SB-2
Soviet Landing craft
Name | SB-2 | ||
Type: | Landing craft (SB) | ||
Tonnage | 720 tons | ||
Completed | 1940 - Tallinn | ||
Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
Homeport | |||
Date of attack | 29 Oct 1944 | Nationality: Soviet | |
Fate | Sunk by U-958 (Gerhard Groth) | ||
Position | 59° 27'N, 23° 12'E - Grid AO 0259 | ||
Complement | ? men (107 dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | to Saarenmaa | ||
Cargo | Military equipment, supplies and artillery guns | ||
History | | ||
Notes on event | At 22.14 hours on 29 October 1944 U-958 fired a spread of three T-3 torpedoes at a barge and a coastal patrol craft north of Osmussaar in the Gulf of Finland, heard a detonation after 2 minutes and 21 seconds but made no observations as the U-boat was forced to evade the escorts and escaped without damage after counting 42 depth charge explosions. The landing craft SB-2 was sunk during this attack while transporting troops and war material to Saarenmaa for the Moonsund Landing Operation. | ||
Revisions | September 2015 by Rainer Kolbicz: The position where the wreck of SB-2 was discovered in 2014 indicates that the vessel must have been sunk in a torpedo attack by U-958 that had been reported as unsuccessful. The hit claimed by U-475 (Stoeffler) after firing a Gnat at an escort vessel at 16.25 hours on 31 October 1944 is not confirmed by Soviet reports. |
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