Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Soviet Navy — Submarine

Soviet submarine S-101

Soviet S-class submarine

Displacement
840 long tons (853 t)
Length
77.8 m (255.2 ft)
Beam
6.4 m (21 ft)
Speed
19.5 knots (36.1 km/h, 22.4 mph)
Complement
50
Main gun
100 mm (3.9 in)

Service

  1. Soviet Navy as S-10115 December 1940 — 17 February 19561,722 days of the war
Soviet S-class submarine Particulars
Name
S-101
Laid down
20 June 1937
Launched
20 April 1938
Commissioned
15 December 1940
Decommissioned
17 February 1956
Fate
Scrapped in 1957 (1957)
Status
Scrapped

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
840 long tons (853 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,050 long tons (1,067 t)
Length
77.8 m (255.2 ft)
Beam
6.4 m (21 ft)
Draught
4.4 m (14.4 ft)
Speed
19.5 knots (36.1 km/h, 22.4 mph)
Complement
50
Main gun
100 mm (3.9 in)

S-101 was a Soviet S-class submarine of the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid on 20 June 1937. She entered service on 15 December 1940, having been launched on 20 April 1938.

Two ships of the class were built. The class followed the Shchuka-class submarine and was succeeded by the K class.

The boat displaced 840 long tons surfaced and 1,050 long tons submerged. She measured 77.8 m (255 ft) long with a beam of 6.4 m (21 ft). Her designed speed was 19.5 knots, and she carried a complement of 50.

Her main battery was one 100 mm (3.9 in) guns.

She was in commission for 1,722 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 17 February 1956.

She was broken up for scrap in 1957.

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 × diesels 2000 hp each
  • 2 × electric motors 550 hp each
  • 2 × shafts
Armament
  • 6 × 21 in torpedo tubes (4 forward, 2 aft)
  • 12 × torpedoes
  • 1 × 100 mm gun
  • 1 × 45 mm cannon

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