| Name: | SMOLENSK |
| Type: | Passenger Ship |
| Launched: | 07/03/1901 |
| Completed: | 09/1901 |
| Builder: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Hebburn |
| Yard Number: | 374 |
| Dimensions: | 7270grt, 3310nrt, 486.0 x 58.2 x 26.0ft |
| Engines: | 4 x T3cyl (26, 44 & 75 x 48ins), 2324nhp |
| Engines by: | R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws; 20.0knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 09/1901 | Russian Volunteer Fleet Association, Odessa |
| 1904 | Imperial Russian Navy; renamed RION |
| 1905 | Russian Volunteer Fleet Association, Odessa; renamed SMOLENSK |
| 1913 | Imperial Russian Navy; renamed RION |
| 05/1918 | Government of Germany |
| 11/1919 | White Russian forces |
| 1922 | Broken up |
| Comments: | 2 x Engines per propeller shaft |
| Accommodation for 50 x 1st, 36 x 2rd Class & 1560 x troops or emigrants | |
| 1904: Converted to an auxiliary cruiser | |
| 1913: Converted to a training ship | |
| 05/1918: Under German control in the Black Sea till 11/1918 | |
| 11/1919: Under White Russian control | |
| 14/11/1920: Sailed from Sevastopol as a naval transport | |
| 1922: Broken up in Italy |
Above photo as SMOLENSK is courtesy of Kevin Blair
Jarrow Express, Friday, 15/03/1901