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|image=Locotenent-Comandor Stihi Eugen 1935.jpg |
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|caption=Romanian gunboat ''Stihi Eugen'' |
| caption = Romanian gunboat ''Stihi Eugen'' |
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|conflict=Battle of Cape Burnas |
| conflict = Battle of Cape Burnas |
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|partof= the [[Black Sea Campaigns (1941-44)|Black Sea Campaigns]] of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] of [[World War II]] |
| partof = the [[Black Sea Campaigns (1941-44)|Black Sea Campaigns]] of the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Eastern Front]] of [[World War II]] |
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|date=1 October 1942 |
| date = 1 October 1942 |
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|place=[[Burnas Lagoon|Cape Burnas]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] |
| place = [[Burnas Lagoon|Cape Burnas]], [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]] |
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| result = Inconclusive |
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|result=Inconclusive; Soviet submarine accomplishes her goal of sinking the German ship, but is subsequently sunk herself by Romanian gunboats |
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|combatant1= {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]<br>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
| combatant1 = {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]]<br>{{flag|Nazi Germany}} |
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|combatant2={{flag|Soviet Union|1936}} |
| combatant2 = {{flag|Soviet Union|1936}} |
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|strength1=2 gunboats<br>1 transport ship<br>1 flying boat |
| strength1 = 2 gunboats<br>1 transport ship<br>1 flying boat |
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|strength2=1 submarine |
| strength2 = 1 submarine |
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|casualties1=1 transport ship sunk |
| casualties1 = 1 transport ship sunk |
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|casualties2=1 submarine sunk<br>16-19 killed<br>2,000 Soviet POWs killed aboard the sunken German ship |
| casualties2 = 1 submarine sunk<br>16-19 killed<br>2,000 Soviet POWs killed aboard the sunken German ship |
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{{Campaignbox Black Sea campaigns (1941–44)}} |
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| Battle of Cape Burnas | |||||||
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| Part of the Black Sea Campaigns of the Eastern Front of World War II | |||||||
 Romanian gunboat Stihi Eugen | |||||||
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 Romania Nazi Germany |
 Soviet Union | ||||||
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2 gunboats 1 transport ship 1 flying boat | 1 submarine | ||||||
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| 1 transport ship sunk |
1 submarine sunk 16-19 killed 2,000 Soviet POWs killed aboard the sunken German ship | ||||||
The Battle of Cape Burnas was a naval engagement between the Soviet and Romanian navies near the Burnas Lagoon in October 1942.
On 1 October 1942, the Soviet M-class submarine M-118 attacked and sank the German transport ship Salzburg, which was carrying on board 2,000 Soviet prisoners of war. After attacking, the submarine was located by a German BV 138C flying boat, and the Romanian gunboats Sublocotenent Ghiculescu and Stihi Eugen were sent to the scene. The two Romanian warships attacked the Soviet submarine with depth-charges, sinking her with all hands.[1][2][3]
Alternative versions
Recent surveys in the area failed to find the wreck in the alleged sinking location and it has been raised the alternative version that M-118 was lost due German seaplane attack [4] or a Romanian field from barrage "S-30"[5].
At the same time, one literary source attests that two Soviet submarines were confirmed to have been sunk by Romanian surface units.[6] There are several Soviet submarines claimed to have been sunk by Romanian surface warships, but the two most valid claims are M-118 and Shch-206, sunk on 9 July 1941.
References
- ^ Antony Preston, Warship 2001-2002, p. 79
- ^ Donald A Bertke, Gordon Smith, Don Kindell, World War II Sea War, Vol 7: The Allies Strike Back p. 179
- ^ Mikhail Monakov, Jurgen Rohwer, Stalin's Ocean-going Fleet: Soviet Naval Strategy and Shipbuilding Programs 1935-1953, p. 266
- ^ http://www.sovboat.ru/ship/m118.php3 M-118 on sovboat.ru (Russian)
- ^ http://docplayer.ru/amp/27819615-Tragediya-transporta-zalcburg-i-gibel-podvodnoy-lodki-m-118.html Tragedy of transport "Salzburg" and the loss of submarine "M-118" (Russian)
- ^ David T. Zabecki, World War II in Europe: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, 2015, p. 708