Hamburg America Line steamship Albert Ballin - von Cuxhaven
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Chronological History
| Year |
Event |
| 1922 |
Dec. 16, launched |
| 1923 |
July 5, maiden voyage Hamburg-Southampton-New York |
| 1929 |
Re-engined, new service speed: 19 knots |
| 1934 |
Rebuilt to 645.8ft length, new tonnage: 21,131 gross, service speed now 20 knots |
| 1935 |
October, renamed "Hansa" |
| 1939 |
Accommodation ship at Gotenhafen |
| 1945 |
Mar. 6, sunk by mine off Warenmünde |
| 1949 |
Refloated by Russians |
| 1953 |
Repaired at Warenmünde and Antwerp |
| 1955 |
Renamed "Sovetsky Sojus" |
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