Map of sunken ships in the South China Sea. Sinking of ships in Tsemes Bay

"Uralles"
Belonging to the USSR. Transport. Former cargo ship. Launched in 1926, original name - "Dore". As part of the Black Sea Fleet from July 27, 1941.
Capacity: 1975 brt. Speed: 9 knots.
On October 30, 1941, the Uralles transport (captain I.F. Korotky) participated in the evacuation of Yevpatoria. At 1325 hours, when the port was bombed by 35 enemy aircraft, the transport sank. When examining the object by scuba divers from the Neptune-Pro club in Tolyatti and Evpatoria, the following picture appeared. The ship's hull is completely destroyed and consists of scattered metal fragments.

Fresh cuts of bronze pipes are visible everywhere, probably made by local non-ferrous metal lovers. Under the fragment of the starboard side, fragments of cargo, copper rods with a diameter of 70 mm and a length of 500 mm are visible.

It was not possible to find any photographs of the vessel during its lifetime.
Coordinates 45°09"N 33°23"E. Depth 12 meters. The elevation above the ground is 2-5 meters.

T-405 "Fuse"
Belonging to the USSR. Minesweeper of project 53. Laid down in Sevastopol in 1936. Launched in 1937. Entered service on May 9, 1938.
Displacement: standard - 447 t,
full - 490 t
Length: 62 m
Width: 7.62 m
Draft: 2.37 m
Diesel power: 2 x 1400 hp.
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 1 100-mm gun in the B-24-BM mount,
1 45 mm gun in mount 21-K,
1 20 mm "Rheinmetall"
2 2x 12.7 mm Colt
2 12.7 mm DShK
28 mines of the 1926 model, 2 trawls.
Crew: 52 people.

January 4, 1942 at 11:30 p.m. a detachment of ships consisting of the base minesweeper T-405 "Vzryvatel" (commander-lieutenant V.G. Tryastsin), 7 patrol boats and the sea tug SP-14 left Streletskaya Bay of Sevastopol with the task of landing an advanced landing detachment in Evpatoria. During the passage, the sea state reached 3-4 points, the strength of the north-west wind reached 4-5 points. January 5 at 02:41 am. the ships approached the tactical deployment point and, at a signal from the flagship, headed to predetermined landing points. In the period from 3 to 6 o'clock, a landing was carried out as part of a reinforced marine battalion (577 people, 3 tankettes and 3 anti-tank guns). During the landing, the "Fuse" moored to the passenger pier. The landing was generally successful and the landing force, supported by naval artillery fire, advanced deeper into the city. Realizing where the main threat was coming from, the enemy concentrated artillery and mortar fire on the port area. Shells and mines exploded around the ships. The "fuse" received a number of damage. The commander of the landing, Captain 2nd Rank N.V. Buslaev, was killed by shrapnel. The command was taken over by the detachment's military commissar, regimental commissar A.S. Boyko. It became impossible to remain further in the port, and the ships entered the outer roadstead, where they began to maneuver, continuing to provide fire support for the landing party. Patrol boats repeatedly approached the shore and picked up the wounded. At dawn on January 5, air attacks began and continued throughout the day. Communication between the patrol boats and the flagship and the landing party on the shore was interrupted. During the day, the boats managed to contact Sevastopol by radio and were given an order to return to base. In the afternoon the weather worsened sharply. The wind increased with sleet and rain. By evening, only one "Fuse" remained in the Yevpatoria area. By this time, the ship had suffered serious damage to the hull and heavy losses in personnel. During another air attack, two bombs exploded near the ship. The explosion threw the stern up. The impact tore apart the sheets of outer cladding. Water began to flow into the engine room and aft rooms. All drainage systems were started. The propeller shafts were bent. The diesel engines failed and stopped. The 45-mm gun was torn from its mounts and thrown overboard. The gun crew was completely disabled by shrapnel. The steering failed and the uncontrollable ship ran aground. Anchors were dropped, but due to the sandy soil they did not hold the ship. At about 21:00, the minesweeper was thrown ashore by the rolling wave, occupied by the enemy in the area of the Salt mines.

At 21:15. patrol boat No. 0102 received a report from the minesweeper for fleet headquarters: “I am aground.” Enemy aircraft continued to attack the stationary "Fuse". Another anti-aircraft gun went out of action. The bridge and masts were destroyed. New losses among personnel. On the night of January 6, the last radiogram was transmitted from the minesweeper: “The ship cannot be removed. Save the crew and the ship, it will be too late at dawn.” Torpedo boats with ammunition were sent twice to help the minesweeper by order of the fleet commander, but they were unable to approach the shore due to enemy opposition, boats No. 91 and No. 111 were killed, and No. 101 and No. 121 returned to base.
The ship's command gathered the survivors and ordered them to destroy secret documents. And also take up defense on the ship and on the shore around it. Soon the enemy tanks approached the water's edge and began to shoot at the ship point-blank. Several shells pierced the hull. Around 2 p.m. The "fuse" used up all the ammunition of the 100 mm gun, and it was out of action. A.S. Boyko and V.G. were killed. Tryascin. The survivors attempted to break out by land, but it failed due to intense enemy fire, and the personnel continued to fight from the side of the ship.

According to local rescuers, the remains of the ship are still at the scene of the sinking.

"Ignatius Prokhorov"
Belonging to Russia. Steamer, former "Wearmounth". Built in 1886 in England at the Stand Slipway Co shipyard. In 1891 the ship was sold to S. Tourcoul. And it received a new name “Ignatius Prokhorov” with registration in Odessa. In 1903, the ship changed its owner again, it became S.L. Karapatnitsky. In 1915, the ship was requisitioned by the Imperial Navy as transport number 27.
Displacement 1265 (1369) brt.
Length approximately 70 meters.
In November 1918, the Ignatius Prokhorov (Transport No. 27) sank as a result of an explosion on a floating mine.
Discovered by representatives of the Sevastopol club "Alpha". This is how one of the Sevastopol scuba divers, Andrey Bykov, describes the dive to the object. “After the first minutes of being on the ship, we had no doubts - this is a perfectly preserved ancient steamship. The ship was not silted at all. The first assumption that came to mind was that the ship was wheeled, but everything was put into place by a giant propeller digging into the seabed .

Steel body, well preserved railing. Right at the stern there are open hatches leading somewhere down.

Closer to the holds lie the remains of a large ship's steering wheel.

Empty davits hung over the sides. The open stern holds make it clear that the ship is a cargo ship. Sailing to the center of the ship, we descend into the first hold. The holds are interconnected and can be penetrated through. The holds are amazing in their size. At the bottom of one of them lies a huge propeller. Rusty stairs go down from the deck to the very bottom. There are these rusty icicles hanging from the stairs and along the sides - the kind I saw in photographs from the Titanic. Behind the holds there is a long superstructure; two staircases rise up to it from the deck. At the top of the superstructure is the ship's galley and the entrances to the interior of the steamship. Behind the galley there is a wide open hatch leading to the engine room.

A small “dressing room” begins immediately behind it; directly from above, through the entrance, you can see a huge valve on the steam pipe of the machine and a blackened passage to the lower deck, where, in fact, the machine itself is located. At the very beginning of the superstructure, where it should be, there is a captain's bridge. The huge eye sockets of the windows are without glass, and through any of them you can freely get inside without removing the cylinders.

Inside the bridge are the remains of furniture, ship utensils and something else. A pile of debris in which something familiar is definitely discernible. Although there is a completely whole cabinet, apparently for documents. There is a bottle on the shelves and the remains of some papers. To the left of the cabinet there is a ship's barometer hanging on the wall. The bow holds are also open, and you can freely dive from one to another. At the bottom of the holds there are the remains of the ship's cargo, planks and some rubbish; cargo beams with overgrown ropes hang over the holds. We rise from the hold and swim to the bow - it is already clearly visible. The bow of the steamer was bent at the top, apparently from hitting the bottom. There is a superstructure at the bow and there are two doorways in it.
For all the dives that we made to the object, we did not find any traces of destruction of the hull or anything similar. The cause of the ship's death remains a mystery today. In the pilothouse of the steamship, right on the work table, we found the remains of the logbook, as well as a fragment of a directory of marine semaphore commands with their detailed description. Personally, for me, learning Japanese is much easier. In the logbook you can read fragments of records about the routes and stops of the vessel. Fortunately for us, the captain made notes in pencil, combined with the excellent quality of the paper of that time, these artifacts, having lain in the water for 100 (!) years, have survived to this day. In the engine room on the boiler, we found a plate with the year and name of the manufacturer. It is engraved with the year of construction - 1886 and the name "SUNDERLAND ENGINE WORKS".

Subsequently, during a repeated dive, the name of this vessel, “Ignatius Prokhorov,” was discovered on the stern.
Coordinates
Depth 96 meters.

Submarine type "M" - XII series

The submarine was used as a target. It was sunk in 1957 while the military was testing a PUG system. The probable number of the submarine is "M-28".
The submarine's hull is washed out along the waterline. There are no visible damages or holes. There is no gun on the deck, not even an anchor in its place. The site is quite often visited by amateur scuba divers.

Coordinates 44°47"N 33°28"E.
Depth about 45 meters.
The elevation above the ground is 5 meters.

Narwhal-class submarine
Belonging to Russia.
Submarine.
Displacement, t 620/912
Dimensions, m 70.2 x 6.5 x 3.5
Diesels, hp 4x160
Email Motors, hp 2x245 Speed, knots 13/11.5 Range, miles 3000
Armament: Torpedo tubes, pcs. 8x 456 mm
Gun 75 mm, pcs. 1
Gun 57 mm, pcs. 1
Crew 41 people.

In 1980, a submarine was discovered in the roadstead of Sevastopol. The submarine was examined from the Benthos-300 underwater laboratory. In 1992, film photography was made from the Reef submersible.

The boat lies with a list of 10-15 degrees to the left side and a trim to the stern of 25 degrees. The upper deck near the bow was destroyed. In the aft part, on the deck there is a structure similar to a torpedo tube.

A naval historian from Sevastopol, Vakar.V, is of the opinion that this submarine belongs to the Narwhal class. The compilers of the Atlas agree with Vaqar's opinion. Q. There are some points that confirm the correctness of these conclusions.
a) The absence of deck artillery weapons once again confirms that the submarine did not sank in battle.
b) Drzewiecki’s torpedo tubes are not visible, which also explains everything: they were simply welded in 1916 so as not to interfere.
c) On boats of the Narwhal type, deck tubular torpedo tubes were installed in the stern and bow.
Perhaps this submarine is the submarine "Narwhal", or the same type "Sperm Whale", sunk by the British interventionists on 04/26/1919 in the outer roadstead of Sevastopol. The boat has a perfectly preserved copper telegraph and perescope.

Penetrations into the boat are unlikely, because... all compartments are closed, no faults or other entry points were found. In the area of the stern, a funnel with a diameter of 3-4 meters and a depth of 3-4 meters was discovered in the ground. The origin and purpose are unclear.
Coordinates 44°38"N 33°25"E.
Depth 78 meters, elevation above the ground 6 meters.

Minelayer "Prut"
Belonging to Russia. Launched in 1879. Former Voluntary Fleet steamship "Moscow". Acquired by the Russian Navy in 1895. Used as a training vessel.
Displacement: 5959 t Speed: 13.5 knots
Armament: 8 47 mm and 2 37 mm guns,
3 machine guns, 900 min.
Crew: 306 people.

On October 29, 1914, at about 7 o'clock in the morning, returning from a mission, 14 miles from Cape Chersonesus, the minelayer "Prut" (commander captain 2nd rank G. A. Bykov) met the German-Turkish battle cruiser "Goeben" (commander captain zur see Ackerman). "Prut" sent a message about the meeting and its location to Sevastopol - 44°34"N 33°01"E, but received no response. The cruiser raised a signal offering to surrender.
In response, the minzag raised flags on all masts and went to the shore. The commander, seeing the hopelessness of the situation, decided to scuttle the ship. A water alarm was declared and the seacocks were opened. Bykov began destroying codes and secret documents. The boats were lowered, but since there was not enough space for everyone in them, the personnel threw themselves overboard with life belts and bunks.
At 0735 hours the cruiser entered from the starboard side of the mine and opened artillery fire from 150 mm guns from a distance of about 25 cables. Under fire from an enemy ship, a fire started on the Prut and the forecastle was broken. Wanting to speed up the sinking of the Prut, the commander ordered the bottom to be blown up. For this purpose, the ship, as well as other Black Sea minelayers, had demolition cartridges laid in advance, the wires from which were brought together in one place on the living deck. The bottom was blown up by the ship's mine officer, Lieutenant Rogussky, and the mine conductor. 10-15 minutes after opening fire, "Goeben" set sail and went towards Cape Sarych. The Turkish destroyers Samsun and Tashos, which were attached to the cruiser, remained in place for some time, continuing to fire at the Prut.
At approximately 0840 hours, the Prut rose almost vertically and, with flags flying on the masts, sank 10 miles west of Cape Fiolent. From the bottom step of the gangway, the sailors were blessed by the ship's priest, 70-year-old Hieromonk Anthony, until the last second. The ship's personnel tried to escape using lifeboats, bunks and life belts. But part of it (3 officers, including the commander, the ship’s doctor, 2 conductors and 69 sailors) was removed from the boat and raised from the water by Turkish destroyers and taken prisoner. The rest (3 officers and 199 sailors) were picked up by the Sudak submarine leaving Balaklava and then transferred to the hospital ship Colchis, which took them to Sevastopol. Lieutenant Rogussky, midshipman Smirnov, hieromonk Anthony, boatswain Kolyuzhny and 25 sailors were killed in the battle.
If we take the coordinates transmitted from the Prut minesail and plot its path to the nearest shore (Cape Khersones), with the condition that for at least 30 minutes the ship traveled at a maximum speed of 13.5 knots, then we can assume that the Prut " sank in the area 44°37"N 33°12"E.
According to the latest detection data, the coordinates of the object are 44°38"N 33°12"E
The depth is 124 meters, which is why it is virtually inaccessible for diving.
The elevation above the ground is 14 meters.

Minelayer "Doob"
Built in 1926. Converted into a minelayer, and on July 6, 1941 it became part of the Black Sea Fleet.
Displacement, t 150
Length, m 24.4
Width, m 5.3
Draft, m 2.9
Diesel, hp 120
Speed, knots 9
Range, miles 300
Armament: 2 x 45 mm guns, 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns

The minelayer "Doob" died on 02/11/1942 near the entrance to Kamyshevaya Bay of Sevastopol from a mine explosion. According to sources, the coordinates of the sinking of the ship are 44°35"9"N 33°25"3"E. According to these coordinates, there is no object on the ground. When surveying this area, hydrographers discovered two objects at a distance of 730 meters and 1300 meters from the previously obtained coordinates. The first object is marked as an "underwater obstacle". The coordinates of the "obstacle" are 44°35.916"N 33°24.767"E. Depth about 25 meters, elevation 8 meters. The second object is a “wreck” with coordinates 44°36"N 33°25"E Depth about 50 meters, elevation 8 meters. There is information that in 2002, the remains of the minzag were discovered by scuba divers. According to their description, “Doob” was found at a depth of about 25 meters lying with a slight list. Severe damage in the central part of the vessel.

"Helga"
Cargo ship. Belonged to Germany. Former Norwegian steamship "Hvardian". Captured by the Germans during the occupation of Southern France. Launched in 1919. Capacity: 1620 GRT.

On May 11, 1944, the Helga transport was traveling as part of the Profetul convoy with a cargo of ammunition. During unloading at 1230 hours, it was damaged by fire from Soviet coastal batteries (the rudder was broken). At 1330 hours it was attacked by Soviet aircraft. A unique photograph of one of the attacks that led to flooding has been preserved.

The ship lost speed and was abandoned by the crew. At 18:30 the ship was shot by German BDBs and sank. According to sources, the point of death is located 14.5 km west of Cape Chersonesos. The coordinates are not indicated. At a distance of 14 kilometers west of Cape Chersonesos, on the ground there is an object similar in size to the Helga transport. The coordinates of the object are 44°37"N 33°12"E. The depth is about 110 meters, the elevation above the ground is 14 meters. With some degree of probability, it can be argued that this object is the Helga transport. For obvious reasons, the rack has not been inspected.

Dornier Do.26 aircraft
Belonged to the German Air Force.
Speed, km.h 320
Flight range, km 7000
Maximum height, m 4500
Weapons:
Gun 20 mm, piece 1
Machine gun 7.9 mm, pcs. 3

Possible time of death: December 1943. Based on the wreckage of the plane, it can be assumed that it crashed during landing, since there was no visible damage from the explosion. The two wings lie separately from the fuselage at a distance of 50-100m.
The fuselage is heavily silted and almost intact. You can only get into the fuselage from the nose, through a narrow passage.

The plane was examined several times. A large number of various objects were raised to the surface, including the remains of the pilot's steering wheel.

Quite a lot of human bones and personal belongings were discovered.

Actual coordinates 44°35"N 33°24"E. Depth 24 meters, elevation above the ground about 1 meter.

Large anti-submarine ship "Brave"
Large anti-submarine ship of the Komsomolets of Ukraine type (project 61). Built in 1963-1965.
Displacement: standard - 3550 tons, full - 4510 tons.
Length: 144.0 m
Width: 15.8 m
Draft: 4.6 m
Gas turbine power: 4 x 18,000 hp.
Speed: maximum - 35 knots,
economic - 18 knots.
Cruising range: 3640 miles
Armament: 2 launchers of the Volna-M anti-aircraft missile system (32 missiles), 2 twin 76-mm artillery mounts, 2 12-barrel rocket launchers RBU-6000, 2 6-barrel rocket launchers RBU-1000, 1x5 533 -mm torpedo tube, 1 Ka-25 helicopter.
Crew: 266 people.

On August 30, 1974, the ship went to sea to conduct exercises. At 10:01 am, after applying voltage to the launcher rotation mechanisms and the firing circuit, as a result of a malfunction of the electrical circuits, the propulsion engine of one of the anti-aircraft missiles spontaneously started in the aft cellar. Following the rocket's propulsion engine, the engine of its launch stage fired, followed by the firing of several starting engines of other rockets.

As a result of a sharp increase in temperature and pressure in the cellar, an explosion occurred, the force of which tore off the roof of the cellar, a fire started (the fuel in the fuel tanks caught fire), two holes formed in the side plating, and water flooded four compartments.

With our own forces and the forces of other ships and rescue vessels that came to the rescue, we managed to localize the huge fire, but almost half of the ship burned out. They began to tow the “Brave” to the shore, to a shallow place, but did not have time.
At 1447 hours there was a new strong explosion in the stern due to the ignition of kerosene (fuel for a helicopter) and the detonation of helicopter anti-submarine bombs. Water flooded two more compartments, and the ship's buoyancy reserve was exhausted. At 15:05 the stern of the Brave began to submerge in the water.

At 15:24 all personnel left the ship, at 15:57 the “Brave” sank.

As a result of the disaster, 24 people died. The sunken ship contained weapons, secret radar equipment, etc. To ensure secrecy, it was decided to destroy the ship's hull remaining at the bottom. 80 tons of TNT were placed in the body. On December 26, 1977, a powerful underwater explosion occurred. As a result of the inspection, it was established that the hull of the ship seemed to “open up” from the explosion and turned into a shapeless pile of metal scattered over a large area. "Brave" ceased to exist as a physically integral object.
In April - June 1978, an artillery mount, part of the aft superstructure and several shapeless pieces of metal were lifted from the ground, then all work was stopped. The divers' work in the chaos of twisted metal with sharp edges was very risky. Now the site of the sinking of the Brave cannot be of any interest, and given the great depth and condition of the object, it is even dangerous for underwater researchers.
Coordinates of the wreckage of "Brave"
44°44.420"N 32°59.870"E.
Depth 127 meters.
The elevation above the ground is 15 meters.

As you can see, tragedies at sea occur not only in wartime. Unfortunately, due to the great depths of the Black Sea, only a few sunken objects located on the shallow shelf can be examined. However, those objects that are not accessible to divers can be extremely interesting with the history of their existence and death.

Series of messages " ":
Part 1 - Sunken objects of the Black Sea (Crimean coast)

In total, according to the calculations of historians and oceanographers, the remains of at least a million ships from all eras rest on the seabed. Most of the “drowned” found their end under the abyss of the highest waters, far from the sun’s rays and the storms raging above. However, the lucky few managed to drown in shallow water. They lie like a dead spot in the turquoise glow of the depths, reminding us of the omnipotence of the ocean.

To access such objects you do not need scuba gear or other special equipment. You just need to sail over them to see the silhouettes of sunken ships.

The ghostly remains of the yacht Mar Sem Fin(“Endless Sea”)

A Brazilian research yacht, covered in ice and sank at a depth of about 10 meters in Maxwell Bay in Antarctica.

Last parade of the cruiser Prinz Eugen

A participant in the Bikini nuclear tests, he found his final refuge on the reefs of Kwajalein Atoll, 10,000 miles from his ancestral homeland.

After the surrender of Germany, the cruiser was captured by the Americans, who used the Eugen as a target. The ship survived the nuclear fire and was towed to nearby Kwajalein to await another round of explosions. Over the next six months, the cruiser slowly, compartment by compartment, filled with water and tilted toward the lateral side. At the last moment, the Yankees tried to save him, but before reaching the shore, the Eugen capsized and sank in shallow water. Where it remains to this day, with its propellers shamelessly raised above the water.

The picturesque remains of the schooner Sweepstakes

An old Canadian schooner that sank on the lake. Ontario in 1885. The remains of Sweepstakes rest under six meters of clear water. This made it possible to turn the schooner into a popular tourist attraction, making Sweepstakes part of a national natural park. Currently, work is being carried out at the bottom of the lake to restore and preserve the remains of a 19th-century schooner.

It fits really well!

The wreck of the brig “James McBride”, which sank on the lake. Michigan in 1857.

A pile of debris at the site of the sinking of the Rising Sun steamship. The ship was lost during a storm in 1917.

An unknown sunken ship, whose photo was found on the Internet.

The British ironclad steamer Vixen, sunk as a barrier in Bermuda.

Tears of the battleship Arizona

Battleship anchorage, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands. Further comments are probably unnecessary.

Arizona is one of two American battleships that died that day (the other six were returned to service). It was hit by four 800 kg bombs made from 356 mm armor-piercing shells. The first three did not cause any harm to the battleship, but the last one led to the detonation of the powder magazines of the bow main battery towers. The ship, destroyed by the explosion, sank to the bottom of the harbor, forever locking 1,177 people in its compartments.

A memorial was erected at the site of the death of the battleship. The deck of the battleship lies literally a few meters below it. Engine oil slowly seeping to the surface spreads across the water like a lilac-scarlet spot, supposedly depicting the “tears of a battleship” for its dead crew.

Supercarrier Utah

Not far from “Arizona”, at the bottom of Pearl Bay, lies another remarkable object. Sunken target ship (decommissioned battleship) Utah. The smooth wooden flooring on the site of the dismantled main battery towers was mistaken by Japanese pilots for the deck of an aircraft-carrying ship. The samurai took out all their anger on the target instead of flying to bomb the oil base, docks and other strategic objects of Pearl Harbor.

The last feat of “Ochakov”

The large anti-submarine ship “Ochakov” was used as a barrier at the exit from the lake. Donuzlav, during the “Crimean events” the year before last. Being in a non-combat state, the old BOD found the strength to complete the last task in the interests of the Fatherland.

Unlike other ships on this list, the hull of the BOD did not completely disappear under water. But the epic nature of such an event is impressive!

Some ships managed to die without water. The photo shows an abandoned ship at the bottom of the dry Aral Sea.

The Black Sea has been navigable since ancient times. Vessels of different cultures and peoples: rowing, sailing, made of wood and metal, transport and military, have plied the Black Sea expanses for more than one millennium.
And at all times, for various reasons, be it storms or wars, the seabed became the last refuge of many ships.

More than a thousand years ago, the Black Sea was a busy trade route, due to difficulties with navigation, the ancient Greeks nicknamed it “Inhospitable”; numerous ancient galleys loaded with valuable goods, amphorae with oil and wine, sank, caught in a storm, not having time to shelter from the weather in life-saving bays.
Naval battles have always left behind the burning skeletons of ships, forever sinking under the water. How many are there? Nobody knows...

Sunken ships have always captured people's imagination. And not only historians, archaeologists or treasure hunters. Man by nature is drawn to everything mysterious. The fate of sunken ships, their destruction, the secrets that they took with them, the mysterious mysteries of history that still remain unsolved - all this is interesting to people.

Until recently, only relevant diving organizations could afford to visit a sunken ship; it was technically difficult. Today, underwater equipment can be bought at any sports stores, and you can get the training and diver certificate required for diving in a relatively short period of time.

3d panoramas of a sunken ship in the Anapa region

Not all lost ships lie deep, known sunken ships of the Black Sea rest at depths from 10 to 45 meters. This depth is quite accessible for a trained diver.

Diving on a sunken ship is certainly a very dangerous adventure. It’s better to limit yourself to an external inspection of the object; this in itself is a fascinating sight; you shouldn’t go inside the ship.
For inexperienced, insufficiently trained divers without special equipment, a sunken ship can become a death trap. Protruding pieces of rusty metal, a dangerous web of fishing nets and fishing lines, the possibility of a disturbed deck collapsing are just a small part of the dangers that await overly curious extreme sports enthusiasts. Even taking into account all possible moments, you can simply get lost inside the ship.

The Black Sea carefully preserves its trophies; sunken objects are quite well preserved. For example, on a front-line bomber that was shot down during the war and lay at the bottom for about 70 years, a large-caliber machine gun still rotates freely on the turret, the doors of the technical compartment open and close, and the number on the hull seems to have been applied quite recently.
The sunken objects found and of interest for inspection in the Black Sea are mainly ships and aircraft from the Great Patriotic War.
In the area of the Black Sea alone, from the Kerch Strait to Novorossiysk, more than one hundred ships were sunk, and many aircraft from both warring sides were shot down. The actions of our troops on land made Germany completely dependent on sea transport. German convoys of transport ships and landing barges (LDBs) constantly walked along the coast to Novorossiysk, accompanied by warships, covered from the air by Fokkers and Messers, carrying ammunition and manpower. Our grandfathers met them with fierce fire. Suffering losses, Soviet Il-2 attack aircraft sank convoy after convoy.
They remained there, the sea leveled everyone, taking them under its shroud.

And how many ships, submarines and planes have gone missing! Many of the ships discovered to date are shown on navigational charts under names that do not belong to them. Everything is based on a comparison of approximate matches, dates, and coordinates that have not been confirmed by anyone. Imagine what could happen to a ship after it was hit by an aerial bomb or fired from large-caliber coastal guns, and even if it was carrying ammunition. All that remains of the ship is a set of bottoms and pieces of the hull scattered over a large area of the bottom.

They find anything at the bottom of the Black Sea, with very rare exceptions, by accident. It seems that the place is known, and the information in the archives matches, there are eyewitnesses, they swear that they saw everything with their own eyes. An expedition is organized, followed by a second, a third - the bottom is combed, probed with echo sounders - there is nothing.
In the search for sunken ships, reliable information comes only from fishermen - they snagged or broke their nets, they know that the bottom topography in this area is flat, there is sand and silt, and suddenly a clue is marked on the map, the divers were informed. This is how the Il-2 attack aircraft, the Kola and Gordipia steamships were discovered...

Coordinates from archives are usually not correct, but exist simply because they are supposed to be so. Apparently, in the midst of a naval battle, the sailors had more important things to do than determine the location, and even the enemy ship - they sank and thank God!

Not all ships hidden under the water carried gold bars and chests of jewelry in their holds. And sunken ships do not always smell of romance. For the most part, the ships lying at the bottom of the Black Sea are silent reminders of a terrible war...

In the photo: In the Anapa area, the remains of a sunken wooden sailing ship, about 23 m long, 6.5 m wide at midsection.

In the photo: In the Anapa area, the sunken ship "Grodipia".

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The Black Sea is not the calmest in terms of navigation; winter storms can be very strong. That is why quite a few dead ships rest on the bottom of the sea, and add here the ships that perished during the Great Patriotic War. In general, there is somewhere to dive for amateur and professional divers. Let's try to introduce readers to some submerged objects.

"Uralles"

Belonging to the USSR. Transport. Former cargo ship. Launched in 1926, original name - "Dore". As part of the Black Sea Fleet from July 27, 1941.
Capacity: 1975 brt. Speed: 9 knots.
On October 30, 1941, the Uralles transport (captain I.F. Korotky) participated in the evacuation of Yevpatoria. At 1325 hours, when the port was bombed by 35 enemy aircraft, the transport sank. When examining the object by scuba divers from the Neptune-Pro club in Tolyatti and Evpatoria, the following picture appeared. The ship's hull is completely destroyed and consists of scattered metal fragments.

It was not possible to find any photographs of the vessel during its lifetime.
Coordinates 45°09’N 33°23’E. Depth 12 meters. The elevation above the ground is 2-5 meters.

T-405 "Fuse"

Belonging to the USSR. Minesweeper of project 53. Laid down in Sevastopol in 1936. Launched in 1937. Entered service on May 9, 1938.
Displacement: standard - 447 t,
full - 490 t
Length: 62 m
Width: 7.62 m
Draft: 2.37 m
Diesel power: 2 x 1400 hp.
Speed: 18 knots
Armament: 1 100-mm gun in the B-24-BM mount,
1 45 mm gun in mount 21-K,
1 20 mm "Rheinmetall"
2 2x 12.7 mm Colt
2 12.7 mm DShK
28 mines of the 1926 model, 2 trawls.
Crew: 52 people.

January 4, 1942 at 11:30 p.m. a detachment of ships consisting of the base minesweeper T-405 “Vzryvatel” (commander-lieutenant V.G. Tryastsin), 7 patrol boats and the sea tug SP-14 left Streletskaya Bay of Sevastopol with the task of landing an advanced landing detachment in Evpatoria. During the passage, the sea state reached 3-4 points, the strength of the north-west wind reached 4-5 points. January 5 at 02:41 am. the ships approached the tactical deployment point and, at a signal from the flagship, headed to predetermined landing points. In the period from 3 to 6 o'clock, a landing was carried out as part of a reinforced marine battalion (577 people, 3 tankettes and 3 anti-tank guns). During the landing, the "Fuse" moored to the passenger pier. The landing was generally successful and the landing force, supported by naval artillery fire, advanced deeper into the city. Realizing where the main threat was coming from, the enemy concentrated artillery and mortar fire on the port area. Shells and mines exploded around the ships. The "fuse" received a number of damage. The commander of the landing, Captain 2nd Rank N.V. Buslaev, was killed by shrapnel. The command was taken over by the detachment's military commissar, regimental commissar A.S. Boyko. It became impossible to remain further in the port, and the ships entered the outer roadstead, where they began to maneuver, continuing to provide fire support for the landing party. Patrol boats repeatedly approached the shore and picked up the wounded. At dawn on January 5, air attacks began and continued throughout the day. Communication between the patrol boats and the flagship and the landing party on the shore was interrupted. During the day, the boats managed to contact Sevastopol by radio and were given an order to return to base. In the afternoon the weather worsened sharply. The wind increased with sleet and rain. By evening, only one “Fuse” remained in the Yevpatoria area. By this time, the ship had suffered serious damage to the hull and heavy losses in personnel. During another air attack, two bombs exploded near the ship. The explosion threw the stern up. The impact tore apart the sheets of outer cladding. Water began to flow into the engine room and aft rooms. All drainage systems were started. The propeller shafts were bent. The diesel engines failed and stopped. The 45-mm gun was torn from its mounts and thrown overboard. The gun crew was completely disabled by shrapnel. The steering failed and the uncontrollable ship ran aground. Anchors were dropped, but due to the sandy soil they did not hold the ship. At about 21:00, the minesweeper was thrown ashore by the rolling wave, occupied by the enemy in the area of the Salt mines.

At 21:15. patrol boat No. 0102 received a report from the minesweeper for fleet headquarters: “I am aground.” Enemy aircraft continued to attack the stationary "Fuse". Another anti-aircraft gun went out of action. The bridge and masts were destroyed. New losses among personnel. On the night of January 6, the last radiogram was transmitted from the minesweeper: “The ship cannot be removed. Save the crew and the ship, it will be too late at dawn.” Torpedo boats with ammunition were sent twice to help the minesweeper by order of the fleet commander, but they were unable to approach the shore due to enemy opposition, boats No. 91 and No. 111 were killed, and No. 101 and No. 121 returned to base.
The ship's command gathered the survivors and ordered them to destroy secret documents. And also take up defense on the ship and on the shore around it. Soon the enemy tanks approached the water's edge and began to shoot at the ship point-blank. Several shells pierced the hull. Around 2 p.m. The “fuse” used up all the ammunition of the 100-mm gun, and it was out of action. A.S. Boyko and V.G. were killed. Tryascin. The survivors attempted to break out by land, but it failed due to intense enemy fire, and the personnel continued to fight from the side of the ship.

According to local rescuers, the remains of the ship are still at the scene of the sinking.

"Ignatius Prokhorov"

Belonging to Russia. Steamer, ex 'Wearmounth'. Built in 1886 in England at the Stand Slipway Co shipyard. In 1891 the ship was sold to S. Tourcoul. And it received a new name “Ignatius Prokhorov” with registration in Odessa. In 1903, the ship changed its owner again, it became S.L. Karapatnitsky. In 1915, the ship was requisitioned by the Imperial Navy as transport number 27.
Displacement 1265 (1369) brt.
Length approximately 70 meters.
In November 1918, the Ignatius Prokhorov (Transport No. 27) sank as a result of an explosion on a floating mine.
Discovered by representatives of the Sevastopol Alpha club. This is how one of the Sevastopol scuba divers, Andrey Bykov, describes the dive to the object. “After the first minutes of being on the ship, we had no doubts - this is a perfectly preserved old steamer. The vessel is not silted at all. The first assumption that came to mind was that the ship was wheeled, but everything was put into place by a giant propeller digging into the seabed.

Steel body, well preserved railing. Right at the stern there are open hatches leading somewhere down.

Closer to the holds lie the remains of a large ship's steering wheel.

Empty davits hung over the sides. The open stern holds make it clear that the ship is a cargo ship. Sailing to the center of the ship, we descend into the first hold. The holds are interconnected and can be penetrated through. The holds are amazing in their size. At the bottom of one of them lies a huge propeller. Rusty stairs go down from the deck to the very bottom. There are rusty icicles hanging from the stairs and along the sides - the kind I saw in photographs from the Titanic. Behind the holds there is a long superstructure; two staircases rise up to it from the deck. At the top of the superstructure is the ship's galley and the entrances to the interior of the steamship. Behind the galley there is a wide open hatch leading to the engine room.

Subsequently, during a repeated dive, the name of this vessel “Ignatius Prokhorov” was discovered on the stern.
Coordinates
Depth 96 meters.

Submarine type "M" - XII series

The submarine was used as a target. It was sunk in 1957 while the military was testing a PUG system. The probable number of the submarine is “M-28”.
The submarine's hull is washed out along the waterline. There are no visible damages or holes. There is no gun on the deck, not even an anchor in its place. The site is quite often visited by amateur scuba divers.

Coordinates 44°47’N 33°28’E.
Depth about 45 meters.
The elevation above the ground is 5 meters.

Narwhal-class submarine

Belonging to Russia.
Submarine.
Displacement, t 620/912
Dimensions, m 70.2 x 6.5 x 3.5
Diesels, hp 4x160
Email Motors, hp 2x245 Speed, knots 13/11.5 Range, miles 3000
Armament: Torpedo tubes, pcs. 8x 456 mm
Gun 75 mm, pcs. 1
Gun 57 mm, pcs. 1
Crew 41 people.

A naval historian from Sevastopol, Vakar.V, is of the opinion that this submarine belongs to the Narwhal class. The compilers of the Atlas agree with Vaqar’s opinion. Q. There are some points that confirm the correctness of these conclusions.
a) The absence of deck artillery weapons once again confirms that the submarine did not sank in battle.
b) Drzewiecki’s torpedo tubes are not visible, which also explains everything: they were simply welded in 1916 so as not to interfere.
c) On boats of the “Narwhal” type, deck tubular torpedo tubes were installed in the stern and in the bow.
Perhaps this submarine is the submarine “Narwhal”, or the same type “Sperm Whale”, sunk by the British interventionists on April 26, 1919 in the outer roadstead of Sevastopol. The boat has a perfectly preserved copper telegraph and perescope.

Minelayer "Prut"

Belonging to Russia. Launched in 1879. Former Voluntary Fleet steamship "Moscow". Acquired by the Russian Navy in 1895. Used as a training vessel.
Displacement: 5959 t Speed: 13.5 knots
Armament: 8 47 mm and 2 37 mm guns,
3 machine guns, 900 min.
Crew: 306 people.

On October 29, 1914, at about 7 o’clock in the morning, returning from a mission, 14 miles from Cape Khersones, the minelayer “Prut” (commander captain 2nd rank G. A. Bykov) met the German-Turkish battle cruiser “Goeben” (commander captain zur see Ackerman). “Prut” sent a message about the meeting and its location to Sevastopol - 44°34’N 33°01’E, but received no response. The cruiser raised a signal offering to surrender.
In response, the minzag raised flags on all masts and went to the shore. The commander, seeing the hopelessness of the situation, decided to scuttle the ship. A water alarm was declared and the seacocks were opened. Bykov began destroying codes and secret documents. The boats were lowered, but since there was not enough space for everyone in them, the personnel threw themselves overboard with life belts and bunks.
At 0735 hours the cruiser entered from the starboard side of the mine and opened artillery fire from 150 mm guns from a distance of about 25 cables. Under fire from an enemy ship, a fire started on the Prut and the forecastle was broken. Wanting to speed up the flooding of the Prut, the commander ordered the bottom to be blown up. For this purpose, the ship, as well as other Black Sea minelayers, had demolition cartridges laid in advance, the wires from which were brought together in one place on the living deck. The bottom was blown up by the ship's mine officer, Lieutenant Rogussky, and the mine conductor. 10-15 minutes after opening fire, the Goeben set off and went towards Cape Sarych. The Turkish destroyers Samsun and Tashos, which were attached to the cruiser, remained in place for some time, continuing to fire at the Prut.
At approximately 0840 hours, the Prut rose almost vertically and, with flags flying on the masts, sank 10 miles west of Cape Fiolent. From the bottom step of the gangway, the sailors were blessed by the ship's priest, 70-year-old Hieromonk Anthony, until the last second. The ship's personnel tried to escape using lifeboats, bunks and life belts. But part of it (3 officers, including the commander, the ship’s doctor, 2 conductors and 69 sailors) was removed from the boat and raised from the water by Turkish destroyers and taken prisoner. The rest (3 officers and 199 sailors) were picked up by the Sudak submarine leaving Balaklava and then transferred to the hospital ship Colchis, which took them to Sevastopol. Lieutenant Rogussky, midshipman Smirnov, hieromonk Anthony, boatswain Kolyuzhny and 25 sailors were killed in the battle.
If we take the coordinates transmitted from the Prut minesail and plot its path to the nearest shore (Cape Khersones), with the condition that for at least 30 minutes the ship traveled at a maximum speed of 13.5 knots, then we can assume that the Prut » sank in the area 44°37'N 33°12'E.
According to the latest detection data, the coordinates of the object are 44°38’N 33°12’E
The depth is 124 meters, which is why it is virtually inaccessible for diving.
The elevation above the ground is 14 meters.

Minelayer "Doob"

Built in 1926. Converted into a minelayer, and on July 6, 1941 it became part of the Black Sea Fleet.
Displacement, t 150
Length, m 24.4
Width, m 5.3
Draft, m 2.9
Diesel, hp 120
Speed, knots 9
Range, miles 300
Armament: 2 x 45 mm guns, 2 x 7.62 mm machine guns

The minelayer "Doob" died on 02/11/1942 near the entrance to Kamysheva Bay of Sevastopol from a mine explosion. According to sources, the coordinates of the ship’s death are 44°35’9″N 33°25’3″E. According to these coordinates, there is no object on the ground. When surveying this area, hydrographers discovered two objects at a distance of 730 meters and 1300 meters from the previously obtained coordinates. The first object is marked as an "underwater obstacle". The coordinates of the “obstacle” are 44°35.916’N 33°24.767’E. Depth about 25 meters, elevation 8 meters. The second object is a “wreck” with coordinates 44°36’N 33°25’E Depth about 50 meters, elevation 8 meters. There is information that in 2002, the remains of the minzag were discovered by scuba divers. According to their description, “Doob” was found at a depth of about 25 meters lying with a slight list. Severe damage in the central part of the vessel.

"Helga"

Cargo ship. Belonged to Germany. Former Norwegian steamship "Hvardian". Captured by the Germans during the occupation of Southern France. Launched in 1919. Capacity: 1620 GRT.

The ship lost speed and was abandoned by the crew. At 18:30 the ship was shot by German BDBs and sank. According to sources, the point of death is located 14.5 km west of Cape Chersonesos. The coordinates are not indicated. At a distance of 14 kilometers west of Cape Chersonesos, on the ground there is an object similar in size to the Helga transport. The coordinates of the object are 44°37’N 33°12’E. The depth is about 110 meters, the elevation above the ground is 14 meters. With some degree of probability, it can be argued that this object is the Helga transport. For obvious reasons, the rack has not been inspected.

Dornier Do.26 aircraft

Belonged to the German Air Force.
Speed, km.h 320
Flight range, km 7000
Maximum height, m 4500
Weapons:
Gun 20 mm, piece 1
Machine gun 7.9 mm, pcs. 3

The plane was examined several times. A large number of various objects were raised to the surface, including the remains of the pilot's steering wheel.

Quite a lot of human bones and personal belongings were discovered.

Actual coordinates 44°35’N 33°24’E. Depth 24 meters, elevation above the ground about 1 meter.

Large anti-submarine ship "Brave"

Large anti-submarine ship of the Komsomolets of Ukraine type (project 61). Built in 1963-1965.
Displacement: standard - 3550 tons, full - 4510 tons.
Length: 144.0 m
Width: 15.8 m
Draft: 4.6 m
Gas turbine power: 4 x 18,000 hp.
Speed: maximum - 35 knots,
economic - 18 knots.
Cruising range: 3640 miles
Armament: 2 launchers of the Volna-M anti-aircraft missile system (32 missiles), 2 twin 76-mm artillery mounts, 2 12-barrel rocket launchers RBU-6000, 2 6-barrel rocket launchers RBU-1000, 1x5 533 -mm torpedo tube, 1 Ka-25 helicopter.
Crew: 266 people.

At 15:24 all personnel left the ship, at 15:57 the “Brave” sank.

As a result of the disaster, 24 people died. The sunken ship contained weapons, secret radar equipment, etc. To ensure secrecy, it was decided to destroy the ship's hull remaining at the bottom. 80 tons of TNT were placed in the body. On December 26, 1977, a powerful underwater explosion occurred. As a result of the inspection, it was established that the hull of the ship seemed to “open up” from the explosion and turned into a shapeless pile of metal scattered over a large area. “Brave” ceased to exist as a physically integral object.
In April - June 1978, an artillery mount, part of the aft superstructure and several shapeless pieces of metal were lifted from the ground, then all work was stopped. The divers' work in the chaos of twisted metal with sharp edges was very risky. Now the site of the sinking of the Brave cannot be of any interest, and given the great depth and condition of the object, it is even dangerous for underwater researchers.
Coordinates of the wreckage of the Brave
44°44.420’N 32°59.870’E.
Depth 127 meters.
The elevation above the ground is 15 meters.

As you can see, tragedies at sea occur not only in wartime. Unfortunately, due to the great depths of the Black Sea, only a few sunken objects located on the shallow shelf can be examined. However, those objects that are not accessible to divers can be extremely interesting with the history of their existence and death.

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At the moment, extreme diving, namely diving to sunken objects, is gaining momentum. On the seabed of the Black Sea you can find anything, from airplanes to trains. At the moment, the raising of sunken objects is prohibited all over the world without special permission from the authorities.
In Crimea, many river divers provide diving excursions to sunken objects. Most of the sites are within reach of divers. The difficulty of the dive can be divided into several difficulty levels. The first stage is up to 15 meters, the second from 15 to 30 meters, the third most difficult level is from 30 to 50 meters. This requires special training. Here are several coordinates of flooded objects at different times.

Water area of the Yalta port "German barge F-144A"
Near the wall of the Yalta passenger port, a 50-meter barge was sunk at a depth of 15 meters. The steering wheel and wheelhouse have been preserved, and it is possible to safely enter the internal compartments. This German barge was attacked by Soviet DB-3 aircraft on July 7, 1943, and sank from numerous damages. The coordinates of her death are 44`15`N 34`05` E.

Cape Tarkhankut "Tsarevich Alexei"
"Tsarevich Alexei" - sank from the explosion of a mine laid by a German-Turkish cruiser. According to some information from the hydrographic service, attempts were made to lift this transport into the Soviet Union, but ended unsuccessfully. It lies on the ground at a depth of 52 meters.

Cargo-passenger ship "Lenin".
The original name was "Simbirsk", built in Danzig in 1909. On the evening of July 27, 1941, a convoy consisting of the ships "Lenin" (captain I. S. Borisenko, military pilot Lieutenant I. I. Svistun), "Georgia" and " Voroshilov" guarded by the patrol boat SKA-026 left Sevastopol for Yalta. There were about ten thousand refugees and conscripts on the ships. On board the Lenin, in addition to people, there was a cargo of 300-400 tons of non-ferrous metal in ingots, as well as, according to some information, assets of the Odessa State Bank. Magnetic compasses, outboard logs and electrolags on the Lenin were not verified. The fresh wind caused the ship to drift; the current behind Cape Fiolent, due to its variability, made it difficult to determine the course. At 11:33 p.m., the ship was rocked by a strong explosion in the area between holds No. 1 and No. 2. After 10 minutes it was all over. The ship sank at a depth of 94 meters. Since no records were kept of the people who arrived on board the ship during loading, then, according to various sources, the total number of deaths ranges from 650 (official figure) to 2,500 people. It is only known that about 600 people were saved. There are two versions of the reasons for the death of the ship: a mine explosion of a Soviet defensive barrier or an attack by an enemy submarine. In the book "German Submarines on the Black Sea" by Gerd Enders, the victory is attributed to the Romanian submarine "Delfinul", although sources claim that at the time of the destruction of the "Lenin" it was in a different place. And the Romanians themselves do not claim this victory. The first version is more likely. It was precisely this that was adhered to by the military court, which sentenced (without proving guilt, without technical expertise) the pilot I. I. Svistun to death. According to the expedition, an object was found in this area, which in size (elevation above the ground) could be the Lenin steamship. Depth 100 meters. The elevation above the ground is 18 meters.

Pre-revolutionary submarine
In 1980, at a point with coordinates 44038..333/N. 33025.464/ east a submarine was discovered. It was repeatedly examined by both military and civilian departments. In 1992, the boat was examined by the RIF underwater vehicle (captain G. A. Belnikov). There is an opinion that this is one of the submarines sunk by the Anglo-French in 1919. It is classified as a type of submarine "Narwhal", using the characteristic features of the deckhouse and bow for comparison. But the main dimensions of the boats do not correspond to each other. So the Narwhal type submarine is 70.2 meters long and 6.5 meters wide, and the discovered submarine, according to G.A. Belnikov, is maximum 40 meters long and the width of the upper deck is about one meter. There is one tubular torpedo tube located on the deck aft. The space between the light and durable hull is very small to accommodate Drzewiecki's torpedo tubes. Thus, if we analyze all the distinctive features available, we can conclude that this submarine is very similar to the A-3 submarine, which, according to the official version, died on 23/12/1943 in the Kalamitsky Gulf. The submarine lies at a depth of 78 meters with a list of 10-15 degrees to port and a trim to the stern of about 25 degrees. The boat is silted almost to the wheelhouse. The upper deck near the bow was destroyed. In the aft part there is a structure similar to a torpedo tube or AIP. The service hatch is open.

"Laspi Bay"
A Greek wine carrier, thrown onto the rocks in the 30s of this century. It lies at a depth of 8 to 18 m. The stern part has been preserved. The hull was thoroughly destroyed, as it was used as a target for target practice.

Foros. Steamship "Alexander I".
The steamship "Alexander I" sank and was thrown onto the rocks at the beginning of the 19th century. It lies at a depth of 4 to 14 m. The aft part with a propeller, the middle part with a steam boiler, fragments of the side, the bow part with a windlass, an anchor chain, anchors, and also many scattered separately fragments have been preserved.
Some information taken from the website.
http://astour.com.ua

This is not all the objects whose location is known and marked on maps, but how many more ships and watercraft live out their lives at the bottom of the Black Sea.