Shipwreck or sea mystery · 19.08.1915
German torpedo boat S31 off Ruhnu
Saksa torpeedopaat S31 Ruhnu lähedal
In August 1915 the German fleet tried to force its way into the Gulf of Riga, in what became known as the Battle of the Gulf of Riga. The torpedo boat S31, built at the Schichau yard in Elbing, belonged to the 9th Torpedo Boat Flotilla taking part in the attack. On 19 August she struck a mine near the island of Ruhnu and sank, and eleven men were lost. The survivors were picked up by the torpedo boats V184 and S35. The wreck lies north-west of Ruhnu.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
1915. aasta augustis üritas Saksa laevastik jõuga Liivi lahte tungida ja seda sündmust tuntakse Liivi lahe lahinguna. Elbingis Schichau tehases ehitatud torpeedopaat S31 kuulus rünnakus osalenud 9. torpeedopaatide flotilli. 19. augustil sõitis see Ruhnu saare lähedal miinile ja uppus, hukkus üksteist meest. Pääsenud võtsid peale torpeedopaadid V184 ja S35. Vrakk lebab Ruhnust loodes.
Source: English Wikipedia: SMS S31 (1913); Estonian heritage register no. 31179 ↗