A search for the submarine wreck was begun in April 1999[1] by a team of divers from Sweden and Åland. According to the Military Archives of Sweden, the submarine hit the mine in Swedish territorial waters, but the Finnish archives specify the sinking occurred on Finnish territorial waters. The uncertainty of position necessitated a prolonged search. The diving team finally discovered the wreck inside Swedish territorial waters. One member of the diving team, Ingvald Eckerman, is a grandson of J. A. Eckerman who, as the lighthouse-keeper of the lighthouse at Märket, witnessed the submarine sinking in 1940.[2]
The wreck was emptied of munitions during the summer of 2012.[3]
ReferencesEdit
^"Sovjetiskt ubåtsvrak hittat (Soviet submarine wreck found)". Svenska Dagbladet web site (in Swedish). June 9, 2009.
^Long-lost World War II sub found off Swedish coast. CNN. 9 June 2009.
^Ahvenanmeren venäläissukellusvene tyhjennetään räjähteistä. Ilta-Sanomat, 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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soviet, submarine, soviet, class, submarine, early, 1940, entered, swedish, territorial, waters, Åland, where, swedish, naval, mine, sank, january, 1940, with, loss, crew, members, seen, hull, famous, commander, moldovan, stamphistorysoviet, unionnames, 2launc. S 2 was a Soviet S class submarine In early 1940 it entered Swedish territorial waters in the Sea of Aland where it hit a Swedish naval mine and sank on January 2 1940 with the loss of all 50 crew members S 2 as seen at the hull and famous commander of S 13 on a Moldovan stampHistorySoviet UnionNameS 2Launched7 November 1935Commissioned23 September 1936FateMined in Sea of Aland 2 January 1940General characteristicsClass and typeS class attack submarineDisplacement840 tonnes surfaced 1050 tonnes submerged Length77 8 mBeam6 4 mDraught4 4 mPropulsion2 diesels 2000 hp 2 electric motors 550 hp 2 propeller shafts Speed19 5 knots 36 km h surfaced 9 knots 16 7 km h submergedRange9800 miles 10 4 knots surfaced 148 miles 3 knots submergedTest depth100 mComplement8 officers 16 non coms and 21 ratingsSensors and processing systems2 periscopes Mars 12 microphone system Sirius communication system ASDIC on some boats Armament6 533 mm 21 in torpedo tubes 4 forward 2 aft 12 torpedoes 1 100 mm B 24 2 gun 1 45 mm 21 K gun minesWreck discovery EditA search for the submarine wreck was begun in April 1999 1 by a team of divers from Sweden and Aland According to the Military Archives of Sweden the submarine hit the mine in Swedish territorial waters but the Finnish archives specify the sinking occurred on Finnish territorial waters The uncertainty of position necessitated a prolonged search The diving team finally discovered the wreck inside Swedish territorial waters One member of the diving team Ingvald Eckerman is a grandson of J A Eckerman who as the lighthouse keeper of the lighthouse at Market witnessed the submarine sinking in 1940 2 The wreck was emptied of munitions during the summer of 2012 3 References Edit Sovjetiskt ubatsvrak hittat Soviet submarine wreck found Svenska Dagbladet web site in Swedish June 9 2009 Long lost World War II sub found off Swedish coast CNN 9 June 2009 Ahvenanmeren venalaissukellusvene tyhjennetaan rajahteista Ilta Sanomat 25 April 2012 Retrieved 2012 04 25 This submarine related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soviet submarine S 2 amp oldid 1163867291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
