Navy The Soviet Navy Type Submarine Class ShCh (Scuka) Pennant Built by A. Marti (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 194 Ordered Laid down 31 Dec 1938 Launched 17 Dec 1939 Commissioned 7 Jun 1941 Lost Jun 1943 History
Baltic fleet.
Lost in the Gulf of Finland in early June 1943. Possibly sunk by German small craft after being damaged by a German aircraft on 1 June.
8 Jul 1942 At 2328 hours, ShCh-406 torpedoed and damaged the German sailing vessel Fides (545 GRT, former Finnish Madare) east-south-east of Oxel?sund, Sweden in position 58°36'E, 17°25'E. The Fides remained afloat due to its cargo, wood.
26 Oct 1942 While operating north of Danzig Bay, ShCh-406 torpedoed and sank the fishing vessel Mercator (119 GRT).
28 Oct 1942 At 0030 hours, ShCh-406 again fires 2 torpedoes against the Swedish merchant Bengt Sture (872 GRT). This time the ship is hit and sank about 15 nautical miles north-west of the Stilo lighthouse in position 54°58'N, 17°26'E.
1 Nov 1942 At 0845 hours, ShCh-406 torpedoed and sank the Finnish merchant Agnes (2983 GRT) north of Rixh?ft.
Navy The Soviet Navy
Type Submarine
Class ShCh (Scuka)
Pennant
Built by A. Marti (Leningrad, U.S.S.R.) / Yard 194
Ordered
Laid down 31 Dec 1938
Launched 17 Dec 1939
Commissioned 7 Jun 1941
Lost Jun 1943
History
Baltic fleet.
Lost in the Gulf of Finland in early June 1943. Possibly sunk by German small craft after being damaged by a German aircraft on 1 June.
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At 2328 hours, ShCh-406 torpedoed and damaged the German sailing vessel Fides (545 GRT, former Finnish Madare) east-south-east of Oxel?sund, Sweden in position 58°36'E, 17°25'E. The Fides remained afloat due to its cargo, wood.
26 Oct 1942
While operating north of Danzig Bay, ShCh-406 torpedoed and sank the fishing vessel Mercator (119 GRT).
28 Oct 1942
At 0030 hours, ShCh-406 again fires 2 torpedoes against the Swedish merchant Bengt Sture (872 GRT). This time the ship is hit and sank about 15 nautical miles north-west of the Stilo lighthouse in position 54°58'N, 17°26'E.
1 Nov 1942
At 0845 hours, ShCh-406 torpedoed and sank the Finnish merchant Agnes (2983 GRT) north of Rixh?ft.
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