Soviet Navy — Submarine
Soviet submarine Shch-214
Series X Shchuka-class submarine
- Displacement
- 581 long tons (590 t)
- Length
- 58.75 m (192.7 ft)
- Beam
- 6.2 m (20.3 ft)
- Speed
- 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h, 13.5 mph)
- Complement
- 40
- Main gun
- 45 mm (1.8 in)
Service
- as Shch-2144 March 1939 — 19 June 19421,022 days of the war
Series X Shchuka-class submarine
Particulars
- Name
- Shch-214
- Builder
- 61 Kommunar Yard, Mykolayiv, Ukraine
- Laid down
- 13 July 1935
- Launched
- 23 April 1937
- Commissioned
- 4 March 1939
- Fate
- Sunk, 19 June 1942 (1942)
- Status
- Wreck
Specifications
- Displacement, surfaced
- 581 long tons (590 t)
- Displacement, submerged
- 697 long tons (708 t)
- Length
- 58.75 m (192.7 ft) OA
- Beam
- 6.2 m (20.3 ft)
- Draught
- 4.1 m (13.5 ft)
- Speed
- 11.7 knots (21.7 km/h, 13.5 mph)
- Range
- 5,200 nmi (9,630 km)
- Complement
- 40
- Main gun
- 45 mm (1.8 in)
Shch-214 was a Series X Shchuka-class submarine built for the Soviet Navy. Her keel was laid at 61 Kommunar Yard, Mykolayiv, Ukraine on 13 July 1935. She entered service on 4 March 1939, having been launched on 23 April 1937.
The boat displaced 581 long tons surfaced and 697 long tons submerged. She measured 58.8 m (193 ft) long with a beam of 6.2 m (20 ft). Her designed speed was 11.7 knots, and she carried a complement of 40.
Her main battery was two 45 mm (1.8 in) guns.
She was in commission for 1,022 days of the Second World War.
She was sunk on 19 June 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
- 1600 PS (diesel)
- 800 PS (electric)
- Armament
- 4 × bow 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × stern 533 mm torpedo tubes
- 2 × 45 mm deck guns
Sources
- Facts harvested from Soviet submarine Shch-214 on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.