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NH 95461 ILYICH (Russian merchant ship, 1895-1942)

ILYICH (Russian merchant ship, 1895-1942)
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Title: ILYICH (Russian merchant ship, 1895-1942)
Caption: Photographed sometime between World War I and II. This ship was built as the IMPERATOR NIKOLAI II for the R.O.P.I.T. firm, being renamed in 1915 N29 as a naval transport and under Soviet flag, VETSHE in 1917 and ILYICH in 1923. She capsized at Portland, Oregon, in June 1942.
Description: Courtesy of Mr. Boris V. Drashpil of Margate, FL., 1984.
Catalog #: NH 95461
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Original Medium: BW Photo
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