Nummer: 21412


Area : Baltic Sea
Sea area : Gulf of Finland
Date of minelaying : 22.06.1941
Nationality of U-boat : Finnish
U-boat : VESIHIISI
Commander : Kijanen
Grid : F3 barrage
presumed target type : ---
presumed tonnage : ---- ---
presumed result : hit not ascertained
Used weapon(s) : Sea mine(s)
Date of sinking : 30.06.1941
Nationality of target : Soviet
Actual type of target : Patrol Craft
Name of target : MO-143
Year of launch : ..
Actual tonnage : 56 ts
Actual result : sunk
Position of target : 59.44n 26.07e [AO 3617]
Footnote : The Finnish U-boats "Vesihiisi" (Kijanen), "Iku-Turso" (Pekkanen), and "Vetehinen" (Pakkala) laid 13 mine barrages from June 22nd to August 2nd. - Mine barrage F.3 (laid on Jun.22nd by "Vesihiisi") had been the cause for the loss of subchaser MO-134 and possibly of "Rasma".


updated on: 00.00.0000
Remark: PC MO-143