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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 24.08.1941

The destroyer Engels, mined north-east of Juminda

Hävitaja Engels, mis sõitis miinile Jumindast kirdes

The Engels began life as the Russian destroyer Desna, launched in 1915, and was renamed in Soviet times. In the first weeks of the war she laid mines in the Irbe Strait and towed the torpedoed destroyer Storozhevoy to Kuressaare. On 7 August 1941 a bomb knocked out one of her turbines, and she went to Tallinn for repairs. Only partly repaired, she was escorting a convoy to Kronstadt on 24 August when she struck two mines north-east of the Juminda peninsula and sank. Sources disagree on the toll: one says most of the crew were rescued, another that 169 of 180 died. The pin marks only the general area.

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

Eesti keeles

Engels alustas teenistust Vene hävitajana Desna, mis lasti vette 1915. aastal, ja nimetati Nõukogude ajal ümber. Sõja esimestel nädalatel pani laev Irbe väina miine ja pukseeris torpedeeritud hävitaja Storoževoi Kuressaarde. 7. augustil 1941 rikkus pomm ühe tema turbiinidest ja laev läks remondiks Tallinna. Vaid osaliselt parandatuna saatis Engels 24. augustil konvoid Kroonlinna, kui sõitis Juminda poolsaarest kirdes kahele miinile ja uppus. Ohvrite arvu kohta lähevad allikad lahku: ühe järgi päästeti suurem osa meeskonnast, teise järgi hukkus 180 mehest 169. Märk näitab vaid üldist piirkonda.

Map of the area around The destroyer Engels, mined north-east of Juminda
59.66500° N, 25.54500° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: Russian destroyer Desna; English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in August 1941 ↗

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