KALEV and LEMBIT

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Dear Freinds,

together with Miroslav Morozov currently I'm writing an article on Estonian (later Soviet) submarines KALEV and LEMBIT. Since all of their victims (or supposed victims) were German vessels we would like to confront our data with the information which you all have

There are two kinds of data of which we would like to ask to be checked: first is the composition of the convoys which were attacked by LEMBIT - in most of the cases we know the escort vessels but we are missing the ships from the convoy itself, so if it possible we would like to ask to complete the list of the ships from attacked convoys. Second list is the list of claimed victims of LEMBIT's mines but as far as we know were lost due to other reasons (which are listed below). In this case we would like to know if given causes of the sinking and the tonnage as well as dates are correct.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Andrzej


(Date / Name of attacked ship / Position)
Torpedo attacks:
4 IX 1942 / 6 ships + 1 tanker + escort V 303, V 305, V 314, M 1805 and Sicherungsschiff Adler / 15 Nm SW off Utö
13 IX 1942 / 6 ships + escort V 303, V 311, V 313 and V 314 / near Utö
14 IX 1942 / Ariadne, Malgache and Finnland + V 302, V 307, V 310 and Sicherungsschiff Adler / 59°35'5 N / 21°12'5 E (Finnland beached)
13 X 1944 / Hilma Lau / 55°20' N / 15°20' E (Hilma Lau sunk)
15 X 1944 / patrol craft / off Rixhöft (<= sadly we are missing the name of that ship, though we know it is neither M 3619 nor Taunus)
11 XII 1944 / 3 ships + 2 M-boots + 3 R-boots / 55°12' N / 19°55'3 E


(Date / Name of the ship / Real fate)
Mine victims (claimed):
24 VIII 1941 / Eestirand (4 444 BRT) / bombed by German planes (near Prangli - Finnish Gulf)
26 IX 1941 / Mosel (352 BRT) / sunk on mines laid by 3rd S-Flotille (near Windau)
7 XI 1941 / Frauenburg (2 111 BRT) / sunk on mines laid by 3rd S-Flotille (near Windau)
10 XI 1941 / Vollrath Tham (5 787 BRT) / sunk on British mine laid by RAF (near Borkum)
12 XI 1941 / Deutschland (1 257 BRT) / not damaged nor sunk
14 XI 1941 / Paukku (80 BRT) / sunk during storm (near Viipuri)
17 XI 1941 / Schwaneck (2 194 BRT) / sunk on British mine laid by RAF (near Stettin)
28 XI 1941 / Porkkala (162 BRT) / sunk on Soviet mines laid by MO 200, 204, 211 and 227 (Björkö Sound)
26 II 1942 / Starke (2 459 BRT) / sunk on German drifting mine (near Saßnitz)
2 XII 1942 / Dirschau (762 BRT) / sunk on mine (near Brüsterort)
5 II 1943 / UJ 1108 (462 BRT) / torpedoed by K-3 (Arctic Sea)
23 X 1944 / Pionier 5 (~100 BRT) / interned in Trelleborg
23 XI 1944 / Eichberg (1 923 BRT) / sunk on mines laid by L-21 (near Stolpe)
24 XI 1944 / Elie (1 873 BRT) / sunk on mines laid by L-21 (near Stolpe)
24 XI 1944 / Vs 302 (305 BRT) / damaged on mines laid by L-21 (near Stolpe)
22 XII 1944 / Eberhard (751 BRT) / sunk on British mine laid by RAF (near Rixhöft)
4 I 1945 / Lütjehörn (1 953 BRT) / sunk on British mine laid by RAF (near Kolberg)
1 II 1945 / Berlin (15 286 BRT) / damaged on British mine laid by RAF (near Swinemünde)
13 II 1945 / M 421 (543 T / sunk on German mine (near Kolberg)
17 II 1945 / Rüsselsheim (ex Drechtdijk) (9 358 BRT) / damaged on British mine laid by RAF (near Swinemünde)
18 III 1945 / Vs 1014 (41 BRT) / sunk on British mine (Great Belt)
19 III 1945 / Vs 301 (277 BRT) / sunk by Soviet planes (near Pillau)

[der erste]

War am letzten Wochenende in Tallinn und habe mir noch einmal die "Lembit" angesehen. Sie wurde 1936 bei Vickers Armstrong in Grossbritannien gebaut und kam am 09.Juli 1937 in Estland an. Während des krieges fuhr sie in der baltischen Flotte und nach dem Krieg diente sie als Trainingseinheit in Gorki, heute Nischni Nowgorod, für die Ausbildung sowjetischer U-Boot Besatzungen an der Wolga. 1979 kam sie nach Tallinn zurück und wurde 1985 Filiale des Museums der baltischen Flotte in Pirita. 1992 wurde sie in den Bestand des estnischen Marinemuseums aufgenommen und am 21.Mai 2011 an Land geholt.
In der Halle, in der sie als Ausstellungsstück fungiert, sind, zumindest für mich als Hobbyfotograf, miserable Lichtverhältnisse, die auch noch dauernd wechseln. Deshalb hier einige Bilder vom inneren des Bootes.

[der erste]

Und hier noch.