SS Dimitry Laptev

History
Name
  • Heinrich Schmidt (1936-45)
  • Empire Constable (1945-46)
  • Dimitry Laptev (1946-71)
Owner
  • Flensburger Schiffsparten-Vereinigung AG (1946-45)
  • Ministry of War Transport (1945)
  • Ministry of Transport (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-71)
Operator
  • H Schmidt GmbH (1936-45)
  • Shamrock Shipping Co Ltd (1945-46)
  • Soviet Government (1946-71)
Port of registry
  • Flensburg (1936-45)
  • London (1945-46)
  • Soviet Union(1946-71)
BuilderFlensburger Schiffsbau-Gesellschaft
Launched1936
Identification
  • Code Letters DDUS (1936-45)
  • Code Letters GFWK (1945-46)
  • United Kingdom Official Number 180697 (1945-46)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
TypeCargo ship
Tonnage
Length237 ft 2 in (72.29 m)
Beam37 ft 6 in (11.43 m)
Depth16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Installed powerTriple expansion steam engine
PropulsionScrew propeller

Dimitry Laptev was a 1,560 GRT cargo ship that was built in 1936 as Heinrich Schmidt by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany for German owners. She was seized by the Allies in May 1945, passed to the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and was renamed Empire Constable. In 1946, she was transferred to the Soviet Government and renamed Dimitry Laptev. She served until she was scrapped in 1971.

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