Laid down 15 March 1930 Decommissioned 2 November 1954 Construction started 15 March 1930 Length 80 m Part of Black Sea Fleet | Commissioned 8 October 1933 Class and type Leninets-class Launched 31 August 1931 Beam 7 m | |
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Name L-4 Гарибальдиец(Garibalidiyets) Fate Stricken on 17 February 1956 | ||
The World War II Soviet submarine L-4 belonged to the L-class or Leninets class of minelayer submarines. She had been named Garibaldets in honour of the men of Garibaldi. During the war she was commanded by Evgeniy Petrovich Polyakov (Russian: Евгений Петрович Поляков).
Service history
For her service, the submarine was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. Among her victories was the torpedoing of the German tanker Friederike (formerly Firuz), whose loss prevented her use during the Axis evacuation of Crimea during the Crimean Offensive.
In 1944 Michman Ivan Perov was awarded Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mines from L-4 also damaged the German barge F-130. During an artillery duel she damaged the German barge F-329.
References
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