T-45 Antikajnen (No 48)
Soviet M/S trawler
Name | T-45 Antikajnen (No 48) | ||
Type: | M/S trawler | ||
Tonnage | 140 tons | ||
Completed | 1939 | ||
Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
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Date of attack | 26 Aug 1944 | Nationality: Soviet | |
Fate | Sunk by U-745 (Wilhelm von Trotha) | ||
Position | 60° 15'N, 28° 00'E - Grid AO 3373 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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History | Built as steam tug for Belomorsko-Onezhskogo Rechnogo Parohodstva. On 26 June 1941 requisitioned by the Soviet Navy and converted to an auxiliary minesweeper. | ||
Notes on event | At 08.44 hours on 26 August 1944 U-745 fired a spread of two torpedoes at T-45 Antikajnen (No 48) in the Gulf of Finland and hit with one of them after 36 seconds. The ship later sank 0.1 miles southeast of Nerva Island. |
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