SS Nezhin

History
Soviet steam ship Nezhin had black lolor of hull from the beginning. Photo dated before 1959.
Name:	Nezhin^[1] (Russian: Нежин) Call sign: UQQL ^[2] Shipbuilding №: 813^[2] Register: Register of USSR^[2] Register №: М-21865^[2] IMO number 5250480 ^[1]^[2]^[3]
Namesake:	Kolomna-class cargo ships,^[3] project 233^[2]
Owner:	July 1954 – 1969: Black Sea Shipping Company, USSR^[2] 1969 – 1978: Azov Sea Shipping Company, USSR^[2]
Operator:	July 1954 – 1969: Black Sea Shipping Company, USSR 1969 – 1978: Azov Sea Shipping Company, USSR
Port of registry:	July 1954 – 1969: Odessa, USSR^[2] 1969 – 1978: Zhdanov, USSR^[2]
Builder:	Meyer Neptun Rostock - Rostock, GDR.^[1]^[3]^[4]
Refit:	Re-equipment for liquid fuel in 1961
Fate:	scrapped in 1978
General characteristics
Type:	freighter, tweendecker
Tonnage:	GT 3,262 mt^[1]^[3] DW 4,475 mt^[1]^[3]
Length:	length overall 336 ft (102.3 m)^[4] length between perpendiculars 314 ft (95.8 m)
Beam:	47 ft (14.4 m)^[4]
Height:	Moulded depth 26 ft (7.9 m)^[4]
Draught:	21.8 ft (6.65 m)^[4]
Propulsion:	Valce twin steam engine of "DMT 24 50/90" Lents built in GDR in 1952. 2,450 HP.^[4]^[5] Single screw propeller had diameter 4.8 m.^[4]
Speed:	in ballast 13.6 knots^[4] loaded 13.0 knots^[4]
Capacity:	GRT = 3,258; NET = 1,564^[4]
Crew:	36 persons + 18 passengers or cadets ^[4]^[5]

Nezhin,^[1] and correct pronunciation is Nyezshin (Russian: Нежин), was a merchant steam ship of Black Sea Shipping Company (Soviet Union) from July 1954 to 1965^[3] and of Azov Sea Shipping Company (Soviet Union) from 1965 to 1978, tweendecker type general cargo ship. It was one of the Kolomna-class cargo ships, project 233.^[5] The ship was named in honor of town Nyezhin (Russian pronunciation) or Nezhyn (Ukrainian pronunciation) now in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in USSR and Ukraine now.

English names of this ship

As per Protocol of Third Soviet-American Session regarding maritime shipping dated first part of 1974, the crew members names in English crew lists and ship's names had to be ajusted on English before 1 June 1974 as per agreement.

As per above mentioned Protocol Russian character Ж was translated using two English characters - as ZH. But it is really wrog pronunciation which was not used before 1874. It is means that before 1974 the ships name had other translation. Can be two choices of correct translation of Russian and Ukrainian character Ж:

G - For example, the Soviet Union Republic name and now country name Georgia (ⁱ/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/), the motherland of J. Stalin, and the ship was laid on when the Stalin was alive. The Negin the best translation for the ship Нежин and it was used before 1974.
ZSH - Also correct pronunciation by the English characters, but three characters have to be used. Internet reply to the search of the phraze Ship Nezshin. Result: seems, another ship Nezshinthat was built in XIX century.

It is means that before 1974 English name of this ship was not Nezhin. More really, she had name Negin due to Stalin era and correct translation.

The character E in the names of this ship or city Нежин must be pronounced as YE. The Internet search Nyezshin confirm that the previous English name of the city Нежин was not Nezhin before 1974.

History

The construction of the ship Nezhin commenced in 1953 in Rostock, GRD. The ship was built and handed over to Black Sea Shipping Company in July, 1954. Only two ships of Kolomna-class cargo ships was built for Black Sea Shipping Company: Nezhin and Smela. And both this ships were built in July 1954. All other Kolomna-class ships worked in other Shipping Companies of the USSR.

Stoker Nikolay, electrician Shumilov (his eyes are closed) and Syrian stevedores on board of the ship Nezhin in Syria. Photo maden between July 1956 and April 1957.

The casualty

As per memories of the crew member Nikolay, the stoker of the ship Nezhin, a casualty had place before he joined the ship: one leg of one crew member got into the slag-crusher and was subjected to crushing.

Voyages to Egypt and Syria

New young stoker Nikolay joined the ship Nezhin in May 1956. The ship sailed to Egypt. The ship already had an apparatus for movie's displaying.

Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov Dmitry Trofimovich visited Syria in June 1956. He offered that in addition to political and economic aid can be military aid from the Soviet Union to the young Syrian state.^[6]

Next voyage of the ship Nezhin was to Syria in summer 1956.

On 26 July 1956, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser gave a speech in Alexandria announcing the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, owned by the French and the British, as a means to fund the Aswan Dam project in light of the British–American withdrawal (Withdrawal was completed on 18 July 1956).^[7]^[8]

The nationalization of the channel led to the invasion of the British, French and Israeli troops and the beginning of the Suez campaign (October 1956 - March 1957). The channel was partially destroyed, part of the ships were sunk. Shipping was closed until 10 April 1957, when Suez Canal was cleared with the help of UN forces.^[8]

The ship Nezhin often visited Syria and Egypt after 1956 also. Cargoes for discharge in this countries were loaded in the Soviet Union. Sometimes military cargo was loaded to discharge in Siria or Egypt.

The cargoes for the Soviet Union

Nezhin loaded cotton in bales in Egypt and discharged this cargo in Novorossiysk or in Kherson port for "Kherson cotton-paper factory" which was founded in 1952 and the first products were released in 1954.

Also the ship loaded bauxites in Greece and this cargo was discharged in Nikolayev.

Voyage to Algeria

It is difficulty to say when directly was voyage to Algeria, sometimes Nikolay in doubt it was on Nezhin or on the ship Metallurg Anosov in the middle of the 1960s. Seems one voyage was on the ship Nezhin in period between 1958 and 1959.

Crew members of the Soviet steam ship Nezhin on the Piazza San Marco in Venezia. Photo dated 1958 or 1959. The girl on this photo has name Lena. She was not on board of Nezhin in 1960 already.

Since the beginning of the liberation war against colonial France from 1954 to 1962 the USSR rendered full support to Algeria. It included speeches in defense of the Algerian people in the United Nations, in various international forums, providing financial, material and military assistance, the organization of solidarity campaigns on an international scale with Algerians struggle for freedom and independence.^[9] The ship brought cargo to Algeria. The ship dropped anchor at Algerian port and was awaiting free berth. Due to the war in Algeria one small military catter kept guard at the ship Nezhin to prohibit the ship from divers or torpedo boat attack.

Soviet steam ship Nezhin anchored and moored can be in Egipt (Port-Said) or in Siria. Photo dated between 1958 and 1960 years including.

Voyage to Venice

The ship visiten Venetzia, Itally, in 1959 about.

Voyages through Suez Canal

8 of March, 1958 year, Yemen became a member of the United Arab Republic Confederation. Soviet experts began to build port facilities at Hodeida, "Ahmadi" port, in 1958.

The ship Nezhin brought the cargoes from the USSR to North Yemen, Hodeidah port.

Soviet Society of Red Cross and Red Crescent sent 10.000 tons of wheat to Yemen in 1959 to help in overcoming the effects of drought. But the steamer Nezhin carried military cargo to North Yemen mostly including tanks.

The abovewater part of the ship Nezhin hull was re-painted in light grey color, seems before 1960.

Only one voyage of Nezhin was from Black Sea to Ceylon and seems it was between end of 1959 and September 1960.

Reapair in Bulgaria

The ship's repair commenced in spring or summer 1960 and completed in the end of 1960 or in the first part of January 1961. Lena, to see photo in Venezia, was not on board in Bulgaria.

Preparations for the filming of movie "Striped Trip" commenced in April and May 1960.

One side of card from the personnel department of Black Sea Shipping Company as confirmation that the person worked on the ships Nezhin, Karaganda, Metallurg Anosov. Only this person worked on this 3 ships.

Re-equipment of the ship for liquid fuel

After sailing from Bulgaria the ship Nezhin arrived in Odessa and commenced re-equipment for liquid fuel. Nikolay was sign off for vacation from the steam ship Nezhin on the 16 of January, 1961. His next ship was steamer Karaganda.

So, the steamer Nezhin became the motor ship Nezhin from 1961.

Azov Sea Shipping Company

Azov Sea region management of Black Sea Shipping Company was created in Zhdanov in 1953. Azov Sea region management was reorganized in Azov Sea Shipping Company in 1967. It is why some ships of Black Sea Shipping Company ships were handed over changed to Azov Sea Shipping Company and home port was changed from Odessa to Zhdanov. So, two sister ships Nezhin and Smela were transferred to Azov Sea Shipping Company in 1969 or in 1967.

The fate

The last voyage of the ship Nezhin was from Azov Sea, seems from Zhdanov port, to La Spezia in 1978^[10] and then the ship was scrapped in 1978.

Other photos

Ship Nezhin.

References

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Водный транспорт. Нежин.
1 2 3 4 5 6 NEZHIN - General Cargo Ship
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Particulars of head sister-ship Kolomna that mentioned in article: Пароход "Котлас".
1 2 3 Все грани. > И в нашу гавань заходили корабли... (about sister-ship «СМЕЛА»). It is unreadable Cite for English Wikipedia.
↑ "Soviet Bloc and Western Support for Economic Development in Syria (English)" (PDF) (Office Memorandum ed.). McLean, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of Research and Reports. 30 April 1957. pp. 49–50, 59–61 (totall pages 96).
↑ Goldschmidt 2008, p. 162
1 2 "Искусственный Босфор": зачем Египту второй Суэцкий канал.
↑ Е.М. Богучарский. "СССР и Алжир. 60-е – 70-е годы ХХ века." (PDF). Новая и новейшая история. – 2008. – №3. pp. 51–64.
↑ Морской Флот СССР. > Суда ММФ СССР. > п/х Смела.

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