Varna
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Varna
was a steam freighter laid down by Neptun Werft AG in
Rostock, and was launched in 1937 for the Bulgarian
company Societe Comerciale Bulgare. After Bulgaria joins
the Axis and their invasion of Soviet Uion in1941, she is
widely used in the Black Sea as a military transport. In
the heavily guarded convoy Hermelin, she was spotted and
torpedoed by the Soviet submarine D-4 under command of Lieutenant
Commander Trofimov 24. August
1943. The torpedo ignited paort of her cargo of ammunition
and she broke in two parts before she disappeared in the
deep. The wreck rest today on a depth of 32 to 55 meter
southwest of Olenivka.
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| 45°13'N, 32°35'E ( Source: Uboat.net )  Picture: Varna Courtesy of Traces of War, Public domain Last updated: November 2019 |
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