Shch-213
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The
Soviet submarine Shch-213 was laid down in 1934 at
Sudostroytelnyi Zavod Imeny 61 in Nikolayev, and was
launched three years later. She was put in service in the
Black Sea fleet in October 1938. After the German invasion
in 1941, they were ordered to patrol the Black Sea and and
sink all neutral and enemy shipping they encountered. They
successfully sunk two ships during her career. In February
1942 they torpedoed the small freighter Struma carrying more than
700 Jewish refugees, where only one man survived the
sinking. After combat with the German uboat hunter UJ 116
outside Constanta, she hit a mine 14.October 1942 and went
down with all hands. The wreck was found in November 2008,
and rest today some twenty kilometers northeast of
Constanta on a depth of 30 meter.
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| N 44 17.340 E 028 53.992 ( Source: Black Sea wrecks )  Picture: Shch-213 Courtesy of Uboat.net Interested in uboats and their commanders? Visit this great site... Uboat Net Last updated: July 2019 |
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