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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 21.08.1941

Leeni, mined while dodging aircraft

Leeni, mis lennukite eest põigeldes miinile sõitis

The cargo ship Leeni, of 1,842 tons, had been requisitioned by the Soviet navy as the transport VT-503. On 21 August 1941, a week before the fall of Tallinn, she was at sea north of the Juminda peninsula when German aircraft attacked. Manoeuvring to avoid the bombs, she left the cleared channel and struck a mine, and she sank. The same fate would meet many more ships a week later, when the whole Baltic Fleet tried to break through the same waters. The pin marks the published position.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

1842-tonnine kaubalaev Leeni oli Nõukogude mereväe poolt võetud transpordilaevaks VT-503. 21. augustil 1941, nädal enne Tallinna langemist, oli laev Juminda poolsaarest põhja pool merel, kui seda ründasid Saksa lennukid. Pommide eest kõrvale põigeldes kaldus laev puhastatud koridorist välja, sõitis miinile ja uppus. Sama saatus tabas nädal hiljem paljusid laevu, kui kogu Balti laevastik üritas samadest vetest läbi murda. Märk näitab avaldatud asukohta.

Map of the area around Leeni, mined while dodging aircraft
59.81670° N, 25.48330° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in August 1941 ↗

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