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SS Indigirka
SS ''Indigirka'' (, ) was an American built steamship that served in the Soviet Gulag system and transported prisoners. Launched in 1919 as ''SS Lake Galva'', it served under the names ''Ripon'', ''Malsah'' and ''Commercial Quaker'' between 1920 and 1938, when it was renamed ''Indigirka''. On its final voyage in 1939 over 700 prisoners perished. Pre-Soviet career The ship was built at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin as one of the ''Lake'' series cargo ships. It was launched on 29 December 1919 as ''Lake Galva'' and completed in May 1920 as ''Ripon''. It served as an American merchant ship under various owners as SS ''Ripon'' (1920–26), SS ''Malsah'' (1926–28), and SS ''Commercial Quaker'' (1928–38). In 1938 it was sold to the government of the Soviet Union. Prison ship of the Dalstroi With some modifications the ship was placed in service by the Dalstroi as the ''Indigirka'' (Индиги́рка) – named after the river in Siberia – for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US Government
The Federal Government of the United States of America (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States. The U.S. federal government is composed of three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. Powers of these three branches are defined and vested by the U.S. Constitution, which has been in continuous effect since May 4, 1789. The powers and duties of these branches are further defined by Acts of Congress, including the creation of executive departments and courts subordinate to the U.S. Supreme Court. In the federal division of power, the federal government shares sovereignty with each of the 50 states in their respective territories. U.S. law recognizes Indigenous tribes as possessing sovereign powers, while being subject to federal jurisdiction. Naming The full name of the republic is the "United States of America". No other name appears in the Constitution, and this is the name that appears on mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladivostok
Vladivostok ( ; , ) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai and the capital of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia. It is located around the Zolotoy Rog, Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, covering an area of , with a population of 603,519 residents Vladivostok is the second-largest city in the Far Eastern Federal District, as well as the Russian Far East, after Khabarovsk. It is located approximately from the China–Russia border and from the North Korea–Russia border. What is now Vladivostok was part of Outer Manchuria. Shortly after the signing of the Treaty of Aigun between Qing China and the Russian Empire and affirmed by the Convention of Peking – from which it is also known as the Amur Annexation – the city was founded as a Russian military outpost on July 2, 1860. In 1872, the main Russian naval base on the Pacific Ocean was transferred to the city, stimulating its growth. In 1914 the city experienced rapid growth economical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design 1074 Ships
A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something – its design. The verb ''to design'' expresses the process of developing a design. In some cases, the direct construction of an object without an explicit prior plan may also be considered to be a design (such as in arts and crafts). A design is expected to have a purpose within a specific context, typically aiming to satisfy certain goals and constraints while taking into account aesthetic, functional and experiential considerations. Traditional examples of designs are architectural and engineering drawings, circuit diagrams, sewing patterns, and less tangible artefacts such as business process models.Dictionary meanings in the /dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/design Cambridge Dictionary of American English at /www.diction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Dzhurma
SS ''Dzhurma'' (, ) was converted to a Soviet steamship in 1935 and occasionally used for transporting prisoners within the Gulag system. Because of an urban legend of an incident in 1933–34 in which 12,000 prisoners were said to have died, it has become the most infamous ship of the Dalstroy prison fleet. The ship was built in the Netherlands in 1921 as the SS ''Brielle'' and sold to the Soviet Union in 1935. Career under the Netherlands flag SS ''Brielle'' was launched on 31 December 1920 at the New Waterway shipyard in Schiedam in the Netherlands. The cargo ship was long ( pp) and was abeam. The 6,908- gross-register-ton ship was powered by a single triple-expansion steam engine that could move it at speeds of up to . After its completion in April 1921, it was delivered to the Royal Netherlands Steamship Company ( or ''KNSM''). The ship was operated by '' Verenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij'' (VNS), founded by a Dutch consortium (that included KNSM) after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
