Emba
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| Name | Emba | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,886 tons | ||
| Completed | 1929 - Zavod No 198 (Andre Marti), Nikolaev | ||
| Owner | Sovtorgflot, Moscow | ||
| Homeport | Tuapse | ||
| Date of attack | 30 Jul 1943 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-24 (Klaus Petersen) | ||
| Position | Grid CL 9497 - See estimated map location (43.17N40.44E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Built as Embaneft, 1934 renamed Emba On 29 Jan, 1942, the Emba was bombed and heavily damaged by German aircraft of Kamysh-Burun in the Black Sea. The ship was not completely repaired and used as storeship in some harbours, before she was towed to Suchumi in May 1943. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.46 hours on 30 Jul, 1943, U-24 fired two torpedoes into the harbour of Suchumi. Both torpedoes struck the Emba, which was moored at the quay off the Suchumi Lighthouse as a stationary storeship and was completely destroyed. | ||
* 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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