovich Danchenko". She served until she was scrapped in 1971. Soviet Union period of this ship.. In winter 1947 the Soviet steamship "" was used in operations to tow the steamer "Nemirovich Danchenko" due to "Nemirovich Danchenko  already used mostly own coal during the voyage Panama - Kamchatka and lacked coal in Pacific Ocean to complete this voyage. On 14 December 1947. The steamship Nemirovich Danchenko" was without cargo and alongside the berth number 3 in Nagayev port. The ship loaded the coal in own hopper, the bunkering had place. On 19 December the ship still was alongside in Nagayev port, when two Soviet steamships "General Vatutin"; ex. Liberty class ship "SS Jay Cooke") carrying 3,313 tonnes of Ammonal and TNT and "Vyborg" carrying 193 tonnes of chemistry substances exploded. Due to exploded ships had explosive cargo Nagayev  settlement and port were in fire and partly ruined and other ships in the port including the steamship "Nemirovich Danchenko" were damaged more or less.