The rise of the Soviet leader destroyers Tashkent from the bottom of Tsemessky bay in Novorossiysk city.
The ship was sunk by German aircraft in the port of Novorossiysk on July 2, 1942. After the liberation of the city on January 13, 1944, ship lifting operations began The ship was able to lift only August 30, 1944. The ascent took place without complications, after which the ship was towed to the shallow and set on a flat ground at a depth of 4.5 meters. On the sandbanks all the holes were sealed. During the damage survey, it was found that there was no point in restoring the “Tashkent”, and after towing to the port of Nikolaev in 1945 the ship was scrapped.
Source of the leader of the destroyers Tashkent photo information:
Location: Novorossiysk, USSR
Photo date: 1944