Leninets class submarine
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 Submarine L-4 Garibaldets |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Preceded by: | Dekabrist-class submarine |
| Succeeded by: | Shchuka-class submarine |
| Built: | 1931–1941 |
| In commission: | 1931–1971 |
| Completed: | 25 |
| Lost: | 4 |
| Preserved: | 1 (partially) |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Group 1+2: 1,051 tons surfaced 1,327 tons submerged Group 3+4: 1,123 tons surfaced 1,416 tons submerged |
| Length: | Group 1+2: 81 m (265 ft 9 in) Group 3+4: 83.3 m (273 ft 4 in) |
| Beam: | Group 1+2: 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) Group 3+4: 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
| Draft: | All Groups: 4.08 m (13 ft 5 in) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric, 2 shafts Group 1+2: 2200 hp diesels 1450 hp electric motors Group 3+4: 4200 hp diesels 2400 hp electric motors |
| Speed: | Group 1+2: 14 knots (26 km/h) surfaced 9 knots (17 km/h) submerged Group 3+4: 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 53 |
| Armament: | 1 × 100 mm (3.9 in) gun 1 × 45 mm (1.8 in) gun 6 × 21-inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes 12 × torpedoes 20 × mines |
The Leninets or L-class were the second class of submarines to be built for the Soviet Navy. They were minelaying submarines and were based on the British L-class submarine, HMS L55, which was sunk during the British intervention in the Russian Civil War. Some experience from the previous Dekabrist-class submarines was also utilised. Thse boats were of the saddle tank type and mines were carried in two stern galleries as pioneered on the pre-war Krab, the world's first minelaying submarine. These boats were considered successful by the Soviets and 25 were built in 4 groups between 1931 and 1941. Groups 3 and 4 had more powerful engines and higher speed.
[edit] Ships
- Group 1: 6 ships built (L1 to L6), all launched in 1931. 3 Baltic Fleet, 3 Black Sea Fleet, including Soviet submarine L-3.
| Number | Name | Meaning | Fleet | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L1 | Leninets (Ленинец) | Follower of Lenin | Baltic | 28 February 1931 | Sunk by German Artillery October 1941, salvaged, scrapped 1945 |
| L2 | Stalinets (Сталинец) | Follower of Stalin | Baltic | 21 May 1931 | Sunk by Mine 15 November 1941 |
| L3 | Frunzenets (Фрунзенец) | Follower of Frunze | Baltic | 8 August 1931 | Decommissioned 15 February 1971, conning tower preserved as a memorial |
| L4 | Garibaldets (Гарибальдиец) | Follower of Garibaldi | Black Sea | 31 August 1931 | Decommissioned 17 February 1956 |
| L5 | Chartist (Чартист) | Chartist | Black Sea | 5 June 1932 | 25 December 1955 |
| L6 | Carbonari (Карбонарий) | Carbonari | Black Sea | 3 November 1932 | Sunk 18 April 1944 by German sub-chaser UJ 104 near Constanza |
- Group 2 : 6 ships built (L7 to L 12), launched between 1935 and 1936. All built for the Pacific Fleet by Dalzavod Komsomolsk na Amure.
| Number | Name | Meaning | Fleet | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L7 | Voroshilovets | Follower of Kliment Voroshilov | Pacific | 15 May 1935 | sunk 1941-42?? |
| L8 | Dzerzhinets | Follower of Dzerzhinski | Pacific | 10 September 1935 | Decommissioned 1950s |
| L9 | Kirovets | Follower of Kirov | Pacific | 25 August 1935 | Decommissioned 1950s |
| L10 | Menzhinets | Follower of Menzhinski | Pacific | 18 December 1936 | Decommissioned 1950s |
| L11 | Sverdlovets | Follower of Sverdlov | Pacific | 4 December 1936 | Decommissioned 1950s |
| L12 | Molotovets | Follower of Molotov | Pacific | 7 November 1936 | Decommissioned 1950s |
- Group 3 : 7 ships built (L13 to L19) launched 1937 to 1938. All for the Pacific Fleet.
| Ship | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|
| L13 | Sunk 1941-42 | |
| L14 | Decommissioned 1950s | |
| L15 | Transferred to the Northern Fleet via the Panama Canal in late 1942, decommissioned 1950s | |
| L16 | Torpedoed by Japanese submarine I25 on 11 October 1942, near the coast of Oregon while being transferred to the Soviet Northern Fleet | |
| L17 | Decommissioned 1950s | |
| L18 | Decommissioned 1950s | |
| L19 | Decommissioned 1950s |
- Group 4 : 6 ships built (L20 to L25) launched 1940 to 1941. 3 Baltic Fleet, 3 Black Sea Fleet.
| Ship | Fleet | Launched | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|
| L20 | Baltic | Decommissioned 1950s | |
| L21 | Baltic | Decommissioned 1950s | |
| L22 | Baltic | Transferred to Northern Fleet 1941, Decommissioned 1950s | |
| L23 | Black Sea | Sunk 17 January 1944 by German sub-chaser UJ106 | |
| L24 | Black Sea | Sunk 24 December 1942 by mines | |
| L25 | Black Sea | Sunk by mines while being evacuated from Nikolayev August 1941 |
[edit] References
- Conway's All the World's fighting Ships 1922-1946
- L-class submarines (Russian)
