People's Commissariat for Water Transport

People's Commissariat for Water Transport
Народный комиссариат водного транспорта
Narodny Komissariat Vodnogo Transporta
All ministry seals of the Soviet Union used the USSR coat of arms

Soviet state and civil ensign (1936–1955)
People's Commissariat overview
FormedJanuary 30, 1931
Preceding People's Commissariat
DissolvedApril 9, 1939
Superseding agencies
JurisdictionCouncil of People's Commissars

The People's Commissariat for Water Transport (Russian: Народный комиссариат водного транспорта, romanizedNarodny Komissariat Vodnogo Transporta), usually abbreviated Наркомводтранс (Narkomvodtrans)[1][2] or Наркомвод (Narkomvod)[3] and also sometimes NKVT,[4] was the Soviet People's Commissariat for Water Transportation. It was responsible, amongst other things, for running the Soviet merchant maritime fleet.[3]

  1. ^ Bollinger 2003, p. 22.
  2. ^ Rees 1995, p. 39.
  3. ^ a b Armstrong 2011, p. 19.
  4. ^ "Axis History Forum". w9816. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search