Iosif Stalin-class passenger ship

The Iosif Stalin-class passenger ship was a two-ship class of large turbo-electric powered passenger ships, operated by the Soviet Baltic Sea Shipping Company (BGMP). The ships were taken over by the Soviet Navy during World War II and used as transport vessels. The class was named after Joseph Stalin.

This article is about the class of seagoing vessels. For the class of river passenger vessels, see Ryazan-class steamship.
Class overview
NameIosif Stalin
BuildersN.V. Nederlandsche Dok & Scheepsbouw Maats., Amsterdam
Completed2
General characteristics
Typepassenger ship
Displacement8,945 tons
Length135.60 m (444.9 feet)
Beam18.30 m (60 feet)
Draught6.30 m (20.66 feet)
Propulsion2x Stork steam engines; 12,800 hp
Speed15 knots
Range8,950 nm
Complement161 + 437 passengers
Notes
  • Ships in class include:
  • Iosif Stalin
  • Vyacheslav Molotov later Baltica

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

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