S.S. Hansa (3), Hamburg America Line

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
S.S. 1922 at Hamburg by Blohm & Voss 20,815 gross 602.4ft x 78.7ft Hamburg America Line

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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