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Unique object found at the bottom of the Black Sea underwater explorers. In the vicinity of Cape Tarkhankut they found "Pike".

"Sch-216" - Soviet diesel-electric submarine torpedo during the Second World War, a series of X-bis project ni - "Pike". Participated in the Great Patriotic War, completed 14 military campaigns, which spent 299 days and one transport hike in Sevastopol (3 days). Made 5 torpedo attacks, in which one ship sunk and another damaged.

The sensational discovery of the Great Patriotic War - the submarine "Pike-216." Last week, divers found her near Cape Tarkhankut - on the west coast of the Crimea. All these years she was considered missing. Now it is prepared to raise from the seabed. And in the future, "Pike" is likely to become a museum in Feodosia.

Submarine performed patrol duty, torpedoed German transport, which were exported from the Crimea values ​​and Wehrmacht - told reporters director of the Crimean Republican establishment "of the Black Sea Undersea Research Centre" Sergei Voronov.





Divers at first could not believe my eyes. But when the water went down, they just found it a Soviet submarine. It is located at a depth of 52 meters on a flat surface, almost went into the ground. Experts believe that there is no water in the compartments, which means that it can be lifted, the crew find things and the remains of Soviet submariners.

Preservation of the submarine "Sch-216" struck specialists underwater archeology. Aft cabin until remained intact. According to experts of the compartments of the submarine - untouched by water: the seven injured only residential - 2nd. This integrity of the wreck will allow scientists to extract it from the water and make Soviet military submarine museum.





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