PK-20
Petsamo (Kirkenes) - Kola Fjord (Arctic Ocean)4 Dec 1944 - 5 Dec 1944
| The Convoy | 3 ships |
| First sighting | On 4 Dec 1944 by U-995 |
| Escorts | Four patrol craft of the BO type and two of the MO type |
U-boats | U-995 * (Hess) * U-boats that fired torpedo or used the deck gun |
The battle | The convoy PK-20 consisted of the three Soviet steam merchants Selenga and Spartak and Proletarij. After the latter was torpedoed and sunk, the convoy continued with three patrol craft while MO-426 picked up the survivors and two others searched unsucessfully for the attacker. |
Ships hit from convoy PK-20
| Date | U-boat | Commander | Name of ship | Tons | Nat. | Map | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 1944 | U-995 | Hans-Georg Hess |  | Proletarij | 1,123 |  | sj | A |
| 1,123 | ||||||||
1 ship sunk (1,123 tons). Legend | ||||||||
2 convoys on route PK were hit by U-boats in the war. Read more about them.