Ships hit by U-boats


BO-229

Soviet Patrol Craft (A/S)


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NameBO-229
Type:Patrol Craft (A/S) (SC-497)
Tonnage105 tons
Completed1944 - Daytona Beach Boat Works Inc, Daytona Beach FL 
OwnerSoviet Navy 
Homeport 
Date of attack7 Dec 1944Nationality:      Soviet
 
FateSunk by U-997 (Hans Lehmann)
Position69° 28'N, 34° 19'E - Grid AC 8864
Complement36 officers and men (23 dead and 13 survivors).
Convoy
RoutePala Guba (7 Dec) - patrol area north of Kildin Island 
Cargo 
History Completed in May 1944 as USS SC-1485 for the US Navy. On 8 July lend-leased to the Sovietunion and on 25 August included in the Soviet Navy as BO-229, which was assigned to the Northern Fleet on 28 October. 
Notes on event

At 10.10 hours on 7 Dec 1944, BO-229 (SrLt Rovanov) was hit by a Gnat from U-997, broke in two and sank in a few minutes. The vessel had Captain 3rd class I.N. Gritsjuk aboard, who was leading a submarine hunt together with the Soviet patrol craft BO-150, BO-227 and BO-228. One hour earlier they had dropped some depth charges on a contact off Kola Bay, but continued the hunt after about 20 minutes. The survivors were picked up by BO-227, among them both badly wounded commanders.

 


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U-Boat Attack Logs

Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor


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