Soviet submarine K-23 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II. She was under command of captain Magomet Gadzhiyev (an ethnic Avar) until her loss in 1942.
design of the class | |
History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | K-23 |
Laid down | 5 February 1938 |
Launched | 28 April 1939 |
Commissioned | 29 September 1940 |
Fate | Sunk on 12 May 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | K-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 97.65 m (320 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 4.51 m (14 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | 2-shaft diesel electric, 8,400 hp (6,300 kW) diesel, 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric |
Speed |
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Range | 14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
Test depth | 230 ft (70 m) |
Complement | 67 (10 officers) |
Armament |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Northern Fleet |
Operational history edit
Operating against Axis shipping in Norwegian waters, K-23 made both torpedo and gunfire attacks and laying a field of mines in Porsanger Fjord . The submarine was sunk on 12 May 1942 by depth charges from the German escort ships UJ-1101, UJ-1108 and UJ-1110.
Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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19 January 1942 | Sørøy | 506 GRT | Merchant ship (artillery) | |
15 February 1942 | Brik | 3664 GRT | Merchant ship (mine) | |
Total: | 4,170 GRT |
Additionally, the German minesweeper M-22 was damaged on 5 November 1941 by a mine laid earlier from the submarine. K-23 also shelled the Norwegian fishing boat Start on 26 November 1941, wounding seven sailors.
References edit
- ^ "K-23 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the K (Katjusa) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
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