Soviet submarine Shch-214

Shch-214 was of X series.
History
Soviet Union
NameShch-214
Laid down13 July 1935
Launched23 April 1937
Commissioned4 March 1939
FateSunk 19 June 1942
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-214 was a Shchuka-class submarine 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.

Ships sunk by Shch-214[3]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
3 November 1941 Kaynakdere Turkey 85 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
5 November 1941 Torcello Kingdom of Italy 3,336 GRT tanker (torpedo)
1 January 1942 Koraltepe Turkey 209 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
29 May 1942 Hudavendigar Turkey 90 GRT sailing vessel (ramming)
31 May 1942 Mahbubdihan Turkey 85 GRT sailing vessel (gunfire)
2 June 1942 Kaynarea Turkey ? GRT sailing vessel (ramming)
Total: 3,805 GRT

On 22 January 1942, she was damaged in a storm at Tuapse when she was crushed against the quayside by the destroyer Boyky. Repairs took fifteen days to complete.[4]

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 were taken as prisoners of war and one later escaped.[5]

References

  1. ^ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Shch (Scuka) class". Uboat. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Shch-214 of the Soviet Navy – Soviet Submarine of the Shch (Scuka) class – Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  4. ^ Chernyshev, Alexander Alekseevich (2012). Погибли без боя. Катастрофы русских кораблей XVIII–XX вв [They died without a fight. Catastrophes of Russian ships of the XVIII-XX centuries] (in Russian). Veche. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Soviet Naval Battles-Black Sea during WWII (redone)". SovietEmpire. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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