Soviet submarine Shch-214
![]() Shch-214 was of X series.
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Name | Shch-214 |
Laid down | 13 July 1935 |
Launched | 23 April 1937 |
Commissioned | 4 March 1939 |
Fate | Sunk 19 June 1942 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Template:Sclass-, 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 |
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Shch-214 was a Template:Sclass- of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down by 61 Kommunara in Nikolajev on 13 July 1935. She was launched on 23 April 1937 and commissioned on 4 March 1939 in the Black Sea Fleet. The submarine was under the command of Captain Vlasov Vladimir Yakovlevich until the loss of the vessel.[2]
Service history
Shch-214 served in the southern Black Sea, with some success, often striking against neutral Turkish schooners.
Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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3 November 1941 | Kaynakdere | ![]() |
85 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) |
5 November 1941 | Torcello | ![]() |
3,336 GRT | tanker (torpedo) |
1 January 1942 | Koraltepe | ![]() |
209 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) |
29 May 1942 | Hudavendigar | ![]() |
90 GRT | sailing vessel (ramming) |
31 May 1942 | Mahbubdihan | ![]() |
85 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) |
2 June 1942 | Kaynarea | ![]() |
? GRT | sailing vessel (ramming) |
Total: | 3,805 GRT |
Loss
After her patrols in the southern Black Sea, the submarine was employed as a transport unit to support the Soviet forces in the Siege of Sevastopol. During one of these missions, Shch-214 was torpedoed while on the surface by the Italian motor torpedo boat MAS-571 on 19 June 1942. Two of her crew taken as prisoners of war and one later escaped.[4]
References
- ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Shch (Scuka) class". Uboat. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная – под водой". Town.ural.ru. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Shch-214 of the Soviet Navy – Soviet Submarine of the Shch (Scuka) class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Soviet Naval Battles-Black Sea during WWII (redone)". SovietEmpire. Retrieved 24 December 2019.