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The ship's commander, captain-lieutenant A.B. Tukhov, deafened by the explosion, was thrown in the water. Assuming the ship's command, the first lieutenant L.I. Privalenkov, gave the order to abandon the ship. The crew tried to lower the boats, and threw cork mattresses in the water. The aft part was heeling 40 degrees to starboard, and sunk 8-10 minutes later. | The ship's commander, captain-lieutenant A.B. Tukhov, deafened by the explosion, was thrown in the water. Assuming the ship's command, the first lieutenant L.I. Privalenkov, gave the order to abandon the ship. The crew tried to lower the boats, and threw cork mattresses in the water. The aft part was heeling 40 degrees to starboard, and sunk 8-10 minutes later. |
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{{ :wrecks:ziar-moskva.jpg?100|}}Kharkov was unable to render any help to the escaped crewmen, as the heavy fire from shore and Romanian destroyers obliged it to run away. By evening, 14 Romanian boats and German seaplanes came to the rescue, picking up some 69 men - 7 officers and 62 sailors, including the captain (A.B. Tukhov). | {{:wrecks:borisovici.jpg?100 |}}{{ :wrecks:ziar-moskva.jpg?100|}}Kharkov was unable to render any help to the escaped crewmen, as the heavy fire from shore and Romanian destroyers obliged it to run away. By evening, 14 Romanian boats and German seaplanes came to the rescue, picking up some 69 men - 7 officers and 62 sailors, including the captain (A.B. Tukhov). |
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Tukhov was able to escape later from a concentration camp, and fought in the guerilla unit Petrel, near Odessa. He died in battle on March 5, 1942, near the village of Golovanovsk on the Bug. | Tukhov was able to escape later from a concentration camp, and fought in the guerilla unit Petrel, near Odessa. He died in battle on March 5, 1942, near the village of Golovanovsk on the Bug. |
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