| Name: | GRAND DUCHESS OLGA also seen as VELIKAJA KNJAGINA OLGA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 09/1866 |
| Completed: | 1866 |
| Builder: | C Mitchell & Co |
| Yard: | Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 143 |
| Dimensions: | 692grt, 436nrt, 222.1 x 28.4 x 14.3ft |
| Engines: | 2cyl (58 & 58 x 60ins), 180hp |
| Engines by: | J Penn & Sons, London |
| Propulsion: | Paddle |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1866 | Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Co, Odessa |
| 1872 | Imperial Russian Navy - Black Sea Fleet; renamed ERIKLIK |
| 15/11/1920 | Soviet Navy - Black Sea Fleet; renamed BALAKLAVA |
| 12/1922 | Renamed KRASNY MORJAK |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | Conflicting information regarding whether she was built on the Tyne or in Russia |
| The following news cutting suggests she was built on the Tyne | |
| 1872: Configured as an armed yacht | |
| 1881: New boilers | |
| 1892: New boilers | |
| 11/1909: Laid up at Sevastopol | |
| 31/03/1910: Stricken from Russian navy list | |
| 1926: Hulked in Sevastopol | |
| 1940: Hulk still exists but probably lost in WW2 |
Above photo shows ERIKLIK as a yacht
Above photo shows ERIKLIK at Sevastopol
Newcastle Courant, Friday, 14/09/1866