German transport Salzburg

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]

History
Name:
  • Slot Loevestein (1921-1924)
  • Jonge Anthony (1924-1939)
  • Salzburg (1939-1942)
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: 1921
Acquired: 1921
In service: 1921
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

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).[1]

References
  1. "SS Salzburg (+1942)". wrecksite.eu. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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