Name K-1 Commissioned 16 December 1939 Construction started 27 December 1936 Length 98 m Part of Northern Fleet | Laid down 27 December 1936 Draft 4.51m Launched 29 April 1938 Beam 7.4 m | |
Fate Lost due to unknown causes Displacement 1490 tons surfaced
2600 tons submerged | ||
Soviet submarine K-1 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II.
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K-1 was the leading boat of the class. At first located in Baltic, it was relocated to Northern Fleet prior the war. Mihail Avgustinovich was the commander of the boat: he requested to be demoted just to lead the submarine into battle. Since March 1943 he was promoted and transferred to the staff of the Northern Fleet, escaping death because the submarine was lost in action a few months later.
Loss
The submarine departed base on 5 September 1943 and was never heard or seen again, being lost due unknown causes.
Ship service
Before the sinking, K-1 scored successes as a minelayer-submarine. On 11 August 1942, K-1 was damaged by a mine, but managed to make port on 14 August.
References
Soviet submarine K-1 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA