Eestirand

	Eestirand at sea, circa 1932
History
Name	Strathardle (1910–16); Harold Dollar (1916–27); Glenbeath (1927–32); Eestirand (1932–40); Eestirand (1940–41); VT-532 (1941);
Owner	Burrell & Son Steam Ship Co. Ltd, Glasgow (1910–16); Dollar Steamship Lines, Ltd, San Francisco (1916–27); Waverley Shipping Company, Ltd, Glasgow (1927–32); Estonian Fishing Co., Tallinn (1932–41);
Builder	Archibald McMillan & Son Ltd; Dumbarton, Scotland;
Launched	1932 (As Eestirand)
Completed	1910
Acquired	12 May 1932 (As Eestirand)
Out of service	24 August 1941
Fate	Sunk 24 August 1941 by German aircraft
General characteristics
Tonnage	4,377 GRT
Length	376.5 ft (114.8 m) p/p
Beam	52.2 ft (15.9 m)
Draught	23 ft (6.9 m)
Depth	25.5 ft (7.8 m)
Installed power	320 NHP
Propulsion	triple-expansion steam engine
Speed	9.5 kn (10.9 mph)

SS Eestirand (Estonian for Estonian Coast or Estonian Beach), built in 1910, was an Estonian steel-hulled cargo steamship. She was one of the largest ships in her class at the time and served as the mother-ship of the first Estonian herring expeditions in the 1930s. After Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, she was used as a Soviet Navy transport vessel in World War II until beached in 1941 on Prangli Island during the Soviet evacuation of Tallinn.

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