The part of the Latvian fleet that fought for the Allies in World War II under the flag of Latvia consisted of eight freighters: Abagra, Ciltvaira, Regent, Everasma, Everalda, Everelza, Ķegums, and Everagra. Only two of them: Everagra and Ķegums survived the war. After the USSR took over Latvia on June 17, 1940 and the country was annexed to the Soviet Union, the Soviet authorities issued orders for Latvian fleet to return home. Some of the ships obeyed the order, and their crews were deported to Gulag labor camps. The eight ships denied the order.