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TSC-486 Sovetskaja Rossija

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NameTSC-486 Sovetskaja Rossija
Type:M/S trawler
Tonnage1.005 tons
Completed1916  
OwnerSoviet Navy 
Homeport 
Date of attack15 Oct, 1943Nationality:      Soviet
 
FateDamaged by U-23 (Rolf-Birger Wahlen)
Position42.47N, 41.06E - Grid CL 9634
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Complement? men (? dead and ? survivors).
Convoy 
Route 
Cargo 
History  
Notes on loss At 21.31 hours on 15 Oct, 1943, U-23 fired one torpedo at a small convoy of two steamers and a coastal minesweeper and observed a hit in the bow of the first steamer. The U-boat had followed the ships since several hours off Kodor and then tried to attack the second steamer, but was chased away by gunfire from the vessel and the escort. TSC-486 Sovetskaja Rossija was damaged in this attack. 


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