Kazan (Russian: Каза́нь) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Elmenhorst in 1943 by Van Vliet & Co, Hardinxveld, Netherlands for Godeffroy & Co, Hamburg, Germany.

The engine was built by Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH, Görlitz.

[2] Elmenhorst was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1943 as yard number 502 by Van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld, Netherlands for Godeffroy & Co, Hamburg.

[3] The Code Letters GJKL and United Kingdom Official Number 180595 were allocated.

Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of the Kindiesel Shipping Co. Ltd,[1] Greenock.