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SS Ashkhabad
SS ''Ashkhabad'' was a merchant ship of the Soviet Union sunk in 1942. She had been built as a British merchant ship in 1917 in Glasgow, Scotland as ''War Hostage''. Over the next three decades she passed through a number of owners and had several different names; ''Milazzo'' (1919–1924), ''Aldersgate'' (1924–1925), ''Mistley Hall'' (1925–1934), ''Kutais'' (1934–1935), ''Dneprostroi'' (1935–1938) and finally ''Ashkhabad'' from 1938 to 1942. Originally designed as a Freighter (ship), freighter, she was at several points converted to a Tanker (ship), tanker to carry fuel oil. At the time of her loss the four hundred foot tanker was owned by the Soviet Union's Sovtorgflot organisation. She was torpedoed on 29 April 1942, and then sunk as a hazard to navigation on 3 May 1942. The wreck is now a popular dive site. Construction and early years ''Ashkhabad'' was built by Harland & Wolff, Govan and launched on 16 October 1917 as ''War Hostage'' for the Shipping Controller, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipping Controller
Shipping Controller was a post created by the Lloyd George Coalition Government in 1916 under the New Ministries and Secretaries Act (6 & 7 George 5 c.68) to regulate and organize merchant shipping in order to supply the United Kingdom with the materials to fight the war following severe losses. Shipping Controllers The first Shipping Controller was Sir Joseph Maclay, later Baron Maclay who was appointed on 10 December 1916. The second Shipping Controller was Lord Pirrie from 1918. See also *Minister of Shipping References External links * * *{{cite web , url= http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/details?Uri=C874 , title=Records inherited and created by the Ministry of Transport, Shipping Divisions , publisher=The National Archives National archives are central archives maintained by countries. This article contains a list of national archives. Among its more important tasks are to ensure the accessibility and preservation of the information produced by g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
