RT-8 Seldī
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| Name | RT-8 Seldī | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 608 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - F. Schichau GmbH, Elbing, Danzig | ||
| Owner | Narodnyj Komissariat Rybnoj Promyshlennosti (NKRP) | ||
| Homeport | Murmansk | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Oct, 1941 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-132 (Ernst Vogelsang) | ||
| Position | Grid AW 2647 - See estimated map location (67.30N41.11E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Murmansk - fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in August 1931 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 20.17 hours on 18 Oct, 1941, U-132 fired one G7a torpedo at a steamer of 1500 grt north of Kackovskij and reported a hit after 16 seconds and the subsequent sinking of the vessel within 30 seconds. The victim was probably RT-8 Seldī which is reported in Soviet sources as lost off the Gorlo Strait by an underwater explosion on 26 October. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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