Battle of Cape Burnas

Part of the Black Sea Campaigns of the Eastern Front of World War II

Romanian gunboat Stihi Eugen

Date	1 October 1942
Location	Cape Burnas, Romania
Result	Inconclusive; Soviet submarine accomplishes her goal of sinking the German ship, but is subsequently sunk herself by Romanian gunboats

Belligerents

Romania

Nazi Germany

Soviet Union

Strength

2 gunboats
1 transport ship
1 flying boat

1 submarine

Casualties and losses

1 transport ship sunk
2000 killed

1 submarine sunk
16-19 killed

The Battle of Cape Burnas was a naval engagement between the Soviet and Romanian navies near the Burnas Lagoon in October 1942.

On 1 October 1942, the Soviet M-class submarine M-118 attacked and sank the German transport ship Salzburg, which was carrying on board 2,000 Soviet prisoners of war. After attacking, the submarine was located by a German BV138C flying boat, and the Romanian gunboats Sublocotenent Ghiculescu and Stihi Eugen were sent to the scene. The two Romanian warships attacked the Soviet submarine with depth-charges, sinking her with all hands.

Coordinates: 45°53′N 30°19′E / 45.883°N 30.317°E / 45.883; 30.317

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