''Edenhurst'' was a

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that was built in 1930 by Furness Shipbuilding Ltd,

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for

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owners. She was sold in 1937 to Finnish owners and renamed ''Ilves''. In 1939, she was sold to

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owners and renamed ''Glückauf''. In 1940 she was sold and renamed ''Warnow'' and was requisitioned by the

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in that year. She was seized by the Allies in

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in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and renamed ''Empire Conleven''. In 1946, she was allocated to the Soviet Government and renamed ''Alexandr Parkhomenko'' ''(Александр Пархоменко)''. The ship was deleted from

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in 1960.

Description

The ship was built in 1930 as yard number 179 by Furness Shipbuilding Co,

. The ship was long, with a beam of . She had a depth of . The ship had a GRT of 1,596 and a NRT of 934. Her DWT was 2,743. The ship was propelled by a

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, which had cylinders of , and diameter by stroke. The engine was built by Blair & Co 91926) Ltd,

Stockton on Tees Stockton-on-Tees is a market town in County Durham, England, with a population of 84,815 at the 2021 UK census. It gives its name to and is the largest settlement in the wider Borough of Stockton-on-Tees. It is part of Teesside and the Tees V ...

History

''Edenhurst'' was built for Hartlepool Steamship Co Ltd,

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. Her port of registry was

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. The

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LGDP and United Kingdom

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160766 were allocated. She was placed under the management of Magee, Son & Co Ltd, West Hartlepool. On 21 January 1932, ''Edenhurst'' was in collision with the Dutch motor vessel in the

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. In 1934, her Code letters were changed to MPVQ. In 1937, ''Edenhurst'' was sold to Fartygs AB Ilves Laiva OY, Finland and was renamed ''Ilves''. She was placed under the management of AB John Dahlberg. Her port of registry was changed to

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and the Code Letters OFBY were allocated. ''Ilves'' was allocated the Finnish

836. In 1939, ''Ilves'' was sold to Glückauf Kohlenhandels

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and was renamed ''Glückauf''. Her port of registry was changed to Rostock and the Code Letters DMDR were allocated. In 1940, ''Glückauf'' was sold to Warnow Reederei GmbH, Rostock and was renamed ''Warnow''. In 1940, she was requisitioned by the

. ''Warnow'' was seized by the Allies in May 1945 at

. She was passed to the MoWT and renamed ''Empire Conleven''. Her port of registry was changed to

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and the Code Letters GSNF were allocated. The ship regained her

of 160766. In 1946, ''Empire Conleven'' was allocated to the Soviet Government and was renamed ''Alexandr Parkhomenko''.

Soviet Union period of the ship.

According to the reparation programm-agreement, the ship was transferred to the Soviet Union in March 1946. The name of the ship was changed to ''Alexandr Parkhomenko'' () and the ship sailed from

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port (Scotland) to

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on 26 March 1946. The crew was a team for ship's transfer during this voyage. By decision of the

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the steamer was destined for the newly formed Sakhalin State Shipping Company. After bunker supply the ship sailed from

to Nikolayev,

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, in April 1946. The ship had to visit Nikolayev for repair. The ship ''Александр Пархоменко'' passed the

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on 15 April, visited

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on 24 and 25 April and passed

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(

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) on 6 May 1946. After permanent repair in Nikolayev and

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the steamer sailed to

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at the end of July 1946. The ship was operated by the Sakhalin State Shipping Company until 1959, and then removed from the register. Kruiznik.ru >> Всё о круизах >> Круизы. Путешествия. Теплоходы. Форум о круизах сообщества Круизник.РУ >> Пароходы Сахалина и Камчатки. Старые снимки 1950-х.
/ref> The ship was deleted from Lloyds Register in 1960.

References

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