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MV ''Sovetskaya Latviya'' (Soviet Latvia, (ロシア語:''Советская Латвия'')) was a transport ship operated by the Dalstroy concern of the NKVD. One of its main uses was to transport prisoners as forced labour in the Kolyma camps system. == Prior to Soviet ownership == The ship was originally christened ''Childar'' when launched on 25 November 1925. It was operated as a merchant vessel for several years by the Norwegian line Wiel & Amundsen Rederi A/S, based in Halden. ''Childar'' ran aground on 4 May 1934 at the entrance to the Columbia River in the United States while en route to Cape Town, South Africa. Four seamen were killed in this incident. The ship was eventually was repaired at Porsgrunn and re-launched in May 1935 as MS ''Aakre'' by another Norwegian line, Rederi A/S Henneseid (Thoralf Holta). In 1939, it was purchased by the Latvian United Shipping Company (Apvienotā Kuģniecības Akciju Sabiedrība), in Riga, Latvia, and renamed ''Hercogs Jēkabs'', in honour of Duke Jacob of Courland. It was planned that she would maintain a monthly cargo service between Riga and New York. At that time it was one of the biggest and most modern ships in Latvia as it was only second ship with diesel engine in Latvian merchant fleet. Ship was involved in trans Atlantic voyages from Europe to North and South America. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MV Sovetskaya Latviya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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