Built by Works N. 190 (Zhdanov Shipbuilding Works), Leningrad
Works' number: 385
Launched 1932 as the fishing trawler RT-70. In 1938 renamed RT-70 "Kapitan Voronin". Owner: Sevgosrybtrest/NKRP. Taken from NKRP and 29.07.1941 included to Northern Fleet as a despatch vessel.

On 6th August 1941 the dispatch vessel PS-70 sailed from Iokanga to Teriberka. The 1st mate observed a submarine's periscope, which crossed the ship's course, but didn't raise an alarm. At 20.15 hours (Moscow time) the PS-70 was sunk by torpedo in 7 miles off Teriberskij lighthouse. 45 men died. Soviet motorboats, which were sent to the area, rescued 12 men. A search for the submarine was launched but with no results.

Sources:

1) A. Golubev "Poteri korabel'nogo sostava Severnogo Flota i grazhdanskikh vedomstv na Severnom morskom teatre v period Velikoj Otechestvennoj voiny". St. Petersburg, 1999 = "Losses of Northern Fleet ships and ships of civil companies in Arctic in years of the Great Patriotic war".

2) "Chronika Velikoj Otechestvennoj voiny Sovetskogo Soyuza na Severnom morskom teatre s 22.06.1941-31.12.1941", St.Petersburg, 1999. = "Chronicle of the Great Patrioutic war of Soviet Union on Northern sea war theatre from 22.06.1941-31.12.1941"

Many thanks to Kirill Klementuev for the extensive information on this page.

Unless otherwise stated, all dates and times are from the German perspective and are given in CET.
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