BTSC-411 Zashchitnik (No 26)
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| Name | BTSC-411 Zashchitnik (No 26) | ||
| Type: | Fleet minesweeper (Fugas) | ||
| Tonnage | 441 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Zavod No 201 (Marine Works), Sevastopol | ||
| Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 15 Jun 1943 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-24 (Klaus Petersen) | ||
| Position | Grid CL 9613 - See estimated map location (42.30N40.48E) * | ||
| Complement | 52 officers and men (26 dead and 26 survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 14.19 hours on 15 Jun, 1943, U-24 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the BTSC-411 Zashchitnik (No 26), which had been spotted at 13.54 hours and observed one hit in the stern after 1 minute 30 seconds. The vessel broke in two and sank about 20 miles west of Suchumi. The survivors were picked up by the Soviet patrol craft SKA-0101 and SKA-0138. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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