Soviet submarine S-101
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Soviet Union | |
Name: | S-101 |
Laid down: | 20 June 1937 |
Launched: | 20 April 1938 |
Commissioned: | 15 December 1940 |
Decommissioned: | 17 February 1956 |
Fate: | Scrapped in 1957 |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Soviet S-class submarine |
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Length: | 77.8 m (255 ft 3 in) |
Beam: | 6.4 m (21 ft 0 in) |
Draught: | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
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Speed: |
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Test depth: | 100 m (330 ft) |
Complement: | 50 officers and men |
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S-101 was a Stalinets-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid down in Gorkiy on 20 June 1937. She was launched on 20 April 1938 and commissioned on 15 December 1940 in the Northern Fleet.
Service history
S-101 served in Northern Fleet; the most notable success of this boat was the torpedoing and sinking of German U-boat U-639 in the Kara Sea. S-101 was awarded with Order of the Red Banner because of the success.[1]
Date | Ship | Flag | Tonnage | Notes |
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29 March 1943 | Ajax | 2297 GRT | freighter (torpedo) | |
28 August 1943 | U-639 | 769 GRT | submarine (torpedo) | |
Total: | 3,066 GRT |
References
- ↑ Orlov Alex, Dmitriy Metelev, Evgeniy Chirva. "Великая Отечественная - под водой". Town.ural.ru. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
- ↑ "S-101 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the S (Stalinec) class - Allied Warships of WWII". uboat.net. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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