Soviet submarine L-4
Submarine L-4 Garibaldets
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History | |
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Soviet Union | |
Name | L-4 Гарибальдиец (Garibalidiyets) |
Laid down | 15 March 1930 |
Launched | 31 August 1931 |
Commissioned | 8 October 1933 |
Decommissioned | 2 November 1954 |
Fate | Stricken on 17 February 1956 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Leninets-class submarine |
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Length | 81 m (265 ft 9 in) |
Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draft | 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) |
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Complement | 53 |
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Service record | |
Part of: | Black Sea Fleet |
The World War II Soviet submarine L-4 belonged to the L class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines. She had been named Garibaldets in honour of the men of Garibaldi. During the war she was commanded by Evgeniy Petrovich Polyakov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Поляков).[1][self-published source?]
Service history
[edit]For her service, the submarine was awarded the Order of the Red Banner.[2] Among her victories was the torpedoing of the German tanker Friederike (formerly Firuz), whose loss prevented her use during the Axis evacuation of Crimea during the Crimean Offensive.[3][self-published source?]
In 1944 Michman Ivan Perov was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.[4]
Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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15 September 1941 | Chipka | 2,304 GRT | freighter (mine) | |
19 September 1941 | W-2 | ca. 50 GRT | minesweeper (mine) | |
10 October 1941 | NMS Regele Carol I | 2,369 GRT | minelayer (mine) [8][self-published source?][9][self-published source?] | |
22 July 1943 | Hudayi Bahri | 29 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) | |
23 July 1943 | Gurpinar | 100 GRT | sailing vessel (gunfire) | |
28 July 1943 | EL-73 | 139 GRT | lighter (mine) [10][self-published source?] | |
23 November 1943 | Santa Fé | 4,627 GRT | freighter (mine) [11][self-published source?] | |
11 May 1944 | Friederike | 7,327 GRT | tanker (torpedo). Not sunk but written-off. | |
Total: | 16,940 GRT |
Mines from L-4 also damaged the German barge F-130. During an artillery duel she damaged the German barge F-329.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". Town.ural.ru. Archived from the original on 2003-05-25. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ Orlov Alex; Dmitriy Metelev; Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". Town.ural.ru. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Operation "60,000" – 1944". WorldWar2.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Soviet submarine L-4". Герои страны ("Heroes of the Country") (in Russian).
- ^ a b "L-4 of the Soviet Navy – Soviet Submarine of the L (Leninec) class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ Морозов, М. Э. Советские подводные лодки во Второй мировой войне. Летопись боевых походов. Энциклопедия. — М.: Книжный мир, 2021. — С. 109—114. — 736 с. — 1000 экз. — ISBN 978-5-6047066-7-1. (in Russian)
- ^ "SMR Regele Carol I". WorldWar2.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ "Allied Submarine Attacks 1939–1945". Historisches Marinearchiv. Retrieved 2014-11-17.