| Name: | GRAND DUCHESS XENIA also seen as VELIKAYA KNYAGINYA KSENIYA |
| Type: | Passenger Mail Ship |
| Launched: | 16/11/1895 |
| Completed: | 03/1896 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 333 |
| Dimensions: | 1978grt, 1131nrt, 298.0 x 37.0 x 16.9ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (27, 44 & 72 x 48ins), 404nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 14.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 03/1896 | Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Company, Odessa |
| 30/07/1914 | Russian Imperial Navy - Black Sea Fleet |
| 05/1917 | Renamed MURAVYOV-APOSTOL |
| 05/1918 | Government of Germany |
| 11/1918 | Russian Steam Navigation & Trading Company, Sevastopol |
| 12/1920 | Registered at Paris, French Flag |
| 1922 | Company renamed Cie Russe de Navigation ŕ Vapeur et de Commerce, Marseille |
| 1928 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 30/07/1914: Requisitioned as minelayer VELIKAYA KNYAGINYA KSENIYA in the Black Sea |
| 05/1918: Under German control until 11/1918 | |
| 13/11/1920: Sailed from Sevastopol with White Russian refugees for Istanbul | |
| 1925? Shipowner bankrupt. For sale at auction, no bidders | |
| 4Q/1928: Broken up |
Above photo as GRAND DUCHESS XENIA is courtesy of Lemachko BV
Above photo as GRAND DUCHESS XENIA is courtesy of Lemachko BV