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Soviet submarine Shch-310

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Shch-310 next to a steamship in 1944
History
Soviet Union
NameShch-310
Laid down6 November 1933
Launched10 April 1935
Commissioned20 August 1936
Decommissioned17 August 1953
General characteristics
Class and typeShchuka-class submarine, Type X[1]
Displacement
  • 577 tons surfaced
  • 704 tons submerged
Length57.00 m (187 ft 0 in)
Beam6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draught3.78 m (12 ft 5 in)
Propulsion2 shaft diesel electric, 1,020 kW (1,370 bhp) diesel, 600 kW (800 bhp) electric
Speed
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) on the surface;
  • 6.3 knots (11.7 km/h; 7.2 mph) submerged
Range6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Test depth91 m (300 ft)
Complement38
Armament
  • 4 × bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × stern torpedo tubes
  • (10 torpedoes)
  • 2 × 45 mm (1.8 in) semi-automatic guns

Shch-310 was a Shchuka-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. She operated in the Baltic Sea during the WW2. During the operations in 1942 the submarine's commander was Georgiy Yegorov.

Service history

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The submarine operated in the Baltic Sea and survived the war after having actively took part at the 1942 submarine campaign and the later ones in 1944 and 1945, scoring victories with torpedo attacks.

Ships sunk by Shch-310[2]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
29 September 1942 Franz Rudolf Nazi Germany 1,419 GRT freighter(torpedo)
8 October 1944 Bagger-3 Nazi Germany 300 GRT dredger(torpedo)
8 October 1944 Ro-24 Nazi Germany 4,499 GRT transport ship(torpedo)
10 April 1945 Ilmenau Nazi Germany 1,201 GRT freighter(torpedo)(unconfirmed)
Total: 7,419 GRT

References

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  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Shch (Scuka) class". Uboat. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ShCh-310 of the Soviet Navy - Submarine of the ShCh (Scuka) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 15 September 2018.