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 The Berlin as Hospital Ship "A" Mar 25, 1925 Launched as the Steamship Berlin of the North German Lloyd shipping line Bremen, Germany. Sep 17, 1925 Completed. Sep 26, 1925 The Berlin set out on her maiden voyage between Bremerhaven-Southampton-New York. She continued to cruise this route between 1925 and 1939, when she was laid up (see below). Nov 13, 1928 The Berlin comes to the rescue of the sunken British passenger steamer Vestris (Lampert & Holt) off Virginia Capes, which sank during a storm on the 12th of November. The Berlin takes on 23 survivors. Oct, 1939 The Berlin is laid up at Bremerhaven in Germany. May, 1939 The Berlin took part in KdF (Strength through Joy) cruises. July 16, 1939 Began conversion to hospital ship after suffering a boiler explosion in Swinemünde. Aug 23, 1939 Conversion to hospital ship completed, entered service with the Kriesgmarine as Lazarettschiff A, Sanitätsamt Ost. 1939 - Jan, 1945 At some point during this time, the Berlin served in Norwegian waters, and is listed as having the Field Post Number 07520. Jan, 1945 Reference is made to the Berlin taking part in the transport of refugees from the Eastern territories. Jan 31, 1945 Mined off Swinemünde, and was put in tow for Kiel. Again hit a mine on the same day and sank (23.53 hr*, at position 54°02,6 N/14°19 E, in shallow waters). No lives were apparently lost, and all equipment had been salvaged by Feb 5, 1945, and the ship was abandoned. 1948 Raised by USSR. Sept 3, 1951 - May 2, 1957 Repaired at Warnowwerft, later entered service as the Soviet Admiral Nachimov. May, 1957 Delivered to Soviet state shipping line, home port in Odessa, and placed into service in the Black Sea on the Odessa-Batum route. Sept 1, 1986, Sunk off Novorossiysk after collision with M/S Pjotr Wassjew (398 dead). * all times are German times (CET) unless otherwise stated.  |
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