BO-224
Soviet Patrol Craft (A/S)
Name | BO-224 | ||
Type: | Patrol Craft (A/S) (SC-497) | ||
Tonnage | 105 tons | ||
Completed | 1944 - Harris & Parsons Inc, East Greenwich RI | ||
Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
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Date of attack | 2 Mar 1945 | Nationality: Soviet | |
Fate | Sunk by U-995 (Hans-Georg Hess) | ||
Position | 69° 21'N, 33° 38'E - Grid AC 8858 | ||
Complement | 31 officers and men (7 dead and 24 survivors). | ||
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History | Completed in May 1944 as USS SC-1507 for the US Navy. On 4 July lend-leased to the Soviet Union and on 25 August included in the Soviet Navy as BO-224 | ||
Notes on event | At 13.16 hours on 2 March 1945, U-995 fired a Gnat at a group of warships, observed a hit after 7 minutes 32 seconds and the sinking of an escort after a heavy detonation. The ship sunk was BO-224, which was on a submarine hunt together with the Soviet patrol craft BO-222 and BO-226. |
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