Shipwreck or sea mystery · 04.07.1917
Icebreaker Pjotr Veliki, sunk in three minutes
Jäämurdja Pjotr Veliki, mis uppus kolme minutiga
The icebreaker Pjotr Veliki was built in Gothenburg in 1912 for the Riga Exchange Committee, a stout steamship 55 metres long and more than 15 metres wide. On 4 July 1917 the British submarine C32 was towing her towards Tallinn harbour when, through a navigational mistake, the pair strayed into a Russian minefield. The icebreaker went down in about three minutes and one man died. Her wreck was found in 1996 near Naissaar, lying 66 metres down, and it is now protected as a cultural monument.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Jäämurdja Pjotr Veliki ehitati 1912. aastal Göteborgis Riia Börsikomitee tellimusel. See oli tugev, 55 meetrit pikk ja üle 15 meetri lai aurulaev. 4. juulil 1917 pukseeris Briti allveelaev C32 jäämurdjat Tallinna sadama poole, kuid eksituse tõttu sattusid nad Vene enda miinitõkkele. Jäämurdja vajus põhja umbes kolme minutiga ja üks inimene hukkus. Vrakk leiti 1996. aastal Naissaare lähedalt 66 meetri sügavuselt ning on nüüd kultuurimälestisena kaitse all.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Pjotr Veliki (laev, 1912); Estonian heritage register no. 27772 ↗