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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 29.08.1941

The rescue ship Saturn and the doomed Vironia

Päästelaev Saturn ja hukule määratud Vironia

During the evacuation of Tallinn on 28 August 1941 the former Estonian passenger steamer Vironia, now a Soviet headquarters ship, was disabled by a bomb. The rescue ship Saturn took her in tow. At 7:20 pm the Saturn herself struck a mine and had to let go of the tow line. She stayed afloat, and the net-layer Azimut came alongside and took off 131 of the 270 people crowded aboard. Before midnight a drifting mine sank the Vironia, and a few hours later the Saturn went down too; only 27 of those left on her survived. Her wreck lies north of Juminda.

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

Eesti keeles

Tallinna evakuatsiooni ajal 28. augustil 1941 sai endine Eesti reisiaurik Vironia, nüüd Nõukogude staabilaev, pommitabamuse ja jäi juhitamatuks. Päästelaev Saturn võttis selle puksiiri. Kell 19.20 sõitis Saturn ise miinile ja puksiirots tuli lahti lasta. Laev püsis pinnal ning võrguveeskaja Azimut tuli selle kõrvale ja võttis pardal olnud 270 inimesest peale 131. Enne keskööd uputas Vironia triiviv miin ning mõni tund hiljem vajus põhja ka Saturn. Sinna jäänutest pääses vaid 27. Vrakk lebab Jumindast põhja pool.

Map of the area around The rescue ship Saturn and the doomed Vironia
59.79284° N, 25.50291° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Juminda miinilahing; Estonian Wikipedia: Vironia (aurulaev); Estonian heritage register no. 27882 ↗

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