Soviet submarine K-23
- Displacement
- 1,466 long tons (1,490 t)
- Length
- 97.7 m (320.5 ft)
- Beam
- 7.4 m (24.3 ft)
- Speed
- 21 knots (38.9 km/h, 24.2 mph)
- Complement
- 66
- Main gun
- 100 mm (3.9 in)
Service
- as K-2325 October 1940 — 12 May 1942564 days of the war
- Name
- K-23
- Builder
- Zavod No. 196, Leningrad
- Laid down
- 5 February 1938
- Launched
- 28 April 1939
- Commissioned
- 25 October 1940
- Fate
- Sunk, 12 May 1942 (1942)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 1,466 long tons (1,490 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 2,071 long tons (2,104 t)
- Length
- 97.7 m (320.5 ft) OA
- Beam
- 7.4 m (24.3 ft)
- Draught
- 4.5 m (14.8 ft)
- Speed
- 21 knots (38.9 km/h, 24.2 mph)
- Range
- 7,500 nmi (13,890 km)
- Complement
- 66
- Main gun
- 100 mm (3.9 in)
K-23 was a Soviet K-class submarine, operated by the Soviet Navy. Zavod No. 196, Leningrad laid her keel on 5 February 1938. She entered service on 25 October 1940, having been launched on 28 April 1939.
15 ships of the class were built. The class followed the Soviet S-class submarine and was succeeded by the Zulu-class submarine.
The boat displaced 1,466 long tons surfaced and 2,071 long tons submerged. She measured 97.7 m (321 ft) long with a beam of 7.4 m (24 ft). Her designed speed was 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 66.
Her main battery was two 100 mm (3.9 in) guns.
She was in commission for 564 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 12 May 1942. The wreck survives.
Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2-shaft diesel electric
- Power
- 8400 PS (diesel)
- 2400 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 6 × bow 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 4 × stern 533 mm torpedo tubes (2 internal, 2 external)
- 2 × 100 mm deck guns
- 2 × 45 mm deck guns
- 20 × mines
Sister ships
Sources
- Facts harvested from Soviet submarine K-23 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.