Baltic Sea Steamship Company
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The Baltic Sea Steamship Company is a Russia
n sea transport enterprise based in Saint Petersburg
and operating on the Baltic Sea
. It was founded in 1835. In the Soviet Union
it was the largest steamship company with about two hundred vessels. In November 1992 it was transformed into a joint stock company
. On December 26, 1996 it went bankrupt according to a court decision.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n sea transport enterprise based in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
and operating on the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
. It was founded in 1835. In the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
it was the largest steamship company with about two hundred vessels. In November 1992 it was transformed into a joint stock company
Joint stock company
A joint-stock company is a type of corporation or partnership involving two or more individuals that own shares of stock in the company...
. On December 26, 1996 it went bankrupt according to a court decision.