SS Indigirka

History
Name	1919 SS Lake Galva; 1920: SS Ripon; 1926: SS Malsah; 1928: SS Commercial Quaker; 1938: SS Indigirka;
Owner	1920: US Government; 1926: C.D.Mallory & Co; 1928: Moore and McCormick; 1938: Soviet Union;
Operator	1938: Dalstroi
Port of registry	1920: New York; 1938: Nagaevo, Soviet Union;
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Wisconsin
Launched	20 December 1919
Completed	May 1920
Identification	Official Number 219702; Code Letters LVTM (1928–33); ; Code Letters KUGM (1934–38); ;
Fate	Sunk 1939
General characteristics
Type	Cargo ship
Tonnage	2,689 GRT
Length	77.3 m (253 ft 7 in) (pp)
Beam	13.3 m (43 ft 8 in)
Propulsion	1 x triple-expansion steam engine
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h)
Capacity	about 1,500 prisoners
Crew	about 40

The SS Indigirka (Russian: «Индиги́рка», IPA: [ɪnʲdʲɪˈɡʲirkə]) was an American built steamship that served in the Soviet Gulag system and transported prisoners. Launched in 1919 as SS Lake Galva, it served under the names Ripon, Malsah and Commercial Quaker between 1920 and 1938, when it was renamed Indigirka. On its final voyage in 1939 over 700 prisoners perished.

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