Soviet submarine K-22 (1938)

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Shadowgraph Kreiserskaya class submarine.svg
design of the class
History
Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950-1991).svg Soviet Union
NameK-22
Laid down5 January 1938
Launched3 November 1938
Commissioned15 July 1940
FateSunk on 7 February 1943
General characteristics
Class and type K-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,490 tons surfaced
  • 2,600 tons submerged
Length97.65 m (320 ft 4 in)
Beam7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draft4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2-shaft diesel electric, 8,400 hp (6,300 kW) diesel, 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric
Speed
  • surface - up to 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
  • submerged - 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Test depth230 ft (70 m)
Complement67 (10 officers)
Armament
  • 6 × bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external stern torpedo tubes (24 torpedoes)
  • 2 × 100 mm guns
  • 2 × 45 mm guns
  • 20 mines
Service record
Part of: Northern Fleet

Soviet submarine K-22 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II. She was part of the Northern Fleet until her loss in 1943.

Operational history

Operating against Axis shipping in Norwegian waters, K-22 focused on gunnery attacks with her artillery.

On 9 April 1942 she discovered the damaged submarine ShCh-421, which had been disabled by a mine. Her crew had sailed her out of a minefield using a crude sail built from a canvas cover. K-23 rescued ShCh-421's crew and then scuttled the disabled submarine with a torpedo.

On 7 February 1943, K-22 was sunk with all hands by an enemy mine. She had just previously been in contact with her base.

Ships sunk by K-22 [1]
DateShipFlagTonnageNotes
11 December 1941Alphar Flag of Norway.svg  ? GRTFishing vessel (artillery)
11 December 1941Borgar Flag of Norway.svg  ? GRTFishing vessel (artillery)
19 January 1942Mimona Flag of Norway.svg 1147 GRTgrounded Merchant ship (artillery/torpedo)
19 January 1942Vaaland Flag of Norway.svg 106 GRTFishing vessel (artillery)
Total:1,253 GRT

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References

  1. "K-22 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the K (Katjusa) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2018-09-14.