Patrol Boat BK-31 recovered in Stalingrad

Curly1 · 12-11-2017, 11:22 PM

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...ed-stalingrad/

seaburry · 12-12-2017, 07:30 AM

Very cool. Thanks

Zorba · 12-12-2017, 06:55 PM

Wow! How cool is that? Sure got the crap shot out of it!

I don't think you'd see those guys on the boat held by the lifting straps in America...

I see a Vacuum Tube that operated with air in it at some point. Probably in the seconds before the ship went down.

Edward Tinker · 12-12-2017, 10:04 PM

fascinating article. Some of the guns shown are in better shape than some I see on gunbroker

Zorba · 12-13-2017, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

fascinating article. Some of the guns shown are in better shape than some I see on gunbroker

No kidding. Some of them even look shootable from the outside! Wonder if any of the ammo is still good?

Curly1 · 12-15-2017, 06:43 PM

Gunboard member did some translation on the vid segment.

Quote Originally Posted by pavlin View Post
Little history lesson starts at 3.03:
"There were total 7 such armored boats made. It was Project S-40. They were equipped with two 500 hp engines. Highly maneuverable with low water displacement. Construction of this particular vessel BK-31 started in Zelenodolsk in 1941 and by spring 1942 it was launched into water. However its trip was very short. Already in October 1942 it was met by heavy German artillery shelling and sank not far from Krasnoslobodsk. Judging by everything found on the boat the crew was fighting fearlessly until the end trying to save the vessel along with the wounded.
Following the sequence of events we can certainly say that the captain got killed among the first ones while being in the deck house along with two other crew members who were returning fire at the time. When the artillery shell hit the deck house the vessel was in full ahead position. Explosion threw the captain thru the hatch down to the engine room. That's were his remains were found. It's believed that the remains found in the engine room belong to be a captain since next to the remains was found a nagant revolver and captain was the only one who was allowed to have a handgun on the vessel. Also that's were the remains of captain's uniform were found."

The boat had 11 rifles, 8 PPSH, 1 DT machine gun, 60 hand granades and thousands rounds of ammo. That's what they found when the vessel was lifted up. No wonder they gave hell to Germans

12-11-2017, 11:22 PM	#1
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,234 Thanks: 116 Thanked 706 Times in 368 Posts	Patrol Boat BK-31 recovered in Stalingrad http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2...ed-stalingrad/ __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

12-15-2017, 06:43 PM	#6
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,234 Thanks: 116 Thanked 706 Times in 368 Posts	Gunboard member did some translation on the vid segment. Quote Originally Posted by pavlin View Post Little history lesson starts at 3.03: "There were total 7 such armored boats made. It was Project S-40. They were equipped with two 500 hp engines. Highly maneuverable with low water displacement. Construction of this particular vessel BK-31 started in Zelenodolsk in 1941 and by spring 1942 it was launched into water. However its trip was very short. Already in October 1942 it was met by heavy German artillery shelling and sank not far from Krasnoslobodsk. Judging by everything found on the boat the crew was fighting fearlessly until the end trying to save the vessel along with the wounded. Following the sequence of events we can certainly say that the captain got killed among the first ones while being in the deck house along with two other crew members who were returning fire at the time. When the artillery shell hit the deck house the vessel was in full ahead position. Explosion threw the captain thru the hatch down to the engine room. That's were his remains were found. It's believed that the remains found in the engine room belong to be a captain since next to the remains was found a nagant revolver and captain was the only one who was allowed to have a handgun on the vessel. Also that's were the remains of captain's uniform were found." The boat had 11 rifles, 8 PPSH, 1 DT machine gun, 60 hand granades and thousands rounds of ammo. That's what they found when the vessel was lifted up. No wonder they gave hell to Germans __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

12-12-2017, 07:30 AM	#2
seaburry Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Alabama Posts: 15 Thanks: 85 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	Very cool. Thanks

12-12-2017, 06:55 PM	#3
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 527 Times in 290 Posts	Wow! How cool is that? Sure got the crap shot out of it! I don't think you'd see those guys on the boat held by the lifting straps in America... I see a Vacuum Tube that operated with air in it at some point. Probably in the seconds before the ship went down.

12-12-2017, 10:04 PM	#4
Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,924 Thanks: 2,014 Thanked 4,518 Times in 2,087 Posts	fascinating article. Some of the guns shown are in better shape than some I see on gunbroker