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| Soviet WWII warship lost on Lake Ladoga found |
| 2018-05-21 |
| [SputnikNews] Submariners began on May 19 to lift parts of the ship that was for many years considered forever lost to the bottom of Lake Ladoga. Belarusian diver Igor Matyuk discovered the remains of the flagship of the Ladoga flotilla, the so-called "Purga" guard ship. Divers had been unable to find the "Purga" for a long time. While the location of the nearly 100-meter ship was already presumed, the bottom of the lake was unable to be investigated using devices, but required the divers to examine the location themselves. The flagship took fought its last battle in 1942 near the Osinovetsky lighthouse, but was finally sunk as the result of a German airstrike. Video at the link |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Wiki: "The Uragan-class guard ships were built for the Soviet Navy as small patrol and escort ships. Eighteen were built in the 1930s and served during World War II in all four of the Soviet Fleets: Baltic, Black Sea, Northern and Pacific. Four were lost during the war and the rest remained in service until the late 1950s in various secondary roles. The official Soviet designation was Project "2, Project 4 and Project 39, but they were nicknamed the "Bad Weather Flotilla" by Soviet sailors by virtue of their meteorological names. Heh. "Sunk 1 September 1942, but later raised" Something tells me there is an interesting story about this ship. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2018-05-21 22:57 |