Revoljucija
Soviet Steam merchant
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| Name | Revoljucija | ||
| Type: | Steam merchant | ||
| Tonnage | 433 tons | ||
| Completed | 1909 - Stavanger Støberi & Dokk, Stavanger | ||
| Owner | Severnoje Gosudarstvennoe Morskoe Parokhodstvo (SGMP) | ||
| Homeport | Archangelsk | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Dec 1944 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-1163 (Ernst-Ludwig Balduhn) | ||
| Position | 68.44N, 37.49E - Grid AW 2163 | ||
| Complement | 23 (23 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | KB-35 | ||
| Route | Kola Bay (2 Dec) - Archangelsk | ||
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| History | Completed in July 1909 as Norwegian Activ for A/S Alliance (A.C. Hein & Son), Arendal. 1918 sold to Sovietunion and renamed Revoljucija. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 2 Dec, 1944, the Revoljucija left Kola Bay forming together with the Soviet steam merchant Kama the convoy KB-35, which was escorted by the Soviet patrol ship SKR-20 and the Soviet minesweeper T-884 (No 38). Near the Litskie Islands the ship developed engine problems and had to stop. The other steamer continued to Archangelsk together with the patrol ship while the minesweeper stayed at the scene. | ||
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