Shch-421 was of X series. | |
History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | Shch-421 |
Laid down | 20 November 1934 |
Launched | 12 May 1935 |
Commissioned | 5 December 1937 |
Fate | Scuttled on sea on 9 April 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Shchuka-class submarine, Type X [1] |
Displacement |
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Length | 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) |
Draught | 3.78 m (12 ft 5 in) |
Propulsion | 2 shaft diesel electric, 1,020 kW (1,370 bhp) diesel, 600 kW (800 bhp) electric |
Speed |
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Range | 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) |
Test depth | 91 m (300 ft) |
Complement | 38 |
Armament |
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Shch-421 was a Shchuka-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. She served in the Northern Fleet during World War II. She was led by commander Nikolai Lunin, before he was replaced by his second-in-command Fyodor Vidyayev.
The submarine operated in the Northern Fleet and made torpedo attacks during 1941 and 1942, missing multiple targets and sinking one.[ citation needed ] On 19 February 1942, she ran aground in Skorbeevskaya Bay. She was refloated on 6 March and taken in to Polyarny for repairs. [2] On 8 April 1942 the submarine suffered heavy damage in a minefield: with no more power and close to enemy shores, the crew built a sail out of the canvas cover and managed to move away from the dangerous area. ShCh-421 was then found by K-22. All crew was taken onboard K-22 and the crippled submarine was sunk with a torpedo.
Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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5 February 1942 | Konsul Schulte | 2,975 GRT | freighter(torpedo) | |
Total: | 2,975 GRT |
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