MS Krim

History
NameKrim
NamesakeCrimea
OwnerBlack Sea State Shipping Company
Port of registryOdessa, Soviet Union
BuilderFriedrich Krupp Germaniawerft, Kiel
Completed1928
In service1928
Reclassifiedas a training ship, 1966
General characteristics
Class & typeKrim-class cargo liner
Tonnage
Displacement6,050 t (5,950 long tons) (deep load)
Length115.85 m (380 ft 1 in)
Beam15.55 m (51 ft)
Draught5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
Depth7.7 m (25.3 ft)
Decks2
Installed power4,000 hp (3,000 kW)
Propulsion2 screw propellers; 2 diesel engines
Speed13.6 knots (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph)
Capacity518 passengers

MS Krim was the lead ship of her class of six cargo liners built for the Soviet Union in the late 1920s. The ship was the sole ship of her class to survive the Second World War. She was converted into a training ship in 1966.