In each of these four chapters the author outlines the role of the Soviet merchant marine describing its successes failures and losses.

Soviet merchant marine. The following 64 pages are in this category out of 64 total. Tons to 1250 ships of 9 million tons. C Cars 51 503 units.

ESTIMATE OF SOVIET MERCHANT MARINE CAPACITY IN THE BALTIC SEA Dates 1952-04-03 Creation Level of description. Blankets 1 541 590 pieces. In the same period by contrast the merchant marines of the USSR and other socialist countries increased by 40 to reach 28-7 million tons dwt a mere 5-2 of the world total.

It cites the trend to intermodalism in the USSR. The Eleventh Five Year Plan 1981-85 includes provision for the addition of a further 32 million dwt to Soviet merchant capacity3 The Soviet Fleet came fifth in the world tonnage tables by 19794 According to TASS the Soviet merchant fleet Morflot carried 223 million tons of cargo in the 12 months ending August 1982 out of a world total of 3 200 million tons5 The Soviet merchant marine. Government publication National government publication.

By 2003 Russia took the 22nd place in the list of the world leading marine powers. Merchant marine -- Soviet Union. The Riverine Fleet Речной Флот and the Navys Auxiliary Fleet Вспомогательного Флот.

Soviet merchant marine as of January 1 1982 numbered 2449 vessels of 1000 gross tons and over. All Authors Contributors. Buttons 257 723 498 pieces.

This category has the following 2 subcategories out of 2 total. In displaying American geopolitical will vis a vis the USSR the US Navy increasingly revealed the weaknesses of its Soviet. The book is completed by an outline fleet list of more than 800 ships and a comprehensive bibliography.