RIPON

Registry and Rig Information

Name RIPON
Registry U.S.
Official Number 219702
Rig Propeller

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 253.42
Width 43.75
Depth 25.75
Gross Tonnage 2689.00
Net Tonnage 1667.00
Hull Material Steel
Hull Number 00114

Vessel History

History Sold to the Soviet Union in 1938. Used as prisoner transport from Vladivostok to Siberian gulags.
Disposition Ran aground on December 13, 1939, near Sarafutsu, Japan. 741 political prisoners died before rescue could be effected. Captain and crew survived.

Build Information

Place Built Manitowoc, WI
Date Built 1920-00-00

Source

Source HCGL

Vessel Names

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
COMMERCIAL QUAKER1929-00-001938-00-00U.S.219702
INDIRKA1938-00-001939-00-00U.S.S.R.
MALSAH1926-00-001928-00-00U.S.219702

Vessel Owners

NameBegin DateEnd DateRegistryOfficial Number
C.D. Mallory & Company1919-00-001926-00-00U.S.219702
Commercial Pioneer Steamship Co.1929-00-001938-00-00U.S.219702
Malsah Steamship Co.1926-00-001928-00-00U.S.219702