Shipwreck or sea mystery · 06.12.1916
The minesweeper Shchit off south-west Hiiumaa
The minesweeper Shchit was built in Tallinn in 1916 for the Russian Baltic Fleet, and her career was brief. On 6 December 1916, working off south-western Hiiumaa, she struck a mine and began to sink – slowly enough to save everyone aboard. The minesweeper Gruz came to help and took off all 38 crew, together with the ship's important documents. The 53-metre hull settled in shallow water and has since broken apart, its remains scattered over an area of about 33 by 44 metres at a depth of only 11–13 metres. Shchit is now a protected archaeological monument, and the position shown here is converted from the coordinates in the state decree that listed it.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Traaler Štšit ehitati 1916. aastal Tallinnas Vene Balti laevastikule ning tema teenistus jäi lühikeseks. 6. detsembril 1916 sõitis ta Edela-Hiiumaa lähedal miinile ja hakkas uppuma – õnneks nii aeglaselt, et kõik pardalolijad pääsesid. Appi tulnud traaler Gruz võttis peale kogu 38-liikmelise meeskonna koos laeva tähtsate dokumentidega. 53-meetrine kere vajus madalasse vette ja on hiljem lagunenud: jäänused on laiali umbes 33 × 44 meetri suurusel alal vaid 11–13 meetri sügavusel. Štšit on nüüd kaitsealune arheoloogiamälestis ning siin näidatud asukoht on teisendatud mälestiseks tunnistamise määruses toodud koordinaatidest.
Source: X-Ray Mag; Estonian Ministry of Culture monument decree ↗