Soviet Passenger Ships, 1917-1977 by Wilson, E. A - 1978

Kendal, UK: World Ship Society, 1978. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 5.75 X 8.25. P/B. 80 pages, condition is Very good. THE SOVIET FLEET - A BRIEF HISTORY. The Soviet Union possesses the largest fleet of passenger ships in the World today, and from the establishment of its mercantile marine in 1918, has managed a motley collection of vessels of various sizes from numerous sources. In February 1918 Lenin signed a decree nationalising all Russian shipping, and it was several ex Tsarist vessels which formed the nucleus of the Sovtorgflot - the Sovietsky Torgovaya Flot - literally translated as the Soviet Merchant Fleet. Formerly privately owned or Government ships were taken over in Russian ports, and others which had been taken to foreign ports by the pro Tsarist Whites were returned as the new regime gained International recognition. However, three Romanian ships which had served in the Russian Navy during World War I had to be returned to Romania by the Soviets. By the late 1920s most of the… Read More

World Ship Society, 1978. Paperback. Good.