T-889 (No 34)
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| Name | T-889 (No 34) | ||
| Type: | M/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 581 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Nordseewerke AG, Emden | ||
| Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
| Homeport | Murmansk | ||
| Date of attack | 15 Nov 1941 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-752 (Karl-Ernst Schroeter) | ||
| Position | 67.30N, 41.11E - Grid AW 2647 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 43 (43 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Archangelsk (15 Nov) - Iokanga | ||
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| History | Completed in September 1930 as steam trawler RT-3 Krasnoarmeets for Sevgosrybtrest NKRP, Murmansk. On 25 Jun, 1941, requisitioned by the Soviet Navy, converted to the minesweeper T-889 (No 34) and on 29 July assigned to the Northern fleet. Since 13 Aug, 1941, part of the White Sea Flotilla. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.00 hours on 15 Nov, 1941, U-752 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the Soviet auxiliary minelayer ZM-93 Jushar (2020 grt, loaded with mines) six miles southeast of Cape Ostrye Ludki and observed a hit after 2 minutes 5 seconds underneath the bridge, but the torpedo probably detonated prematurely because the ship was not damaged in the attack. T-889 (No 34) (SrLt G.V. Lotov) was the only escort of the vessel and forced the U-boat to dive with gunfire, but was then hit by a torpedo that had been fired at 18.49 hours aimed at her charge. The ship sank in a short time under a great column of smoke. The minelayer initially attacked the U-boat with depth-charges, returned to search for survivors and then proceeded after nobody was found. | ||
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