Dikson
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| Name | Dikson | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 2.920 tons | ||
| Completed | 1936 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | Sovtorgflot, Moscow | ||
| Homeport | Archangel | ||
| Date of attack | 28 Aug, 1943 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-302 (Herbert Sickel) | ||
| Position | 75.43N, 89.38E - Grid XA 7542 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 63 (0 dead and 63 survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 11.16 hours on 28 Aug, 1943, U-302 fired a spread of four torpedoes at a Soviet convoy near Luna Island and observed one hit on the Dikson after a running time of 2 minutes 56 seconds and saw the ship sinking. All hands were rescued by the Soviet tug Severoles (No 18) and later transferred to the Soviet minesweeper T-60. The convoy designation is not known, but the convoy was escorted by the Soviet escort vessels SKR-75 and T-60. | ||
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