Soviet submarine K-23 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II. She was under command of captain Magomet Gadzhiyev (an ethnic Avar) until her loss in 1942.

K class submarine profile
design of the class
History
USSR EnsignSoviet Union
NameK-23
Laid down5 February 1938
Launched28 April 1939
Commissioned29 September 1940
FateSunk on 12 May 1942
General characteristics
Class and typeK-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,490 tons surfaced
  • 2,600 tons submerged
Length97.65 m (320 ft 4 in)
Beam7.4 m (24 ft 3 in)
Draft4.51 m (14 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2-shaft diesel electric, 8,400 hp (6,300 kW) diesel, 2,400 hp (1,800 kW) electric
Speed
  • surface - up to 22.5 knots (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
  • submerged - 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Range14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Test depth230 ft (70 m)
Complement67 (10 officers)
Armament
  • 6 × bow torpedo tubes
  • 2 × stern torpedo tubes
  • 2 × external stern torpedo tubes (24 torpedoes)
  • 2 × 100 mm guns
  • 2 × 45 mm guns
  • 20 mines
Service record
Part of: Northern Fleet

Operational history edit

Operating against Axis shipping in Norwegian waters, K-23 made both torpedo and gunfire attacks and laying a field of mines in Porsanger Fjord . The submarine was sunk on 12 May 1942 by depth charges from the German escort ships UJ-1101, UJ-1108 and UJ-1110.

Ships sunk by K-23 [1]
Date Ship Flag Tonnage Notes
19 January 1942 Sørøy   506 GRT Merchant ship (artillery)
15 February 1942 Brik   3664 GRT Merchant ship (mine)
Total: 4,170 GRT

Additionally, the German minesweeper M-22 was damaged on 5 November 1941 by a mine laid earlier from the submarine. K-23 also shelled the Norwegian fishing boat Start on 26 November 1941, wounding seven sailors.

References edit

  1. ^ "K-23 of the Soviet Navy - Soviet Submarine of the K (Katjusa) class - Allied Warships of WWII". Uboat.net. Retrieved 2018-09-14.