Tuman

Tuman (, meaning Mist) was a Soviet patrol boat that engaged a battle with German destroyers during World War II, fought in Arctic waters of the Barents Sea in 1941. Ship history Tuman was built in 1931 in the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk) as a seagoing fishing trawler, with a displacement of 1,218 tons, a length of and width of , a speed of , and a range of . On October 19, 1939, just before the commencement of the Soviet-Finnish War, the trawler was called into the navy as DC-10 (Patrol Ship Number 10). In a list dated March 4, 1940, it is listed in the category of escort ships. It was provided with an armament of two dual purpose 45 mm guns, two light 7.62 mm caliber machine guns, and depth charges. Sinking On August 10, 1941, the ship was on patrol under the command of Lieutenant L. Shestakov on the line Tsyp-Navolok—Kildin Island when it encountered three German destroyers (, , and ). The Tuman reported this sighting to Northern Fleet Command, which fulfilled the ship's mission instructions.