Reshitel地yj
Soviet Motor boat
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| Name | Reshitel地yj | ||
| Type: | Motor boat | ||
| Tonnage | 20 tons | ||
| Completed | |||
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| Date of attack | 21 Dec 1944 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-995 (Hans-Georg Hess) | ||
| Position | Grid AW 2169 | ||
| Complement | 31 (28 dead and 3 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Guba Drozdovka (21 Dec) - Murmansk | ||
| Cargo | 26 passengers | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 06.00 hours on 21 Dec, 1944, U-995 attacked the unescorted Reshitel地yj (approximately 20 tons) with gunfire near Mys Korabel地aya Pakhta. The motor boat capsized after being rammed by the U-boat, which then submerged and left the area. Tracers from the gunfire had been seen by observation posts at the coast and the Soviet submarine chaser MO-251 was sent from Iokanga to investigate. At 12.00 hours, the vessel arrived in the area, located the capsized wreck and picked up three crew members clinging to it. Two crew members and all 26 passengers were lost. | ||
Location of attack on Reshitel地yj.
ship sunk.
* 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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