Global InformationSS Korsun Shevtshenkovsky information
| History | |
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| Owner |
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| Port of registry |
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| Builder | Duivendijks Scheepwerke |
| Launched | 1943 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 287 ft (87 m) |
| Beam | 44 ft (13 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
Korsun Shevtshenkovsky (Cyrillic: Корсүнь Шевченковкий) was a 1,925 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1943 as Wilhelmshafen by Duivendijks Scheepwerke, Lekkerkerk, Netherlands for Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt AG. She was seized by the British in 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed Empire Douglas. She was transferred to the Soviet Government in 1946 and renamed Korsun Shevtshenkovsky, serving until 1972 when she was scrapped.