MV Admiral Ushakov

History
Name	Neidenfels (1938–45); Empire Dee (1945–46); Admiral Ushakov (1946–75);
Owner	Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa" (1938–40); Kriegsdienstellen (1940–45); Ministry of War Transport (1945); Ministry of Transport (1945–46); Soviet Government (1946–75);
Operator	Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa" (1939–40); Kriegsdienstellen (1940–45); William Thomson & Co Ltd (1945–46); Soviet Government (1946–75);
Port of registry	Bremen, Germany (1939–45); London, United Kingdom (1945–46); Odessa, Soviet Union (1946–72); Ilyichyovsk (1972–75);
Builder	Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG
Yard number	950
Launched	October 1938
Completed	January 1939
Identification	Code Letters DOUT (1939–45); ; United Kingdom Official Number 180594 (1945–46); Code Letters GDNS (1945–46); ; Code Letters UKTB (1946–75); ; IMO number: 5003021 ( –1975);
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	7,838 GRT; 4,844 NRT; 10,540 DWT;
Length	155.63 m (510 ft 7 in)
Beam	18.65 m (61 ft 2 in)
Draught	8.32 m (27 ft 4 in)
Depth	10.22 m (33 ft 6 in)
Installed power	7,600 hp (5.7 MW)
Propulsion	2 diesel engines, single screw propellor
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Capacity	12 passengers (Neidenfels)
Complement	43 (Neidenfels)

Admiral Ushakov (Адмирал Ушаков) was a 7,838 GRT cargo liner that was built in 1939 as Neidenfels by Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau AG, Bremen, Germany for Deutsche Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa", Bremen. She was seized in May 1945 by the British at Eckernförde, Germany, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Dee. In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Union and renamed Admiral Ushakov. She served until 1975, when she was scrapped at Split, Yugoslavia.

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