SKA-099
Soviet Patrol Craft (A/S)
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| Name | SKA-099 | ||
| Type: | Patrol Craft (A/S) (MO-class) | ||
| Tonnage | 56 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 | ||
| Owner | Soviet Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 5 Apr 1944 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-23 (Rolf-Birger Wahlen) | ||
| Position | 42.15N, 41.30E - Grid CS 1672 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 01.15 hours on 5 Apr, 1944, U-23 was attacked by two Soviet escorts with gunfire and returned fire with the 20mm AA gun and machine guns. The Germans observed several hits and an internal explosion on one of the vessels and chased the other away. When they later returned to first vessel they only found an oil slick and thought that she had been sunk. In fact, the SKA-099 was only damaged. | ||
Location of attack on SKA-099.
ship damaged.
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