UJ 102 - KT 40
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German
ship losses in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea was
taking a great toll on the war effort, and a joint program
to counter this was launched between Germany and
Italy In French, Italian, Hungarian and Italian shipyards
they started producing fast manufactured transport vessels. According
to historical sources KT 40 was built in Italy, and
converted at Nikolaev shipyard to
a submarine hunter in 1942. She was assigned to the newly
formed 1.
U-Bootsjagdflottille in Constanta
in the summer 1943. Hunting a Soviet submarine outside Yevpatoria,
she blew up and sank 12. December 1943. It is believed
she accidentally struck the cargo of ammunition of the
wreck Santa Fe with depth charges. The wreck rest
today standing on her keel on a depth of 15 to 20 meter
southwest of Kalamitshy Bay, only a few hundred meters
from the wreck of the German
steamer Santa Fe.
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| 45°05'00.0"N 33°16'00.0"E ( Approx location )  Picture: UJ-110, former KT 25 Courrtesy of Weapons & Warfare Last updated: August 2017 |
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