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Shipwreck or sea mystery · 27.09.1941

Torpedo boat TKA-24 under the guns of two cruisers

Torpeedokaater TKA-24 kahe ristleja tule all

In late September 1941 the Germans were fighting to take Saaremaa, and the Soviet defenders retreated onto the narrow Sõrve peninsula. German warships came in close to bombard them. On 27 September the light cruisers Emden and Leipzig opened fire in Lõu Bay, on the west coast of Saaremaa near the neck of the Sõrve peninsula, and sank the Soviet G-5-class motor torpedo boat TKA-24. Her crew was rescued by other torpedo boats. The pin is placed in Lõu Bay, as only the bay is named.

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

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1941. aasta septembri lõpus võitlesid sakslased Saaremaa pärast ja Nõukogude kaitsjad taganesid kitsale Sõrve poolsaarele. Saksa sõjalaevad tulid lähedale neid tulistama. 27. septembril avasid kergeristlejad Emden ja Leipzig Saaremaa läänerannikul Sõrve poolsaare kaela lähedal Lõu lahes tule ja uputasid Nõukogude G-5-klassi torpeedokaatri TKA-24. Meeskonna päästsid teised torpeedokaatrid. Märk on pandud Lõu lahte, sest teada on vaid laht.

Map of the area around Torpedo boat TKA-24 under the guns of two cruisers
58.10000° N, 22.18000° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: English Wikipedia: List of shipwrecks in September 1941 ↗

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