 The ship as Hercules
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| History | |
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| Builder | AG Weser, Bremen |
| Yard number | 875 |
| Completed | 1929 |
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| Fate | scrapped in 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Helios-class cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 2,883 GRT, 1,616 NRT |
| Length | 296.9 ft (90.5 m) registered |
| Beam | 46.0 ft (14.0 m) |
| Depth | 23.3 ft (7.1 m) |
| Decks | 2 |
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| Propulsion | 1 × screw |
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| Notes | sister ships: Helios, Hermes, Hestia |
SS Kirovograd (Russian: Кировоград) was a steel-hulled cargo steamship. She was built in Germany in 1929 for Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft „Neptun“ as Hercules. In the Second World War, the Kriegsmarine requisitioned her twice: in 1940, and again in 1941. In 1945 the United Kingdom seized her as war reparations, and renamed her Empire Dovey. In 1946 she was transferred to the Soviet Union, which renamed her Kirovograd. She was scrapped in West Germany in 1968.
She was the third of five DG „Neptun“ ships to be named after the ancient Roman divine hero Hercules. The first was a steamship that was built in 1888[1] and sank in 1889.[2] The second was a steel-hulled steamship that was built in 1903,[3] surrendered to France in 1921 and renamed Tordis,[4] later renamed Marie-Louise Le Borgne, and scrapped in 1954 or 1955.[5] The fourth was a motor ship that was built in 1950,[6] and sold in 1960 to Yugoslavian owners.[2] The fifth was a motor ship that was built in 1965,[7] sold in 1972 and renamed Neptun Hercules,[8] and scrapped in 1988.[2]
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1889, HER.
- ^ a b c Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (19 November 2006). "Neptun Line". TheShipsList. Retrieved 24 June 2025 – via Benjidog Historical Research Resources.
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1903, HER.
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1921, Supplement: T.
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1954, MAR.
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1952, HER.
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1966, Herculaneum.
- ^ Lloyd's Register 1976, Neptun.