Shipwreck or sea mystery · 26.08.1941
The transport Lunacharski, bombed as Tallinn was abandoned
Transpordilaev Lunatšarski, mida pommitati Tallinna mahajätmisel
On 26 August 1941 Marshal Voroshilov formally gave the Soviet forces permission to abandon Tallinn, and the city's harbours filled with ships waiting to load troops, civilians and equipment. German bombers were already overhead. That same day the requisitioned cargo ship Lunacharski, a steamer of 3,618 tons, was hit and sank. Estonian accounts place her loss in the Bekker harbour at Kopli, while an English list says she was at anchor in Tallinn Bay awaiting loading; seven of her crew were killed. The pin is placed at the Bekker harbour.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
26. augustil 1941 andis marssal Vorošilov Nõukogude vägedele ametlikult loa Tallinn maha jätta ning linna sadamad täitusid laevadega, mis ootasid vägede, tsiviilisikute ja varustuse pealevõtmist. Saksa pommitajad olid juba linna kohal. Samal päeval sai tabamuse ja uppus mobiliseeritud 3618-tonnine kaubaaurik Lunatšarski. Eesti allikate järgi juhtus see Kopli Bekkeri sadamas, ingliskeelse nimekirja järgi seisis laev laadimist oodates Tallinna lahel ankrus. Hukkus seitse meeskonnaliiget. Märk on pandud Bekkeri sadamasse.
Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Juminda miinilahing; English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in August 1941 ↗