Skip to main content

Marfeldt Photography

Shipwreck or sea mystery · 28.08.1941

Submarine Shch-301 in the Juminda minefield

Allveelaev Štš-301 Juminda miiniväljal

The Shchuka-class submarine Shch-301 was one of the many Soviet warships that tried to escape from Tallinn through the Juminda minefield on the evening of 28 August 1941. At 7:48 pm, minutes after the gunboat I-8 had been lost, she struck a mine and went down. Accounts of the toll differ: Estonian historians write that 14 of her 38 crew were saved, one of whom soon died of his wounds, while another list says only two of 41 survived. The pin marks the position published for her loss, far out in the Gulf of Finland.

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

Eesti keeles

Štšuka-klassi allveelaev Štš-301 oli üks paljudest Nõukogude sõjalaevadest, mis üritasid 28. augusti õhtul 1941 Tallinnast Juminda miinivälja kaudu põgeneda. Kell 19.48, mõni minut pärast suurtükilaeva I-8 hukku, sõitis see miinile ja uppus. Ohvrite arv on allikates erinev: Eesti ajaloolaste andmeil pääses 38-liikmelisest meeskonnast 14, kellest üks suri peagi haavadesse, teise nimekirja järgi pääses 41 mehest vaid kaks. Märk näitab avaldatud hukukohta kaugel Soome lahel.

Map of the area around Submarine Shch-301 in the Juminda minefield
59.86670° N, 25.26670° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Juminda miinilahing; English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in August 1941 ↗

More stories nearby

Translate »