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[Regnum] Sweden must return to Russia the Russian Imperial Navy submarine Som, which sank more than 100 years ago off the coast of the kingdom. This was announced on May 23 by the Russian Embassy in Sweden.
"We hope that one day the Som submarine will return to Russia and become part of its historical and museum heritage, and that the submarine's perished crew will finally find their final resting place in their native land," the diplomatic mission's website stated.
The diplomatic mission added that the submarine, built in the early 20th century and launched in 1904, is one of the oldest surviving submarines and is of great value to the world's technical heritage.
"surviving"
From 2015 to 2021, Russian and Swedish organizations discussed the possibility of raising the submarine, restoring it, and donating it to a museum, as well as reburying the remains of the deceased sailors. The fate of the Soma was also discussed in 2019 during talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven.
The submarine was discovered in July 2015 off the coast of Grislehamn. The Swedish company Ocean X Team found it 3 km off the coast of the kingdom. A Cyrillic inscription suggested that the vessel belonged to Russians. Russian and Swedish experts agreed that the find is approximately 100 years old and is none other than the submarine "Som." It sank off the coast of Sweden during a combat mission in the Ã…land Sea during World War I on May 10 (May 23, New Style), 1916, after colliding with the Swedish steamship "Ã…ngermanland." There were 18 crew members on board, led by the commander, Lieutenant Khrisanf Bugurayev. All sailors perished.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated Russia's readiness to launch a submarine recovery project.