 On 5 November 1942, "Vetehinen" rammed the in the Sea of Åland and sank it.According to "Vetehinen" crew members, she was on a night patrol searching for Soviet submarines, which stayed underwater during daytime but usually came up during the night to recharge their batteries.A contact was found, and after confirmation of an enemy contact "Vetehinen" launched a torpedo, which missed probably due to being fired at too short distance.