Geschichte
This tanker was built in 1944 by Kaiser Co. Inc. in Portland, OR.
Historische Notizen
On February 17, 1946 the Russian tanker Donbass, en route from San Pedro for Vladivostock with a cargo of fuel, broke in two pieces in the Aleutian Islands 300 miles SE of Adak with the loss of her Russian crew. Five days later her drifting hull was sighted and taken in tow by the tanker Puente Hills. Her stern was salvaged by the Puente Hills and towed for 21 days to Port Angeles WA. This piece of the ship was later used as a power plant at Eureka CA USA broken up some years later. The foreward end of the vessel was picked up by the Russian freighter Belgorod and later broken up.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1944 she was owned by the United States War Shipping Administration.
In 1945 this vessel was given under 'Lend-Lease' to the Soviet government.
Referenzen
- Gibbs, Jim (1986) Peril At Sea
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd. Atglen PA USA
- www.wrecksite.eu ↗ (website viewed 14/01/2023)
