History |
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Name |
- Slot Loevestein (1921-1924)
- Jonge Anthony (1924-1939)
- Salzburg (1939-1942)
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Namesake | Salzburg |
Owner | Schuldt H. - Flensburger Dampfer Compagnie - Ozean Dampfer A.G. |
Port of registry | Flensburg, Germany |
Builder | De Groot & V. Vliet |
Yard number | 78 |
Completed | February 1922 |
Acquired | 1921 |
In service | 1922 |
Out of service | 1 October 1942 |
Identification | DKBF |
Fate | Torpedoed by Soviet submarine M-118 and sunk |
General characteristics |
Type | Transport ship |
Tonnage | 1,742 GRT |
Length | 85.1 metres (279 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 9.8 metres (32 ft 2 in) |
Depth | 5.4 metres (17 ft 9 in) |
Installed power | 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine |
Propulsion | Screw propeller |
Speed | 12 knots |
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SS Salzburg was a German transport ship that was torpedoed by the Soviet submarine M-118 and sank on 1 October 1942 east of Lake Shahany, Ukraine.[1]
Construction
Salzburg was constructed in 1921 at the De Groot & V. Vliet shipyard in Rotterdam, Netherlands. She was completed in 1921. The ship was 85.1 metres (279 ft 2 in) long, with a beam of 9.8 metres (32 ft 2 in) and a depth of 5.4 metres (17 ft 9 in). The ship was assessed at 1,742 GRT. She had 1 x 3-cyl. triple expansion engine driving a single screw propeller. The engine was rated at 241 nhp.[1]
Sinking
Salzburg was torpedoed east of Lake Shahany by the Soviet submarine M-118 on 1 October 1942 while she was carrying 2,200 Russian prisoners of war from Burghaz to Odessa. About 2,000 prisoners and 2 crew members went down with the ship and the M-118 was attacked and sunk that same day by two Romanian minesweepers.[1]
Wreck
The current situation of the wreck is unknown, but is believed to lie at (45°54′N 30°19′E / 45.900°N 30.317°E / 45.900; 30.317).[1]
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