RT-52 Som
Soviet Motor fishing vessel
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| Name | RT-52 Som | ||
| Type: | Motor fishing vessel | ||
| Tonnage | 417 tons | ||
| Completed | 1931 - Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel | ||
| Owner | Narodnyj Komissariat Rybnoj Promyshlennosti (NKRP) | ||
| Homeport | Murmansk | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Dec 1944 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-995 (Hans-Georg Hess) | ||
| Position | 68° 39'N, 40° 20'E - Grid AW 2261 | ||
| Complement | 32 (31 dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Murmansk - fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 18.33 hours on 26 December 1944 U-995 fired a torpedo at the unescorted RT-52 Som, which was hit after 30 seconds and sank within one minute about 30 miles north-northeast of Cape Svyatoj Nos. The only survivor was taken prisoner by the U-boat. | ||
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