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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 22.06.1941

Liisa, sunk on the first day of the war

Liisa, mis uppus sõja esimesel päeval

The Liisa was a coaster of 782 tons built in 1902 that had sailed under the Estonian flag. On 22 June 1941, the very day Germany invaded the Soviet Union, she was carrying cement and barbed wire from Liepāja to Paldiski when the German motor torpedo boat S-31 caught her off Hiiumaa and sank her by gunfire. One crew member died; the rest were taken prisoner and ended up in Finland. Her wreck lies north-east of Hiiumaa and has been protected since 2018.

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

Eesti keeles

Liisa oli 1902. aastal ehitatud 782-tonnine rannasõidulaev, mis oli sõitnud Eesti lipu all. 22. juunil 1941, päeval, mil Saksamaa tungis Nõukogude Liitu, vedas laev tsementi ja okastraati Liepājast Paldiskisse, kui Saksa torpeedokaater S-31 selle Hiiumaa lähedal kinni püüdis ja suurtükitulega uputas. Üks meeskonnaliige hukkus, ülejäänud võeti vangi ja nad sattusid Soome. Vrakk lebab Hiiumaast kirdes ja on alates 2018. aastast kaitse all.

Map of the area around Liisa, sunk on the first day of the war
59.21781° N, 22.77024° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in June 1941; ministerial decree no. 126 of 2 July 2018; Estonian heritage register no. 30964 ↗

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