The Revoljucija was originally a Norwegian-owned vessel named the Activ. She was completed in 1909 and belonged to the A/S Alliance (A.C. Hein & Son). Her home port was Arendal from 1909 to 1918 when she was sold to the then unrecognized Soviet Russia. Upon acquiring her, the Soviets renamed her the Revoljucija (Russian for Revolution). Her new operators were Severnoje Gosudarstvennoe Morskoe Parokhodstvo (SGMP) and her new home port was Archangelsk.[1]
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During World War II, the Revoljucija served as a member of convoy KB-35 that transferred supplies from the United States to the Russian port of Archangelsk and Murmansk. On 2 December 1944, the Revoljucija left Kola Bay along with the other member of the KB-35 convoy, the Soviet steam merchant Kama. The two steam merchants were under the escort of the patrol ship SKR-20 and the minesweeper T-884 (No 38). Upon reaching the Litskie Islands the Revoljucija's engines broke down and the ship was forced to stop, leaving the other steamer to continue on to Archangelsk along with the patrol ship while T-884 (No 38) was to remain with the Revoljucija in order to protect her from any German submarines. In the early morning hours of 3 December, the German submarine U-1163 encountered the stranded Revoljucija and the minesweeper. The U-boat fired a torpedo at the group, thinking that they were patrol vessels. The initial torpedo missed its target. A few minutes after the first torpedo missed, U-1163 fired another torpedo at the two ships, hitting the hull of the Revoljucija and causing her to sink in 20 seconds with the loss of all 23 of her crew.[1][2][3]
revoljucija, revoljucija, revolution, soviet, steam, merchant, that, sunk, german, submarine, 1163, during, world, historynorwaynameactivoperatora, alliance, hein, port, registryarendalbuilderstavanger, støberi, dokk, stavangercompletedjuly, 1909fatesold, sovi. Revoljucija Revolution was a Soviet steam merchant that was sunk by the German submarine U 1163 during World War II 1 HistoryNorwayNameActivOperatorA S Alliance A C Hein amp Son Port of registryArendalBuilderStavanger Stoberi amp Dokk StavangerCompletedJuly 1909FateSold to Soviet Russia in 1918Soviet UnionNameRevoljucijaOperatorSevernoje Gosudarstvennoe Morskoe Parokhodstvo SGMP Port of registryArchangelskAcquired1918FateSunk by torpedoes from U 1163 on 3 December 1944General characteristics 1 Tonnage433Propulsionsingle screwCrew23 Contents 1 History 1 1 As the Activ 1 2 As the Revoljucija 2 ReferencesHistory editAs the Activ edit The Revoljucija was originally a Norwegian owned vessel named the Activ She was completed in 1909 and belonged to the A S Alliance A C Hein amp Son Her home port was Arendal from 1909 to 1918 when she was sold to the then unrecognized Soviet Russia Upon acquiring her the Soviets renamed her the Revoljucija Russian for Revolution Her new operators were Severnoje Gosudarstvennoe Morskoe Parokhodstvo SGMP and her new home port was Archangelsk 1 As the Revoljucija edit During World War II the Revoljucija served as a member of convoy KB 35 that transferred supplies from the United States to the Russian port of Archangelsk and Murmansk On 2 December 1944 the Revoljucija left Kola Bay along with the other member of the KB 35 convoy the Soviet steam merchant Kama The two steam merchants were under the escort of the patrol ship SKR 20 and the minesweeper T 884 No 38 Upon reaching the Litskie Islands the Revoljucija s engines broke down and the ship was forced to stop leaving the other steamer to continue on to Archangelsk along with the patrol ship while T 884 No 38 was to remain with the Revoljucija in order to protect her from any German submarines In the early morning hours of 3 December the German submarine U 1163 encountered the stranded Revoljucija and the minesweeper The U boat fired a torpedo at the group thinking that they were patrol vessels The initial torpedo missed its target A few minutes after the first torpedo missed U 1163 fired another torpedo at the two ships hitting the hull of the Revoljucija and causing her to sink in 20 seconds with the loss of all 23 of her crew 1 2 3 References edit a b c d Helgason Gudmundur Revoljucija uboat net Retrieved 2010 07 02 Helgason Gudmundur Patrol info for U 1163 Third patrol U Boat War in World War II Uboat net Retrieved 31 March 2010 Helgason Gudmundur U 1163 U Boat War in World War II Uboat net Retrieved 28 March 2010 68 44 N 37 49 E 68 733 N 37 817 E 68 733 37 817 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title SS Revoljucija amp oldid 1090977443, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
