Soviet M class submarine
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| Class overview | |
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| Operators: |  Soviet Navy |
| In service: | 1933 |
| In commission: | 1933 |
| Completed: | 111 |
| Lost: | 33 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | VI: 158 tons surfaced; 198 tons submerged VI-bis: 161 tons surfaced; 201 tons submerged XII: 206 tons surfaced; 256 tons submerged XV: 281 tons surfaced 351 tons submerged |
| Length: | VI to XII: 37.50 m XV: 50.0 m |
| Beam: | VI and VI-bis: 3.1 m XII: 3.3 m XV: 4.9 m |
| Draft: | VI and VI-bis: 2.6 m XII: 2.9 m XV: 3.6 m |
| Speed: | VI and VI-bis: 13.1 knots (24 km/h) surfaced; 7.4 knots (14 km/h) submerged XII: 14.1 knots (26 km/h) surfaced; 8.2 knots (15 km/h) submerged XV: 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced; 10 knots (19 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | VI to XII: 16-19 XV: 32 |
| Armament: | VI to XII: 2 × 53.3 cm bow torpedo tubes XV: 4 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (2 bow, 2 stern) All series: 1 × 45 mm semi-automatic gun |
The M-class submarines, also Malyutka-class (Russian: Малѕутка; baby or little one), were a class of small, single-hulled submarines built in the Soviet Union and used during World War II. The submarines were built in sections so they could easily be transported by rail. The production was centered in the Gorky Shipyard on the Volga River, after which the sections were railed to Leningrad for assembly and fitting out. This was the first use of welding on Soviet submarines. They were powered by two diesel and two electric motors.
Submarines of this class were in five series, from I to V, each with improvements over the previous. By 1945, some 111 M-class submarines had been completed, with another 30 XV-series being completed between 1945 and 1947.
These vessels were mainly used in the Black Sea Fleet and the Baltic Fleet. Although being quite a good design, only limited results were obtained and losses were heavy with 33 submarines sunk between 1941 and 1945.
[edit] Versions
- Series VI
- 30 submarines were constructed between 1932 and 1934
- Series VI-bis
- 19 submarines were constructed between 1934 and 1936) were 37.5 m long and displaced 202 tons submerged (161 tons surfaced). They were built in four sections.
- Series XII
- 45 submarines were constructed between 1936 and 1941. These were 44.5 m long, displaced 258 tons submerged (206 tons surfaced) and were built in six sections.
- Series XV
- 4 submarines were constructed during World War II and 50 after. These were 53.0 m long, displaced 420 tons submerged (350 tons surfaced) and were built in seven sections.
[edit] References
- Erminio Bagnasco, Submarines of World War II, Cassell & Co, London. 1977 ISBN 1-85409-532-3
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