Krim-class cargo liner

Class overview
OperatorsBlack Sea State Shipping Company
SubclassesAbkhazia
In service1928–1966
Completed6
Lost4
Scrapped2
General characteristics as per MS Krim
TypeOcean liner
Tonnage
Length115.9 m (380 ft 2 in)
Beam15.6 m (51 ft 1 in)
Draught5.8 m (19 ft)
Depth7.7 m (25.3 ft)
Decks2
Installed power1,163 nhp
Propulsion2 screw propellers; 2 diesel engines
Speed13 or 15 knots (24 or 28 km/h; 15 or 17 mph)
Capacity450 passengers

The Krim-class ocean liners consisted of six ships built during the late 1920s for service in the Black Sea. The first two ships were built in Germany, but the rest were built in the Soviet Union. Four ships were sunk during the Second World War, while the other two survived the war.