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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 14.11.1941

Submarine L-2 on the last voyage to Hanko

Allveelaev L-2 viimasel teel Hankosse

In November 1941 the Soviet fleet ran a series of convoys from Kronstadt to evacuate its besieged base at Hanko in Finland. On 13 November the minelaying submarine L-2, a Leninets-class boat, set out with the destroyers Surovy and Gordy, the minelayer Ural and smaller craft. After midnight the group ran into a minefield in the dark off Juminda. The L-2 struck a mine and sank on 14 November; fifty men died with her. Her wreck, far out in the Gulf of Finland, was declared a cultural monument in 2018.

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

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1941. aasta novembris korraldas Nõukogude laevastik Kroonlinnast rea konvoisid, et evakueerida piiramisrõngas olevat Hanko baasi Soomes. 13. novembril asus teele miiniveeskaja-allveelaev L-2 koos hävitajate Surovõi ja Gordõi, miiniveeskaja Urali ja väiksemate alustega. Pärast keskööd sattus salk pimedas Juminda lähistel miiniväljale. L-2 sõitis 14. novembril miinile ja uppus, temaga hukkus viiskümmend meest. Kaugel Soome lahel lebav vrakk tunnistati 2018. aastal kultuurimälestiseks.

Map of the area around Submarine L-2 on the last voyage to Hanko
59.77318° N, 25.26325° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: Soviet destroyer Surovy (1940), List of shipwrecks in November 1941; ministerial decree no. 126 of 2 July 2018; Estonian heritage register no. 30963 ↗

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