Shipwreck or sea mystery · 03.08.1941
Minesweeper T-212 Shtag in Soela Strait
Miinitraaler T-212 Štag Soela väinas
Soela Strait, between Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, was a vital passage for Soviet ships in the summer of 1941, and both sides mined it. On 3 August 1941 the Fugas-class minesweeper T-212 Shtag was bringing the submarine Shch-322 in through the western part of the strait when she hit a mine and sank. Four of her crew were lost. Two months later the submarine she had been guiding disappeared too. The minesweeper's wreck lies in the strait off south-western Hiiumaa and is a protected monument.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Hiiumaa ja Saaremaa vaheline Soela väin oli 1941. aasta suvel Nõukogude laevadele tähtis läbipääs ning mõlemad pooled mineerisid seda. 3. augustil 1941 juhatas Fugas-klassi miinitraaler T-212 Štag väina lääneosas sisse allveelaeva Štš-322, kui sõitis miinile ja uppus. Meeskonnast hukkus neli meest. Kaks kuud hiljem kadus ka allveelaev, mida traaler oli juhatanud. Traaleri vrakk lebab väinas Edela-Hiiumaa lähedal ja on kultuurimälestis.
Source: English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in August 1941; Estonian heritage register no. 27810 ↗