Dikson
Soviet Steam merchant
Name | Dikson | ||
Type: | Steam merchant | ||
Tonnage | 2,920 tons | ||
Completed | 1936 - Furness Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Haverton Hill, Middlesbrough | ||
Owner | Sovtorgflot, Moscow | ||
Homeport | Arkhangelsk | ||
Date of attack | 28 Aug 1943 | Nationality: Soviet | |
Fate | Sunk by U-302 (Herbert Sickel) | ||
Position | 75° 43'N, 89° 38'E - Grid XA 7542 | ||
Complement | 63 (0 dead and 63 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Dikson - Kozhevnikov Bay, Laptev Sea | ||
Cargo | |||
History | Completed in April 1936 | ||
Notes on event | At 11.16 hours on 28 Aug 1943, U-302 fired a spread of four torpedoes at a Soviet convoy near Mona Island and observed one hit in the fore ship of the Dikson (Master O.Z. Filatov) after a running time of 2 minutes 56 seconds and saw the ship sinking after 12 minutes. All hands were rescued by the Soviet tug Severoles (No 18) and later transferred to the Soviet minesweeper T-906 (No 60). The convoy designation is not known, but the escort consisted of the Soviet escort vessels T-906 (No 60) and SKR-16 (No 75), the latter had spotted two torpedo tracks but it was too late to avoid them. | ||
On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. |
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