Podolsk (Russian: Подольск) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Weserstrand in 1944 by NV Nederland Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Netherlands for Norddeutscher Lloyd.

[2] Weserstrand was a Hansa A Type cargo ship built in 1944 as yard number 354 by NV Nederland Scheepsbouw Maatschappij, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands for Norddeutscher Lloyd.

[3] The Code Letters GJFW and United Kingdom Official Number 180604 were allocated.

Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of France, Fenwick, Tyne & Wear Co. Ltd.[1] In 1946, Empire Gage was allocated to the Soviet Union and was renamed Podolsk.

She served until 9 January 1948, when she ran aground on the Amherst Rocks, in the Yangtze 60 nautical miles (110 km) from Wusong, China.