SS Olsztyn

History
Name
  • Imkenturm (1944–45)
  • Empire Gantry (1945–46)
  • Feodosia (1946–47)
  • Olsztyn (1947–72)
Owner
  • DDG Hansa (1944–45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945–46)
  • Soviet Government (1946–47)
  • Gdynia America Lines (1947–51)
  • Polska Żegluga Morska (1951–72)
Operator
  • DDG Hansa (1945)
  • Moss Hutchinson Line (1945–46)
  • Soviet Government (1946–47)
  • Gdynia America Lines (1947–51)
  • Polska Żegluga Morska (1951–72)
Port of registry
BuilderWerf de Noord / Flensberger
Yard number604
Laid down29 March 1943
Launched2 March 1944
Completed27 February 1945
Out of service1972
Identification
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Class & typeHansa A type cargo ship
Tonnage1,925 GRT, 936 NRT, 3,196 DWT
Length87.68 m (287 ft 8 in)
Beam13.51 m (44 ft 4 in)
Draught5.59 m (18 ft 4 in)
Depth4.80 m (15 ft 9 in)
Installed powerCompound steam engine, 1,200IHP
PropulsionSingle screw propeller
Speed10.5 knots (19.4 km/h)
Crew25, plus 8–10 gunners (in wartime)

Olsztyn was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Imkenturm in 1944 by Werf de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands for DDG Hansa, Bremen, Germany. She was seized as a prize of war in 1945, passing to the Ministry of War Transport and renamed Empire Gantry. She was allocated to the Soviet Union in 1946 and was renamed Feodosia (Russian: Феодосия). Sold to Poland in 1947, she was renamed Olsztyn. She served until 1972, when she was scrapped.

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