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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 02.08.1941

Submarine S-11, sunk in Soela Strait and raised in 1955

Allveelaev S-11, mis uppus Soela väinas ja tõsteti 1955. aastal

In the summer of 1941 German motor torpedo boats slipped into Soela Strait, between Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, and laid mines in the narrow passage that Soviet ships used. On 2 August 1941 the S-class submarine S-11 struck one of these mines and sank, and 45 of her crew died. Unlike most wartime wrecks, she did not stay on the seabed: the hull was raised in 1955 and scrapped in 1957–1958. The pin is placed in the strait, as only the strait is named.

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

Eesti keeles

1941. aasta suvel tungisid Saksa torpeedokaatrid Hiiumaa ja Saaremaa vahelisse Soela väina ja panid miine kitsasse läbipääsu, mida Nõukogude laevad kasutasid. 2. augustil 1941 sõitis S-klassi allveelaev S-11 ühele neist miinidest ja uppus, hukkus 45 meeskonnaliiget. Erinevalt enamikust sõjaaegsetest vrakkidest ei jäänud see merepõhja: kere tõsteti 1955. aastal üles ja lõigati aastatel 1957–1958 vanarauaks. Märk on pandud väina, sest teada on vaid väin.

Map of the area around Submarine S-11, sunk in Soela Strait and raised in 1955
58.64000° N, 22.48000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

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

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