Ruissian built steamers on the Danube WW II

[Andreas von Mach]

Russian built ribverine ships on Danube 1919-1945
None was in 1916 , so I think mainly ships escaped from reds.
There should be also some ex Russian vessels not built in Russia.

ANNA iron screw tug (1897) Cherson
11nrt 19,35x3,75x2,40x1.80 90hp compound = 12km/h
1921 reg Braila 11,5t 28nhp
1931 Mihail Daniel, Braila

STEFAN CEL MARE iron 2 screw tug (1864) Sevastopol
29nrt 29,61x494x1,78m Compound 180hp=
1931 Primaria, Cetatea Alba

ATHINA ex RUSUD iron screw tug (1915) Russia
45nrt 30,00x7,00x2,30 Compound 130hp=18km/h
1931 Periandos Kiriakidis , Braila (Greek flag)

EUGENIA ex MIR iron paddle tug (1909) Kiev or Gomel
67nrt 44,00x5,60x2,40x0,90m Compound 280hp=20km/h
1931 Robert Anatra & Co, Braila (Italian flag)
1940 SINDA (Societa Italiana di Navigazione Danubiana)

HRISTOFOROS iron screw tug (?) Russian
10nrt 24,50x4,30x2,10x1,65m 2 engines compound 150hp=18km/h
1925 rebuilt
1931 Constantin Galatis, Braila (Greek flag)

SYRIN iron screw tug (1905) Cherson
27,00x5,50x4,50x2,10m Compound 210hp=15km/h
1931 Gh. Luludis & Er.Luludis , Bucasresti (Greek flag)
1940 SYRON (Greek flag)

MARAMURES heck paddle tug (1898) Russia
51nrt 31,00x4,90x2,301,62 280hp=17km/h
1930 SH (Servicul Hidraulic Roman)
1940 SH (Servicul Hidraulic Roman)

HORIA paddle iron (1903) Kiev
190nrt 44,25x4,78x2,23 180hp
1930 NFR (Navigatia Fluivala Romana); Bucuresti

TURDA paddle passenger ship (1908) Kiev
t 42,00x4,90x2,10x0,80m 100hp=18km/h 200 passengers
1930 NFR (Navigatia Fluivala Romana); Bucuresti
1941 NFR (Navigatia Fluivala Romana); Bucuresti

ZIMBRUL paddle tug (1916) Kiev
213nrt 45,90x5,90x2,00x0,90 Triple Expansion 250hp (1941) 340hp=
1930 NFR (Navigatia Fluivala Romana); Bucuresti
1941 NFR (Navigatia Fluivala Romana); Bucuresti

In 1921
BOGATIR (1912) tug 213t 200hp reg.Braila

Any additions, corrections and especially origins and final fates. (PHOTOS ?)

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[Andreas von Mach]

From Russian 1909-10 registers:

MIR 1909 built Gomel own shipyard
cargo-passengership 140x35/19x7(h)x
1 compound 1 boiler 50nhp/150ihp by Yuzhno-Mashinostroit, Kiev
Passsengers: 52-I 67-II 257-III Class
Owned D. i L. Amitiny, I.L.Bruk & I.Sh.Shteyn, Gomel (Dniepr)

NADEZHNYY 1909 Gomel own shipyard
cargo-passengership-tug 144x35/18x7ft6inx3/5a
1 compound 1 boiler 40nhp/100ihp by Dneprovkiy.Mashinostroit, Kiev
Passsengers: 38-I 62-II 180-III Class
Owned Sh.I.Kanel, Sh.Z.Varshavskiy i Ko., Novogeorgevsk (Dniepr)
perheps later TURDA

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[Andreas von Mach]

I have some more data about BOGATIR
In 1920-1 extant as
BOGATIR (1912) tug
213t 52,40x6,35m 200hp reg.Braila
owned Z.Scheinberg & Co.; Chisinau

A photo of her from is in
Christian Craciunoiu Low Danube Paddle Steamers Bucharest 1995

In this book there is another interesting steamer
CAETATEA ALBA built 1894
46,50x5,30m owned NFR
So look she as converted from tug into passenger ships

In 1930 register mentioned as built in Königsberg.
162rt 46,50x5,30x2,10x0,70m Compound 300hp=20km/h

She could be one of two paddle steamers built 1894 for Kiew
by G.Fechter, Königsberg.: NEVA and LERMONTOV ex YAKOR

More also to:
ANNA ex MATHILDA ex GEORGETA iron screw tug (1897) Cherson
11nrt 19,35x3,75x2,40x1.80 90hp compound = 12km/hzhhh
1921 reg Braila 11,5t 28nhp
1931 Mihail Daniel, Braila
1940 BUG (CNR = Cetrulul National de Romanizare), Bucaresti

EUGENIA ex MIR was later Soviet PETROZAVOTSK.

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This post has been edited by Andreas von Mach on March 20, 2007 11:00 pm

[Andreas von Mach]

Could be one of above ?

Iron padle cargo-tug 50nhp/150ihp=8kts MPS #122
1888 built Zavod Brianskago rel'sop. o-va, Bezhitsa, Bryansk
1888 1 Compound engined & 1 locomotive boiler Zavod Brianskago
144,36grt/17,05nrt 133x32ft8in/16ft11inx7ft5in(h)x2,5/2,75ft
1892 SHEVCHENKO A.T. & I. Doborovy (Dnestr)
1897 B.A.Mess (Dniepr)
1900 I.A.Kovalyenko & R.R.Vebster
1906 I.A.Kovalyenko & R.R.Vebster
1914 Ruuskoe Dunayskoe Parokhopdstvo , Reni #120
2.1918 seized by the Rumanians on Pruth River

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[Andreas von Mach]

The Soviet 1922 Register listed 23 ships which should be from

Russkoe Dunayskoe Parokhodstvo

They could be only ships seized or mobilised on the Danube durig WW I

Donau

Iron Screw Tug
EPISKOP DOSIFEY
1894 built England (not yet traced) or 1884 ???
150grt/0nrt 93,1x16,6x9,4x8,9/9ft 300ihp=8-19kts
Russkoe Dunayskoe Parokhodstvo reg Odessa #?
1917 EON (Ekspeditsya Osobnogo Naznacheniya) Donau Flotilla
15.6.20 mobilised Red Fleet enlisted as gunboat No.8
1.1.21 enlisted as gunboat No.4
29.5.21 demobilised transferred to Black Sea Salvage Group
17.3.22 renamed FOROS
LR 30/31 FOROS [ON4] Steel 102/0 built 1894, unknown shipyard
90,1x17,4x9,3 T3cyl.
Sovtorgflot, Odessa
15.10.41 left in Odessa
refloated DMO 1 Kriegsmarine
29.8.44 recaptured at Kanstanca
23.3.46 MMF sea trade ministerium
10.8.48 Odessa shipyard im A.Marti
1950s scrapped


Iron Screw Tug
MSTISLAV UDALOY
1901 or 1902 built South Shields
102,46grt/46,28nrt 106x19x8,5x8/9,6ft
3 exp 375hp=10-12kts
Russkoe Dunayskoe Parokhodstvo reg Renni
1914 Mobilised EON (Ekspeditsya Osobnogo Naznacheniya) Donau Flotilla
11.8.20 mobilised Red Fleet
22.8.20 enlisted as gunboat No.6
1.1.21 enlisted as gunboat No.2
29.5.21 demobilised transferred to Black Sea Salvage Group
17.3.22 renamed ALUPKA
1929 general repairs
LR 30/31 ALOUPKA [ON21] Steel 103/42 built 1902, unknown shipyard
101,7x19,2x8,5 T3cyl. Boilers made 19 - fitted ?
Sovtorgflot, Odessa
30.1.31 Norkomvod
1.1.39 listed as Odessa harbour vessel
9.4.39 NKMF (merchant)
8.7.40-12.9.40 Odessa Naval Base
merchant tug
19.07.41 she included in structure the Soviet Navy/Chernomorky Flot (the Fleet of the Black Sea)
15.10.41 she blown up by her crew in Odessa because of impossibility of a conclusion in ports of Caucasus (under repair?)
9.7.41-30.11.44 Novorossiysk naval base
21-23.09.41 participation in landing force in area Grigor'evka
07.12.41she included in structure the Soviet Navy/Chernomorky Flot (the Fleet of the Black Sea)
03-09.02.43 participation in landing force in area Juzhnaja Ozerejka
( In one document of the General staff USSR: 04.02.43 sunk by the German by coastal artillery, but probably it is a mistake)
16. 09.44 she excluded from structure the Soviet Navy
23.3.46 MMF sea trade ministerium
15.3.53 MMRF river trade (fleet) ministerium
25.8.54 MMF sea trade ministerium
1960s scrapped

Iron Paddle Tug
1894 Built & engined Howaldswerke, Kiel , Germany #290
265grt/135nrt 42,67x7,01x3,25m 300hp=12kts
1894 FRATELLI B.MENDL Fratelli B.Mendl, Breila /RU
1911 FRATELLI B.MENDL Fratelli B.Mendl,Triest /AH
18.9.15 seized by Russians at Brailova and taken to Reni
15.3.16 NAGENMOR auxilairy steamer Russian Danube Flotilla
operated by Russkoe Dunayskoe Parokhodstvo reg
14.7.17 despatch vessel Russian Danube Flotilla again mobilized
1.18 turned to Reds
2.18 reported left on Danube and taken by Rumanians (Berezhnoy)
but in Soviet register
1922 SUKHOM Mortran



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[Victorian]

Thank you Andreas, very interesting plan this FRATELLI B.MENDL of 1894.

Actually, this is a privately owned ship based in Braila, Romania, which was lately seized by the russians. Also interesting to note that it is fitted like a tug, however it has a passenger cabin because she was used also like a pleasure craft. This is a typical arrangement for many ships based in Braila. Tugs were taxed less!

There are very few original plans of Romanian ships from this period. Was there also another sheet with the body lines? Would be very interesting for modelling purposes!

[Andreas von Mach]

CETATEA ALBA (ex AKKERMAN) built 1894 was seized at the end of August 1944 and transferred to Danube flotilla

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