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Monday, 16 June 2025

Floating dock sunk in the harbour of Nikolaev as reported on 27 July 1943

In his letter dated Nikolaev (Mykolaiv, Ukraine 27 July 1943 reported captain W. Wilstermann Hafeninspekteur des R.K.S. Seetra.Niko. to the Bevollmächtigten für die Deutsche Seeschiffahrt im Schwarzen Meer the ships sunk or run aground in the harbour of Nikolaev. A 30,000 tons dock. A Dutch salvage company was already quite what time busy with salvaging her but it was a really difficult job. The dock was for some time seized by Romania and in the meantime were the pumps, aggregates and hoses disappeared.

Source

Deutsches Historisches Institut Moska. Records 500 findbuch 201253-file 186. 

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