SS Castillo de Olite
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- 1921: Zaandijk
- 1930: Zwaterwater
- 1935: Postyshev
- 1938: Akedemik Pavlov
- 1938: Castillo de Olite
- 1921: Zaandijk
- 1935: Pavel Postyshev
- 1938: Palace of Olite
- 1921: NV Solleveld, Van der Meer & TH van Hattum's SM
- 1930: NV Scheepvaart- & Steenkolen Maatschappij
- 1935: USSR
- 1930: NVSM "Nederlandsche Lloyd"
- 1938: Nationalist insurgents
 Official photo of Castillo de Olite | |
| History | |
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| Name |
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| Namesake |
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| Owner |
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| Operator |
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| Port of registry | |
| Builder | De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij NV, Rotterdam |
| Yard number | 69 |
| Laid down | 2 April 1920 |
| Launched | 20 November 1920 |
| Completed | 19 February 1921 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk by gunfire, 7 March 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cargo ship |
| Tonnage | 3,545 GRT, 2,150 NRT |
| Length | 110.1 m (361.3 ft) |
| Beam | 15.2 m (49.8 ft) |
| Draught | 6.60 m (21 ft 8 in) |
| Depth | 6.7 m (22.0 ft) |
| Installed power | 342 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple-expansion engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Armament |
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Castillo de Olite was a cargo steamship that was launched in 1920 in the Netherlands as Zaandijk. She passed through a series of Dutch and Soviet owners, and at different times was renamed Zwartewater, Postyshev and Akademik Pavlov. In 1938 the Spanish Nationalist Navy captured her and renamed her Castillo de Olite. In the last days of the Spanish Civil War she was sunk with great loss of life while serving as a troop ship. A total of 1,476 Nationalist soldiers were killed, making it the worst ship sinking in the history of Spain.
De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij NV built the ship in Rotterdam, launching her on 20 November 1920 and completing her on 19 February 1921.[1] Her registered length was 110.1 m (361.3 ft), her beam was 15.2 m (49.8 ft) and her depth was 6.7 m (22.0 ft). Her tonnages were 3,545 GRT and 2,150 NRT. She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion steam engine that was rated at 342 NHP.[2]
Career
Zaandijk's first owner was NV Solleveld, Van der Meer & TH van Hattum's Stoomvaart Maatschappij, who registered her in Rotterdam. Her code letters were QCVR.[1] She traded to Java and Sumatra.[citation needed]
In 1930 NV Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederlandsche Lloyd" acquired Zaandijk and renamed her Zwartewater. She remained registered in Rotterdam, but her code letters were changed to QTDL.[1]
In 1935 the USSR bought her, renamed her Postishev after the Ukrainian Communist Pavel Postyshev,[3] and registered her in Odesa. In 1938 she was renamed Akedemik Pavlov.[1]
On 31 May 1938 the Nationalist auxiliary cruiser Vicente Puchol captured Akademik Pavlov in the Strait of Gibraltar, when the latter was carrying a cargo of coal.[4] She was incorporated in the Nationalist Spanish Navy as the Castillo de Olite, and armed with a 120 mm Vickers gun and a 57 mm Nordenfeldt gun.[3]
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