Name K-3 Commissioned 27 November 1940 Construction started 27 December 1936 Length 98 m | Laid down 27 December 1936 Beam 7.4m Launched 31 July 1938 Part of Northern Fleet | |
Fate Sunk on 21 March 1943 by German submarine chasers Displacement 1490 tons surfaced
2600 tons submerged | ||
Soviet submarine K-3 was a K-class submarine of the Soviet Navy during World War II.
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Operational history
At first located in the Baltic Sea, she was relocated to the Northern Fleet on 8 November 1941. She engaged enemy shipping with torpedoes, with gunfire, and as minelayer.
On 3 December 1941, after a failed torpedo attack, K-3 was damaged by depth charges from the German submarine chasers UJ-1403, UJ-1416, and UJ-1708. K-3 was forced to surface and engaged in a gun battle the three attacking units, sinking UJ-1708 and forcing the other two ships to withdraw.
Loss
K-3 was sunk on 21 March 1943 by depth charges from the German submarine chasers UJ-1102, UJ-1106, and UJ-1111.
References
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