Varlaam Avanesov
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| Name | Varlaam Avanesov | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 6.557 tons | ||
| Completed | 1932 - Götaverken A/B, Gothenburg | ||
| Owner | Sovtorgflot, Moscow | ||
| Homeport | Tuapse | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Dec, 1941 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-652 (Georg-Werner Fraatz) | ||
| Position | 39.27N, 26.05E - Grid CK 9284 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Black Sea - Istanbul - Pacific | ||
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| History | Built as Eidsvold, 1932 renamed Varlaam Avanesov | ||
| Notes on loss | At 21.34 hours on 19 Dec, 1941, the unescorted Varlaam Avanesov was hit by a torpedo from U-652 and sank after about 2 hours 2,5 miles off Cape Baba. All crew members abandoned ship in the lifeboats and reached the Turkish coast. | ||
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