49 degrees, 56 minutes, 49 seconds west longitude "Gigantic" is correct. ...... This would be the second time the CSS Hunley sunk killing its crew. ...... 1941 - A Soviet cruiser "Chervona Ukraina" was destroyed during the battle of Sevastopol ...... which divided the west along the latitude of 36Ý 30". ...
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Chervona Ukraina was a Svetlana Class Light cruiser of the Soviet Navy built by Rossud Dockyard, Nikolayev assigned to the Black Sea Fleet. She was laid down on October 3, 1913 as Admiral Nakhimov after Pavel Nakhimov launched on 6 November 1915 and commissioned on 21 March 1927.The ship was raised by the Soviets in 1920 & was renamed to Chervona Ukraina on December 7, 1922. Chervona Ukraina, laid down a defensive mine barrage protecting the Black Sea Fleet base at Sevastopol . She was hit three times in the South Bay of Sevastopol by bombs from German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive-bombers from II./StG 77 on 12 November 1941, but didn't sink until the next day.
She was raised on 3 November 1947, repaired, and then used as a training hulk until 30 October 1950 when she became a target ship. On 10 May 1952, she was grounded to serve as a fixed target & by 1980 the Chervona Ukraina completely disappeared from above the surface. I could'nt find the exact location but the Latitudes & Longitudes approximately do come to N 44.43 E 33.527 in the South Bay at Sevastopol.
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