SHCHUKA-CLASS submarine

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SHCHUKA-CLASS submarine

Post by aukepalmhof » Wed Jul 14, 2021 8:29 pm

The Shchuka-class submarine was built on diverse yards in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.
Displacement 577 tons surface, 704 tons submerged, dim. 57 x 6.2 x 3.78m (draught surfaced.)
Propulsion, diesel electric, 1,020 kW (1,370 hp) diesel, 600 kW (800 hp) electric, twin shafts,
Speed surface - 12.5 kn, submerged - 6.3 kn.
Range 6,000 nmi at 8 kn
Test depth 91 m.
Armament: 4 × bow torpedo tubes, 2 × stern torpedo tubes, (10 torpedoes).
2 × 45 mm (1.8 in) semi-automatic guns.
Crew: 38.
The first was commissioned in 1932. Altogether 88 were built. During World War II 35 were lost.

The Shchuka-class submarines (Russian: Щука), also referred to as Sh or Shch-class submarines were a medium-sized class of Soviet submarines, built-in large numbers and used during World War II. "Shchuka" is Russian for pike. Of this class, only two submarines (411 and 412) entered service after 1945, although they were launched before the war.

Development
On 23 January 1930, the USSR Revolutionary Military Council (Revvoensoviet) adapted a proposed submarine concept that was to "execute positioning service on closed theatres". Plans were made to construct up to 200 submarines in three main versions, the later ones would be larger and with a longer range than the previous versions. However, due to the outbreak of World War II, only 88 submarines were commissioned. It was still to be the second most numerous submarine class of the Soviet Navy (only the M class were more numerous with 111 built). Seven ship construction yards were involved in the program - No. 189, 190, 194 in Leningrad, No. 112 in Gorky, No. 200 in Nikolaev and No. 202 in Vladivostok.

The name of the class was taken from the individual name of the first submarine Shch-301 Shchuka. Their numbering depended on which Soviet fleet they belonged to: the 100-series belonged to the Pacific Fleet, the 200-series to the Black Sea Fleet, the 300-series to the Baltic Fleet, and the 400-series to the Northern Fleet. There were however some special cases, i.e. the Northern Fleet submarine Shch-424 was renamed Shch-321 when she was transferred to the Baltic Fleet via the Stalin Canal (and later renamed back to Shch-424 when returning). The conning tower had brass symbols as identifiers (Щ-XXX, where the XXX is the number).
Operational service
Submarine warfare in the Black Sea campaigns (1941–42)
The Shchukas suffered heavy losses during the war. The Baltic, Black Sea, and Northern Fleets lost 60–70% of their submarines. However, the submarines of the Pacific Fleet did not suffer any losses to the Japanese due to the tranquil nature of the theatre (military operations commenced only in the autumn of 1945 when the Japanese fleet largely was defeated). Three submarines were, however, lost to non-combat reasons. In all, 35 Shchuka-class submarines were lost, the vast majority during World War II.

The last surviving submarines of the class in the Soviet Navy were decommissioned in the mid-1950s and scrapped during the following years, but two submarines of this class (S-121 and S-123), along with two Soviet M-class submarines were supplied to People's Liberation Army Navy in June 1954, thus becoming the foundation of the submarine force of the People's Republic of China. However, the two Shchuka-class submarines were not sold, but instead, loaned to China for training Chinese crews and were thus not given new names like the M-class submarines.

"Shchuka" is a traditional Russian/Soviet submarine name, often given to the first submarine of a new class of new generation submarines. For instance, the first submarine of the early 20th century Som class carried the name. Also, at least two other, newer Soviet/Russian submarine classes carry the name, however, the NATO reporting names differ. These are the Project 671 Shchuka (NATO: Victor III) and Project 971 Shchuka-B ( Akula).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shchuka-class_submarine
Mozambique 2013 16.00 MT, sg?, Scott?

On the stamp the 137 is given as seen on the conning tower:
Shch-137" is a Soviet diesel-electric torpedo submarine, which belongs to the X-bis series of the Shch - "Shchuka" project.

History of the 137 submarine
The boat was laid down on August 31, 1938, at plant number 194 "im. A. Marty " in Leningrad under building number 479, in 1939 it was delivered disassembled to the factory number 202" Dalzavod " in Vladivostok for assembly and completion.

Service In February 1941, it became part of the Training DNPL of the 2nd BRPL of the Pacific Fleet.

It entered service on November 18, 1941.
On December 1, 1941, she was enlisted in the 8th DNPL of the 3rd BRPL of the Pacific Fleet based at Sovetskaya Gavan .

On April 1, 1942, she was transferred to the 2nd ODNPL of the Vladimir-Olginskaya Naval Base of the Pacific Fleet and relocated to the village of Rakushka .
On August 24, 1942, it was reorganized into the 13th DNPL with the same base.
On June 10, 1949, it was renamed C-137.
From summer to autumn 1951, it was under repair at factory number 202 "Dalzavod" , was part of the 52nd DNSRPL of the 49th OSRK of the 5th Navy.
In 1951, it returned to its former base and was reorganized into the 126th submarine of the Vladimir-Olginskaya naval base.
In 1956, she moved to Vladivostok for repairs, was subordinated to the command of the 52nd DNSRPL of the 79th BRSRK of the Pacific Fleet.

On December 26, 1956, she was transferred to the Golden Horn Bay (near Vladivostok) for subsequent write-off and disposal.

She was decommissioned in December 1957.
The crew disembarked on January 28, 1958.
On April 3, 1958, she was stricken from the Navy List.

https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A9-137 (Google translated)
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