Yaroslavl (Russian: Ярослáвль) was a Hansa A Type cargo ship which was built as Santander in 1943 by Deutsche Werft, Hamburg, Germany for the Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampschiffs Rhederei.

[4] In May 1945, Santander was seized as a prize of war at Copenhagen, Denmark,[5] where she was housing refugees from the Ostgebiete.

Her port of registry was London and she was operated under the management of Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.[3] In August,[4] she was chartered by the Dutch Government.

[1] When the charter ended she was returned to the United Kingdom and renamed Empire Gage.

[4] In April 1946,[2] Empire Gage was allocated to the Soviet Union and was renamed Yaroslavl.