Steamer "Mouravieff-Apostol"

The Russian passenger and cargo steamship Mouravieff-Apostol, formerly Velikaya Knyaginy  Kseniya
was built by William Dobson & Co., Newcastle upon Tyne, England, in 1895. It had a Steel hull with approximately 2,006 gross registered tons. Her recorded dimensions were approximately 206.6 × 28 × 13.3 feet, with twin screws and a speed of about 13 knots and a top speed of approximately 14.5 knots. It carried cargo and some passengers on generally short hauls. Originally named in honor of Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, the vessel was renamed Mouravieff-Apostol following the February Revolution of 1917, almost certainly in commemoration of the Decembrist, Sergei Ivanovich Mouravieff-Apostol. She subsequently served with the surviving émigré fleet of the Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company, operating under French administration from Marseille. The printed designation “1re Cote Veritas (T.S.F.)” indicates a first-class Bureau Veritas classification and installation of wireless telegraphy. The vessel was sold for breaking up in April of 1928.

Picture of "Xenia" from US Naval Archive Photograph during construction                                                                   "Xenia" docked in Scotland c. 1896                                                                              "Xenia" underway c. 1898 North Sea

                                                                            "Xenia" underway North Sea c. 1910                                                                                                                 "Xenia" after being renamed "Mouravieff-Apostol" in Marseilles c. 1918