The Rzhev (1946) The Soviet freighter ‘Rzhev’ in the Surrey Docks in March 1961. The ‘Rzhev’ had been launched in Germany as the ‘Hendrik Fisser’ (1944, 1944 GRT). Seized by the Allies, she became the ‘Empire Gallic’ in 1946 and the ‘Rzhev’ in 1947. She was scrapped in 1970. Creator: Grierson Date: 4 March 1961
National Maritime Museum, London. Grierson Collection