Steamer Volodarskiy
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Steamer Volodarskiy was a Soviet
freighter
of about 3,100 tonnes displacement which was active in the Arctic during the 1930s. This ship had been normally used for carrying timber.
The Volodarskiy was named after V. Volodarsky
(Moisey Markovich Goldshteyn) (1891–1918), a Russian revolutionary and an early Soviet politician.
In 1933 steamer Volodarskiy took part in the first Soviet convoy to the mouth of the Lena
, under Captain N. V. Smagin, along with steamers Pravda
and Tovarich Stalin
. The convoy leader, Captain M. A. Sorokin, was on board Volodarskiy. This convoy was led by icebreaker Krasin
(Captain Ya. P. Legzdin).
On the way back, severe ice conditions in the Vilkitsky Strait
(between Severnaya Zemlya
and Cape Chelyuskin
), forced the three freighters of the convoy to winter at Ostrov Samuila in the Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands
. A shore station was built and a full scientific programme maintained all winter by leader scientist N. N. Urvantsev
and his wife, Dr. Yelizaveta Ivanovna, the expedition's medical officer.
The three ships were released in the following year by Feodor Litke
after much effort to break a channel through the thick ice. Then Volodarskiy headed to Tiksi
to load coal in order to bunker the ships of the second Lena expedition.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
freighter
Cargo ship
A cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship or vessel that carries cargo, goods, and materials from one port to another. Thousands of cargo carriers ply the world's seas and oceans each year; they handle the bulk of international trade...
of about 3,100 tonnes displacement which was active in the Arctic during the 1930s. This ship had been normally used for carrying timber.
The Volodarskiy was named after V. Volodarsky
V. Volodarsky
V. Volodarsky was a Marxist revolutionary and early Soviet politician. He was assassinated in 1918.-Early years:Moisei Markovich Goldstein V. Volodarsky was a Marxist revolutionary and early Soviet politician. He was assassinated in 1918.-Early years:Moisei Markovich Goldstein V. Volodarsky was...
(Moisey Markovich Goldshteyn) (1891–1918), a Russian revolutionary and an early Soviet politician.
In 1933 steamer Volodarskiy took part in the first Soviet convoy to the mouth of the Lena
Lena River
The Lena is the easternmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean . It is the 11th longest river in the world and has the 9th largest watershed...
, under Captain N. V. Smagin, along with steamers Pravda
Steamer Pravda
Steamer Pravda was a Soviet merchant freighter of about 3,100 tonnes displacement, which was active in the Soviet Arctic during the 1930s. This ship had been normally used for carrying timber. It was named after Soviet newspaper Pravda....
and Tovarich Stalin
Steamer Tovarich Stalin
Steamer Tovarishch Stalin was a Soviet freighter of about 3,100 tonnes displacement, active in the Arctic during the 1930s....
. The convoy leader, Captain M. A. Sorokin, was on board Volodarskiy. This convoy was led by icebreaker Krasin
Krasin (icebreaker)
The Krasin is a Russian icebreaker. The vessel operates in polar regions.-History:The ship was built at the Helsinki New Shipyard in Helsinki, Finland in 1976.-Design:...
(Captain Ya. P. Legzdin).
On the way back, severe ice conditions in the Vilkitsky Strait
Vilkitsky Strait
Vilkitsky Strait is a strait between the Taimyr Peninsula and Bolshevik Island in the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago. The strait connects the Kara and Laptev Seas. The length of the Vilkitsky Strait is 104 km, the width – approx. 55 km, and the depth – between 32 and 210 m. It is...
(between Severnaya Zemlya
Severnaya Zemlya
Severnaya Zemlya is an archipelago in the Russian high Arctic at around . It is located off mainland Siberia's Taymyr Peninsula across the Vilkitsky Strait...
and Cape Chelyuskin
Cape Chelyuskin
Cape Chelyuskin is the northernmost point of the Eurasian continent , and the northernmost point of mainland Russia. It is situated at the tip of the Taymyr Peninsula, south of Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia...
), forced the three freighters of the convoy to winter at Ostrov Samuila in the Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands
Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands
The Komsomolskaya Pravda Islands are a group of islands covered with tundra vegetation, shingle and ice. They were known as Ostrova Samuila before the 1917 Russian Revolution and then they were renamed after Komsomolskaya Pravda, being for a while the only island group in the world named after a...
. A shore station was built and a full scientific programme maintained all winter by leader scientist N. N. Urvantsev
Nikolay Urvantsev
Nikolay Nikolayevich Urvantsev was a Soviet geologist and explorer. He was born in the town of Lukoyanov of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire to the family of a merchant...
and his wife, Dr. Yelizaveta Ivanovna, the expedition's medical officer.
The three ships were released in the following year by Feodor Litke
Icebreaker Feodor Litke
The icebreaker Fyodor Litke was active in the Soviet era in the Arctic, until the late 1950s. It was built in 1909 in England for the Saint Lawrence River service and initially named CGC Earl Grey after Albert Grey, Governor General of Canada...
after much effort to break a channel through the thick ice. Then Volodarskiy headed to Tiksi
Tiksi
Tiksi is an urban locality and the administrative center of Bulunsky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia, situated on the Arctic Ocean coast. Population: It is one of the principal ports for accessing the Laptev Sea...
to load coal in order to bunker the ships of the second Lena expedition.