MS Toyvo Antikaynen

Toyvo Antikaynen (Russian: Тойво Антикайнен) was a merchant ship of Black Sea Shipping Company (Soviet Union), tweendecker type general cargo ship, project B401. This ship is one of the Kommunist-class cargo ships.[2] The ship was named in honor of the Finnish communist leader and the Red Army officer Toivo Antikainen.

Soviet ship Toyvo Antikaynen at anchor. Photo dated between 1974 and February 1986.
History
Name
  • Toyvo Antikaynen
  • (Russian: Тойво Антикайнен)
NamesakeToivo Antikainen
Owner25 of April 1970–1999: Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union USSR
Operator25 of April 1970–1999: Black Sea Shipping Company, Soviet Union USSR
Port of registry25 of April 1970–1999: Odessa, Soviet Union USSR
BuilderGdansk Shipyard in honor of Lenin, Poland Poland.
Identification
FateScrapped in 1999 at Calcuta[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeKommunist-class
Typefreighter, tweendecker
Tonnage
  • GT 12,636 mt[2]
  • Summer DW 10437 mt
Displacement16000 mt
Length
  • overall 507.0 ft (154.54 m)
  • between perpendiculars 478.7 ft (145.92 m)
Beam67.7 ft (20.62 m)
Draught29.5 ft (8.98 m)
PropulsionSulzer 6 cylinder diesel, 9600 HP. Single screw propeller.
Speed15,25 knots
Capacity
  • 5 cargo holds.
  • GRT 9,883 register tons.[2]
Crew34 persons about in 1985-1986

Only two ships of Kommunist-class cargo ships had additional figure in the built number (shipyard number). That were Djuzeppe di Vittorio (number B40/101 - B40/91) and Toyvo Antikaynen (number B40/102 - B40/92). Can be it was due to this two ships were built by another shipyard in Poland, and other Kommunist class cargo ships.[3]

Final years

The ship Toyvo Antikaynen was scrapped in 1999 at Calcuta, India. She was one of the last scrapped Kommunist-class ships.[4]

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