Dear Friends,
Enjoy the official and very rare postcard of the soviet liner " ASIA".
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Her history as follows:
Country of built Germany
Place of built Bremer Vulkan, Bremen
Year of built 1924
Former names
Sierra Morena 1924-1934 - NDL
1934 -Sold to Nazi Deutsche Arbeitsfront for Strength Through Joy cruising – KDF - renamed Der Deutsche.
1946 –Survived the war and appropriated by the Russians, who converted it to passenger liner Asia during 1947/48. By 1950, was rebuilt with one funnel and sailed mostly in Far Eastern waters between Vladivostock and Kamchatka.
Finally broken up in 1970.
Dimensions:155 x 20,2 x11,59
Full draught, 7,6 m
Displacement:
- empty, 11535 tons
- at full load,16335 tons
Deadweight, 4800 tons
Capacity:
- 12019 GRT
- 6153 NRT
Passengers:888
Engine type; steam engine
Power:2 x 2576
Stabilizers:side keels
Speed:14,5 mph
Range,5750 miles
Crew: 206 pers.
Bulk capacity 1452 m3
Enjoy!
Ship's Agent