Josif Stalin
Soviet Motor tanker
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| Name | Josif Stalin | ||
| Type: | Motor tanker | ||
| Tonnage | 7,745 tons | ||
| Completed | 1934 - Zavod No 198 (Andre Marti), Nikolaev | ||
| Owner | Sovtorgflot, Moscow | ||
| Homeport | Tuapse | ||
| Date of attack | 18 Nov 1943 | Nationality:  Soviet | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-18 (Karl Fleige) | ||
| Position | 43° 51'N, 39° 14'E - Grid CL 9179 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Batumi - Tuapse | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in April 1934 as Ural, later that year renamed Josif Stalin. At 20.34 hours on 23 June 1943, U-18 reported one hit on a steamer near Sukhumi but could not observe the result. In fact, the Josif Stalin was missed in this attack. Post-war: 1962 renamed Nikolaev. 1971 sold to Japan and renamed Toyo Maru for her last voyage to the breakers yard at Kaohsiung, arriving on 5 December 1971. | ||
| Notes on event | At 17.15 hours on 18 November 1943, U-18 fired two torpedoes at a Soviet convoy, observed two hits on the Josif Stalin about 14 miles west-northwest of Lazarevskoje and reported the sinking of the ship after 20 minutes. However the crew managed to extinguish a fire aboard the tanker and continued to Tuapse at 6 knots, but could not enter the port due to the increased draft. On 20 November, the ship was towed back to Batumi where she was repaired and returned to service. | ||
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