UJ 1210 sank sørvest for Lille Ekkerøy 16 juli 1944 etter voldsomme flyangrep fra russiske fly mot den tyske konvoien R119Ki som varte i tre timer. De russiske styrkene angrep med syv angrepsgrupper, og klarte under disse angrepene å senke UJ 1210 \ Zeebrügge og skade ytterligere tre andre skip og ødelegge fem fly. De russiske tapene var totalt syv fly. UJ 1210 ble bygget ved Akers Mek. i Oslo i 1943 og var opprinnelig lagt ned som en hvalbåt. Men de tyske styrkene i Norge hadde stort behov for eskortefartøy og vaktbåter, og skipet ble derfor satt i tjeneste under Kriegsmarine. Vraket av UJ 1210 hviler på en dybde av syv til tolv meter i bukta på Lille Ekkerøy utenfor Vadsø. Vraket er temmelig brutt ned, og det befinner seg fortsatt mye ammunisjon rundt vraket. En båt er nødvendig for å komme ut til restene av UJ 1210...

UJ 1210 sank southeast of Lille Ekkerøy 16 july 1944 after furious air attacks from Russian airplanes against the German convoy R119Ki which lasted three hours. THe Russian forces attacked with seven attack groups, and managed during these assaults to sink UJ 1210 \ Zeebrügge and damage another three other ships and destroy five airplanes. The Russian losses was a total of seven airplanes. UJ 1210 was built at Akers Mek. in Oslo in 1943, and was originally laid down as a whaler. But the German forces in Norway had a great need for escort vessels and guard boats, and the ship was therefore put in service for Kriegsmarine. The wreck of UJ 1210 rest on a depth of seven to twelve meters in the bay of Lille Ekkerøy outside Vadsø. The wreck is broken down, and there are still a lot of ammunition around the wreck. A boat is needed to get out to the remains of UJ 1210...

 

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UJ 1210
 NH-03, Zeebrügge
Steel
       
Tons: Built: Homeport: Cargo:
535 grt Oslo ( N ) 1943. #498 Hammerfest ( N )  

 

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Information from Kiril Klementuev, Murmansk:
16 May 1944 the Northern Fleet aircraft attacked german convoy R119Ki. Seven
strike groups (four A-20 bombers, twelve IL-2, eighteen P-40 fighter bombers under the
cover of fighters) attacked the convoy from 19:45 to 22:50. Due to these
strikes the submarine hunter UJ-1210 / Zeebrugge capsized and sank. 2
crew members were killed, 4 missed and 11 were wounded. Also were damaged the
minesweeper M-35 ( the steering gear damaged due to direct bomb hit), the
Vorpostenboot V-6108 and a submarine hunter received slight damage. The
Soviets lost two IL-2, two P-40, one A-20, one P-39 and a Spitfire - seven planes
in total. The Germans lost five planes - one BV-138 which was in antisubmarine
patrol over the convoy and one Bf109G were shot down, three more fighters were
lost due to technical reasons..

Zeebrügge (535 BRT),whaler
Shipyard: Akers Mek,Verkst., Oslo.
1943: Stapellauf
04.1943: NH-03
01.05.1944: UJ-1210
16.05.1944: + Varangerfjord: 21:42 Uhr Südküste Lilie Ekkeröya / nach sowjet.
FliBo aufgesetzt; 22:45 Uhr gekentert / 5 Tote

Edited 29.06.2007