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The ship was originally christened ''Childar'' when launched on 25 November 1925.<ref name=Miramar>{{cite Miramar|id=5533602|accessdate=28 March 2009}}</ref> It was operated as a merchant vessel for several years by the Norwegian line Wiel & Amundsen Rederi A/S, based in [[Halden]].
The ship was originally christened ''Childar'' when launched on 25 November 1925.<ref name=Miramar>{{cite Miramar|id=5533602|accessdate=28 March 2009}}</ref> It was operated as a merchant vessel for several years by the Norwegian line Wiel & Amundsen Rederi A/S, based in [[Halden]].


''Childar'' ran aground on [[4 May]] [[1934]] at the entrance to the [[Columbia River]] in the United States while en route to [[Cape Town]], South Africa. Four seamen were killed in this incident.<ref>{{cite news |title= Four Seamen Killed as Ship Grounds |url= http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=94522134&sid=6&Fmt=1&clientId=22222&RQT=309&VName=HNP |work= Financial |publisher= [[The New York Times]] |page= 33 |date= [[1934-05-05]] |accessdate=2007-10-11 }}</ref>
''Childar'' ran aground on 4 May 1934 at the entrance to the [[Columbia River]] in the United States while en route to [[Cape Town]], South Africa. Four seamen were killed in this incident.<ref>{{cite news |title= Four Seamen Killed as Ship Grounds |url= http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=94522134&sid=6&Fmt=1&clientId=22222&RQT=309&VName=HNP |work= Financial |publisher= [[The New York Times]] |page= 33 |date= 1934-05-05 |accessdate=2007-10-11 }}</ref>


The ship was eventually was repaired at [[Porsgrunn]] and re-launched in May 1935 as MS ''Aakre'' by another Norwegian line, Rederi A/S Henneseid (Thoralf Holta).
The ship was eventually was repaired at [[Porsgrunn]] and re-launched in May 1935 as MS ''Aakre'' by another Norwegian line, Rederi A/S Henneseid (Thoralf Holta).


In 1939, it was purchased by the Latvian United Shipping Company (Apvienotā Kuģniecības Akciju Sabiedrība), in [[Riga]], [[Latvia]], and renamed ''Hercogs Jēkabs'', in honour of [[Jacob Kettler|Duke Jacob of Courland]]. It was planned that she would maintain a monthly cargo service between Riga and [[New York]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Latvian Ship Due Friday; To End Fifteen-Day Trip From Riga at Brooklyn |url= http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=93920405&sid=4&Fmt=1&clientId=22222&RQT=309&VName=HNP |publisher= [[The New York Times]] |page= 10 |date= [[1939-05-29]] |accessdate=2007-10-11 }}</ref>
In 1939, it was purchased by the Latvian United Shipping Company (Apvienotā Kuģniecības Akciju Sabiedrība), in [[Riga]], [[Latvia]], and renamed ''Hercogs Jēkabs'', in honour of [[Jacob Kettler|Duke Jacob of Courland]]. It was planned that she would maintain a monthly cargo service between Riga and [[New York]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Latvian Ship Due Friday; To End Fifteen-Day Trip From Riga at Brooklyn |url= http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=93920405&sid=4&Fmt=1&clientId=22222&RQT=309&VName=HNP |publisher= [[The New York Times]] |page= 10 |date= 1939-05-29 |accessdate=2007-10-11 }}</ref>


== In Soviet service ==
== In Soviet service ==

Revision as of 10:25, 23 December 2009

History
Norway
NameChildar
OwnerWiel & Amundsen Rederi A/S
BuilderKockums, Malmö, Sweden
Launched25 November 1925
Out of service1934
HomeportHalden
Fateran aground
History
Norway
NameAakre
NamesakeÅkre
OwnerRederi A/S Henneseid (Thoralf Holta)
Acquired1934
RenamedMay 1935
Reinstated1935
Fatesold
History
Latvia
NameHercogs Jēkabs
NamesakeDuke Jacob of Courland
OwnerApvienotā Kuģniecības Akciju Sabiedrība
Acquired1939
Renamed1939
HomeportRiga
Fatenationalised by USSR
History
USSR
Namelist error: <br /> list (help)
Sovetskaya Latviya
Советская Латвия
NamesakeSoviet Latvia
OperatorDalstroy
Acquired1940
Out of service1967
RenamedSovetskaya Latviya (1942)
Nickname(s)Sovlatviya
General characteristics
Tonnagelist error: <br /> list (help)
4,138 gross tons
2,366 net tons
Length378 ft (115 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Propulsionlist error: <br /> list (help)
6 cylinder 4 t single acting compound
2000 bhp diesel engines
Capacity7,780 t DWT

MV Sovetskaya Latviya (Soviet Latvia, Template:Lang-ru) was a transport ship operated by the Dalstroy concern of the NKVD. One of its main uses was to transport prisoners as forced labour in the Kolyma camps system.

Prior to Soviet ownership

The ship was originally christened Childar when launched on 25 November 1925.[1] It was operated as a merchant vessel for several years by the Norwegian line Wiel & Amundsen Rederi A/S, based in Halden.

Childar ran aground on 4 May 1934 at the entrance to the Columbia River in the United States while en route to Cape Town, South Africa. Four seamen were killed in this incident.[2]

The ship was eventually was repaired at Porsgrunn and re-launched in May 1935 as MS Aakre by another Norwegian line, Rederi A/S Henneseid (Thoralf Holta).

In 1939, it was purchased by the Latvian United Shipping Company (Apvienotā Kuģniecības Akciju Sabiedrība), in Riga, Latvia, and renamed Hercogs Jēkabs, in honour of Duke Jacob of Courland. It was planned that she would maintain a monthly cargo service between Riga and New York.[3]

In Soviet service

When Latvia was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940, all merchant vessels were nationalised by the Soviet state, including Hercogs Jēkabs. Some of the ships were within the immediate control of Soviet authorities and were thereby impressed into the service of the Soviet-controlled Latvian State Sea Shipping Company. However, many Latvian-registered ships outside of Soviet-controlled waters defected and turned themselves over to control of other nations. The exception to the last rule was Hercogs Jēkabs, which even though outside the reach of Communist authorities along the coast of Chile, nonetheless attempted to sail to the USSR. A dispute about ownership and control was resolved in the favor of the USSR and in time the ship voyaged for Vladivostok. The ship was renamed Sovetskaya Latviya in 1942, around which time it entered service for the NKVD and Dalstroy.

It was struck from the Soviet register in 1967.

References

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  2. ^ "Four Seamen Killed as Ship Grounds". Financial. The New York Times. 1934-05-05. p. 33. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
  3. ^ "Latvian Ship Due Friday; To End Fifteen-Day Trip From Riga at Brooklyn". The New York Times. 1939-05-29. p. 10. Retrieved 2007-10-11.

Sources

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