Soviet ship Stary Bolshevik
Soviet lumber steamship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soviet ship Stary Bolshevik (Russian: Старый Большевик, translated as Old Bolshevik) was a Soviet lumber steamship. It took part in several arctic convoys of World War II as a general-purpose cargo ship. For the heroic actions while taking part in Convoy PQ 16 the ship was awarded the Order of Lenin, its captain, first deputy for political matters, and helmsman were awarded Hero of the Soviet Union, and the whole crew were awarded various orders and medals.[1][2][3][4]